Ribfest tradition continues in St
Kathryn Bursch, WTSP12:56 p.m. EST November 9, 2015The Northeast Exchange Club’s Ribfest takes place in St. Pete’s Vinoy Park November 13 – 15.(Photo: Ribfest.org)St. Petersburg, Florida – For thousands of people in the Bay area it's become an annual tradition andRibfestis right around the corner. The Northeast Exchange Club's festival featuring ribs, beer, and music takes place in St. Pete's Vinoy Park Nov. 13–15.Tasty ribs from a variety of vendors are of course the main attraction."We have 13..>> view originalSt
The parent of St. Petersburg's C1 Bank was purchased Monday in a $402.5 million deal by Bank of the Ozarks, an Arkansas bank that continues a recent binge of acquisitions in Florida and other southeastern states.The deal amounts to about $25 per share of C1 Financial, ending weeks of speculation that the local banking company would soon be bought.C1 Bank had grown to $1.7 billion in assets, becoming the 18th-largest bank based in Florida last year. It operates 32 branches on the west coast of Fl..>> view originalSt
The future looks brighter for the mid-town area of downtown St. Petersburg with the purchase of two large buildings by St. Petersburg College (SPC). The $1.2 million investment has been years in the making, and aims to help reinvigorate the struggling neighborhood by providing scholarships and economic opportunity to public housing residents. “The purchases will help stabilize the neighborhood,” says Bill Law, President ofSPCsince 2010. Law intends to tu..>> view originalHART, St
HART and St. Petersburg College are teaming up to find innovative solutions for more sustainable living. The initiative created by HART is part of the company’s Environmental & Sustainability Management Program (ESMS). Together with students from St. Petersburg College’s (SPC) College of Business the team has already started to implement a solid waste recycling program. “The initial goal of the recycling project is to increase the landfilil diversion rates at ..>> view originalSt
ST. PETERSBURG —Amid the trolleys, buses, cars and taxis that clog downtown Central Avenue and nearby streets, the city is about to add a new mode of transportation — bicycles. These nimble rental vehicles are not expected to add to the congestion, but rather to help relieve it by getting people out of their cars, said Evan Mory, the city’s transportation and parking director. “It’s really about providing more transportation options downtown; giving peo..>> view originalPinellas Trail cameras are working, St
ST. PETERSBURG -- It's been four months since the city of St. Petersburg installed surveillance cameras along a six-block stretch of the Pinellas Trail in Childs Park.The verdict, according to a St. Petersburg police officer who knows the project well: The cameras are working and the city should install more of them along the paved recreational trail."I wish we could have cameras all along the trail," said OfficerMitch Detty, who has sat on the Pinellas Trail Security Task Force for two years a..>> view originalHere's where to find Veterans Day ceremonies, free admission deals...
There will be a number of ceremonies honoring the military on Wednesday, and in honor of Veterans Day, everyone gets free parking at Pinellas County parks. But it's veterans themselves who will have oodles of free admission deals to choose from to thank them for their service.Here's some of the top picks for Veterans Day:CeremoniesBay Pines VA Veterans Day Ceremony:The ceremony features the Florida Orchestra, guest speakers from MacDill Air Force Base, U.S. Rep. David W. Jolly and the Keswick Ch..>> view originalLook who's talking: Axelrod, Osteen and top chefs fill lecture lineup in Tampa Bay | Things to do in Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Times
This is a good time for people who love a good discussion. From top preacher Joel Osteen to top politico David Axelrod to the top chefs of Tampa Bay talking about "new" Florida cuisine, mark your calendars for an intriguing lineup of speakers coming through Tampa Bay in the next week.Among them:David AxelrodEasily recognizable from the Sunday morning news shows, the author and political consultant best known as the chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns takes part in the Poyn..>> view originalRestaurant reviews: Ichicoro Ramen and others bring authentic ramen to Tampa Bay | Things to do in Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Times
Last Wednesday we arrived a little before 8 p.m., finally nabbing a table at 9:57. Using my feeble math skills that means we waited two hours for a bowl of soup we ate in 10 minutes. Was it worth it? Yep. Ichicoro Ramen's debut is clearly the most anticipated restaurant opening we've seen in ages. I suppose I've contributed to the hype (in May I went to New York to preview Noel Cruz's version of "Tampa-style" ramen at a popup), but it really seems like everyone in Seminole Heights is ready and w..>> view originalPinellas County Commission candidate Mike Mikurak tops $47k in...
The four Oct. $1,000 donors to the Mikurak campaign were St. Petersburg surgeon Paul Collins; the St. Petersburg-based electronic component design services ...>> view original
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