Friday, April 1, 2016

In downtown St. Petersburg, ambitious plans for an innovation ... and other top stories.

  • In downtown St. Petersburg, ambitious plans for an innovation ...

    St. Petersburg decided not long ago that it wants to launch an "innovation district" — a compact, walkable piece of downtown that houses a cluster of health care, higher education, marine research and other high-powered assets. Among those key assets hoping to collaborate are USF St. Pete, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Bayfront Health, USF College of Marine Science, SRI, U.S. Geological Survey, the Poynter Institute and other research organizations. Mission One: Get all these brains co..
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  • Police identify 22-year-old man found shot to death inside St ...

    Police identify 22-year-old man found shot to death inside St ...
    ST. PETERSBURG — Police have identified the 22-year-old man found dead inside a home on Irving Avenue S on Thursday as Antwan Lamonte Grace. Investigators said they responded to 2440 Irving Ave. S after receiving an anonymous tip at noon Thursday about a body in the home. They said the man had been shot. No further information was immediately available. Police identify 22-year-old man found shot to death inside St. Petersburg home 04/01/16 [Last modified: Friday, April 1, 2016 9:44am] ..
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  • Car Theft Ends With Death Of 3 St. Petersburg Teen Girls

    Car Theft Ends With Death Of 3 St. Petersburg Teen Girls
    Authorities say three teenage girls have been found dead inside a car they stole after driving into a pond while fleeing sheriff's deputies in Florida. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the driver apparently missed a sharp turn near the Royal Palm Cemetery in St. Petersburg and went into the water early Thursday morning. Investigators have identified the girls as 15-year-old Laniya Miller, 15-year-old Ashaunti Butler and 16-year-old Dominique Battle. It wasn't immediately clear who w..
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  • Outages occur as Frontier takes over Verizon service in Tampa Bay ...

    Outages occur as Frontier takes over Verizon service in Tampa Bay ...
    TAMPA — Frontier Communications hoped for a “seamless and unnoticeable” transition when it took over Verizon’s landline, cable and Internet service on Friday. It didn’t work out that way. Frontier service was down for a large part of the Tampa Bay area on Friday morning, and while a company statement said an issue with the transition was resolved as of 9:30 a.m., customers spent much of the day logging complaints over lack of service. Gerard Donelan, a real estate appraiser who works from home ..
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  • St. Pete councilman on marijuana citation policy: pass the thing ...

    St. Pete councilman on marijuana citation policy: pass the thing ...
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  • TENNIS: Ranch girls, Riverview boys win 4A-8 titles

    TENNIS: Ranch girls, Riverview boys win 4A-8 titles
    Although Sanchez came up short 6-4, 7-5 against St. Petersburg's Adam Ambrozy at No. 1, the Rams came back to win three other singles matches. Anderson ...
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  • In marketing campaign, Yetis remind tourists that Pinellas winters ...

    In marketing campaign, Yetis remind tourists that Pinellas winters ...
    ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas County's tourism marketers continued their streak of clever campaigns by sending in the yetis this winter. Clad in tropical bathing suits, sunglasses and beach towels, people dressed as yetis danced in Times Square, attended Cupid's Undie Run and Chicago's Polar Plunge, took selfies, and gave lots of high-fives. The yeti campaign by Visit St. Pete Clearwater was dispatched to New York, Boston and Chicago to market St. Petersburg and Clearwater to northerners during the..
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  • Rowdies hope to gain extra edge in 2016 season

    Rowdies hope to gain extra edge in 2016 season
    ST. PETERSBURG — As tumultuous as the Rowdies' 2015 season got at times — head coach let go, long winless stretches as it wore on — circumstances so nearly tilted in a far better direction. The NASL's unique postseason format, one spot guaranteed to essentially the one-third mark leaders, is back for a second shake. The spring season starts when the Rowdies host Indy Eleven at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Al Lang. And Stuart Campbell, now the coach after taking over for Thomas Rongen, will do all it ta..
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  • Editorial: Dear commissioner: Here's how to help keep baseball in ...

    Editorial: Dear commissioner: Here's how to help keep baseball in ...
    Dear baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Welcome to Tampa Bay, and thanks so much for becoming the first baseball commissioner to attend opening day with the Tampa Bay Rays. This is our home team's 19th season, and the franchise and its players have become part of the fabric of our community. As you know, we are fortunate to have a competent, forward-looking — and patient — team owner in Stuart Sternberg, and we look forward to seeing exciting young players such as Chris Archer and Kevin Kiermaie..
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  • Orlando posts highest year-over-year rent increase in Florida for April

    Orlando posts highest year-over-year rent increase in Florida for April
    St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg had the sixth-most-expensive rents at $1,300 for a two-bedroom. One-bedrooms in St. Petersburg averaged $870. Tampa: Tampa ...
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USF St. Petersburg business school gets $5 million gift from ... .FHP: 16-year-old driver arrested in fiery crash that killed St ... .
Search underway for female prison escapee in Pinellas .Story that claims Lady Gaga is moving to St. Petersburg is a hoax .

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