How a St. Petersburg home became entangled in a New York bail ...
ST. PETERSBURG When Wendy Hansen rented a three-bedroom home in St. Petersburg last year, she expected to stay there for years. Instead, she soon could be forced to move, the result of a bizarre drama involving a former Major League Baseball coach, his "drop-dead gorgeous'' widow and their son, a felon who jumped bail in New York in December on charges of assault, robbery and attempted murder. The fugitive, Ronald Plaza, 25, has yet to be located. Unfortunately for Hansen, Plaza's mother had use..>> view originalEXCLUSIVE: St. Pete assistant police chief picked as Bradenton's ...
St. Petersburg Assistant Police Chief Melanie Bevan. SCOTT KEELER / TAMPA BAY TIMES Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston has chosen Melanie Bevan, an assistant chief of police at the St. Petersburg Police Department, to replace the retiring Michael Radzilowski as the city's next top law-enforcement officer, according to those familiar with the selection process.Bevan, 46, currently commands the St. Petersburg department's administrative services bureau, which consists of the department's communi..>> view originalSt. Petersburg's recycling program bests expectations
Last March, when city officials were prepping City Council members on the roll out of the long-awaited recycling program, Darden Rice asked how many of the city’s 81,000 or so households were expected to participate. After the first year, city officials said, they hoped to boost participation by 10 percent or 800 more households than the 8,000 that already voluntarily recycled with a private company. “I think we can do a little bit better,” Rice deadpanned. Turns out, she was right. In fact, the..>> view originalInnovative aquaponics facility in St. Petersburg to grow produce ...
Looking for a place where you could get fresh organic fish, as well as produce free of chemicals and fertilizers here in the Tampa Bay area? Now, what if these fish and produce would come from a building and not the ocean or farm land? That is the innovative concept behind Global Aquaponic Foods, Inc. (GAF). It is a concept that the company wants to bring to the Tampa Bay area, specifically St. Petersburg. “St. Petersburg will be a key location for our facility as the p..>> view originalGap stores to close in Tampa and St. Petersburg on Tuesday
Two Gap stores in Tampa Bay will shutter for good Tuesday along with dozens of other stores across the country. The Gap store at Westfield Citrus Park in Tampa and at Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg will close. The remaining stores at International Plaza and in Sarasota’s Mall at University Town Center will stay open. More…>> view originalZenit St. Petersburg signs Russia wing-back Zhirkov
Zenit St. Petersburg says it has signed Russia wing-back Yuri Zhirkov, with the ex-Chelsea player set to join in the summer.Zenit says Zhirkov has signed a two-year contract to move in July as a free agent, but could arrive earlier if his current club Dynamo Moscow agrees to compensation.Zhirkov continues an exodus out of Dynamo, which is struggling financially after UEFA excluded it from European competition this season for breaking financial fair-play rules.Zhirkov has 67 caps for Russia ahea..>> view originalKriseman offers glowing (if unsurprising) remarks on St. Pete's ...
Gap stores closing in Tampa, St. Pete today
TBO.com staff Published: January 26, 2016 Updated: January 26, 2016 at 03:21 PM Two Gap stores in the Tampa Bay area are among 70 nationwide that will close permanently tonight. The local stores shutting down are located at Citrus Park Town Center in Tampa and Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg. Both are scheduled to remain open until 9 p.m., and will offer all of their remaining merchandise at 90 percent off until then. Gap Inc., which also operates Banana Republic and Old Navy, sa..>> view originalRetiring? New study says Florida is No. 1
Wallethub says that Florida is one of the best places in several categories for retirees.(Photo: News Press)St. Petersburg, FL -- A new study has concluded what a lot of people living here already know: Florida is the No. 1 state in the country for retirees.That’s not groundbreaking news for retirees like Bob Stiles, who moved to St. Petersburg from Vermont.“The greatest thing in Florida is the weather, the people, the activities,” said Stiles. “It's reasonable. It's not that expensive yet. And,..>> view originalSt. Pete selected for financial literacy opportunity
St. Petersburg has secured a chance to compete with seven other cities for a series of National League of Cities' grants to help teach financial literacy to its residents. In April, Mayor Rick Kriseman will attend a summit with the other mayors to learn how St. Petersburg can tailor it program to help its at-risk residents avoid financial ruin. The Mayors’ Institute is part of a two-year project supported by MetLife Foundation and designed to help cities build sustainable city-wide systems that..>> view original
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