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  • Annual Ribfest in St

    Annual Ribfest in St
    The secret to creating award-winning ribs is in a good dry rub and the smoking process, says a grill master who has won many awards at the annual Ribfest in downtown St. Petersburg. “You want to smoke it just the right amount of time so that it’s not tough and it’s not falling off the bone so that when you bite into it, the meat gently falls off in your mouth, ” says Frank Edgar, owner of Fat Fred’s BBQ Sauce & Dry Rub, winner of 85 national awards. ..
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  • Woman shot by bail bondsman in McDonald's drive-through in St

    Woman shot by bail bondsman in McDonald's drive-through in St
    ST. PETERSBURG — The bail bondsmen had been tailing the man all day. Their quarry had failed to appear for a September court hearing on a cocaine possession charge. Now Kyle's Kwik Bail Bonds would be on the hook for his five-figure bond.They decided the takedown would happen at McDonald's.A white sedan turned into the drive-through. The man, Deveon Stokes, 26, was in the back seat. A team of bondsmen decided to box in the sedan.That's how St. Petersburg police Chief Tony Holloway described the ..
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    ST. PETERSBURG — The City Council decided not to fiddle with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, approving a contract extension Thursday that will keep the IndyCar race roaring along the waterfront through 2020.But the hourlong discussion took a few detours.Council member Jim Kennedy, who proposed his own plan to resolve the stalemate with the Tampa Bay Rays last month, unveiled a proposal for the city to strike its own deal with IndyCar and operate the race itself."It's an opportunity for the cit..
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  • Pinellas contemplates new life for closed school sites in Clearwater...

    Pinellas contemplates new life for closed school sites in Clearwater...
    Two former Pinellas County school sites may be brought back to life, district officials said this week.During an update on facilities for the School Board on Tuesday, associate superintendent of operation services Clint Herbic focused on two sites: the defunct yet still standing North Ward Elementary in Clearwater and the now-bulldozed Riviera Middle in St. Petersburg.Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos tagged along with Herbic to the workshop. He told the board the city commissioned the Urban Land..
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    Building a runway into the waters of Tampa Bay from Albert Whitted Airport got a lukewarm reception at the St. Petersburg City Council Thursday.The council unanimously approved a $50,000 feasibiity study, mostly paid for with state funds, but several council members raised enviromental concerns about the airport's plans to add an additional 1,300 to 1,800 feet to the east-west runway at the waterfront airport."I'm not real excited about tearing up the Bay," said council member Steve Kornell.Airp..
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  • St Pete PD release video of drive-through shooting

    St Pete PD release video of drive-through shooting
    ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WFLA) – Scott Drown could hear police sirens across the street from the hotel where he worked, but just assumed it was another traffic accident. He soon learned a woman had been shot in a car sitting in a McDonald’s drive-through.“That is the most worst place in the world they could have stopped that and done what they did. That’s the busiest Mcdonald’s that I’ve ever been to in my life,” Drown said.Bail bondsmen were trying to take Deveon Stokes, 26 into custody for skipping..
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    ST. PETERSBURG –After more than 60 years as downtown’s main bus station, the city’s first public park is about to be restored to its original purpose. The City Council on Thursday approved the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s plan to decentralize its bus transfer hub at Williams Park, dispersing the buses to new stops along several blocks, beginning Feb. 14. The switches allow the city to reclaim the historic park that covers an entire block in the..
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  • Allegiant pilot says he was wrongly fired over evacuation of St

    DALLAS – A pilot who ordered an emergency evacuation after smoke was detected coming from one of the jet’s engines is suing Allegiant Air for firing him. The 43-year-old pilot says Allegiant is putting profits above safety. Allegiant says the evacuation was unnecessary and put passengers at risk – several were injured sliding down inflatable escape chutes. The incident in June was one of many over the summer that brought unflattering attention to Allegi..
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  • Catching up with Beach Boy Brian Wilson before he hits St

    Catching up with Beach Boy Brian Wilson before he hits St
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  • Nativity gears up for Novemberfest with new principal | Tampa Bay Times

    Nativity gears up for Novemberfest with new principal | Tampa Bay Times
    BRANDONAs students wait for their parents to pick them up, a youthful man bounces between clusters of children to play rock-paper-scissors.He's 29 but looks 10 years younger.Robert Yevich does not fit the mold of the typical Catholic school principal.But he now leads more than 600 students at Nativity Catholic School. Just months into the job, the first-year principal already has left a mark with his energy and enthusiasm as the parish gears up for Novemberfest, Brandon's largest annual event.Ch..
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