Saturday, April 23, 2016

St. Petersburg school helps restore habitat and other top stories.

  • St. Petersburg school helps restore habitat

    St. Petersburg school helps restore habitat
    Tribune staff Published: April 22, 2016 They not only are growing young minds at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg. Students and teachers at the school are also growing salt marsh plugs to provide native plants for habitat restoration projects. On Friday, the students were recycling the salt marsh nursery at their school by dividing the remaining plugs and replanting them. The school is one of 20 middle and high schools in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties participating..
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  • 23 arrested in St. Pete prescription fraud investigation

    23 arrested in St. Pete prescription fraud investigation
    Pinellas County sheriff’s detectives have arrested 23 people in a prescription drug ring, and more arrests are to come, the sheriff’s office said Friday. “Operation Script Rip,” a continuing operation that began in August, targeted a group responsible for filling about 417 fraudulent prescriptions at Pinellas County pharmacies. Eighteen more suspects are still being sought with more than 200 criminal charges. The investigation began when detectives received information that Rakiah Darden, 35,..
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  • St. Pete to celebrate Earth Day today

    St. Pete to celebrate Earth Day today Owl and reptiles visit Studio 10 Live ahead of Earth Day St. Pete preview Studio 10 Live , WTSP 8:43 AM. EST April 23, 2016 Historic Williams Park in downtown St. Petersburg will host St. Petersburg’s official Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 23.The event, sponsored by the environmental nonprofit Chart 411 and the City of St. Petersburg, will feature interactive exhibits, educational and recreational activi..
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  • Hundreds compete in St. Pete Meek and Mighty Triathlon

    Hundreds compete in St. Pete Meek and Mighty Triathlon
    Meek and Mighty Triathlon ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WFLA) – The description of the Meek and Mighty Triathlon includes the words, “novice adults” and “children.” But watching participants bike, swim, and run early on a Saturday morning, is pretty impressive. More than 700 people hit the pavement and water for the St. Petersburg tradition. The youngest to take the course was just 6 years old, the oldest was 88. Mary Thomas, 81, was the oldest woman to race. “I am in the race because my dau..
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  • St. Pete's Sunscreen Film Festival to feature 5 films by Lakeland ...

    St. Pete's Sunscreen Film Festival to feature 5 films by Lakeland ...
    Harrison School of the Arts senior William Stead wrote, directed, and edited the short film 'Common Ground,' one of 5 films by Harrison students to be shown at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg April 28 - May 1.
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  • Times Publishing sells its St. Pete building for $19 million

    Times Publishing sells its St. Pete building for $19 million
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Times Publishing Co., parent of the Tampa Bay Times, has sold its downtown St. Petersburg headquarters for $19 million to a joint venture of Convergent Capital Partners and Denholtz Associates.The company made the announcement Friday.The Times will stay under a 15-year lease as a major tenant, occupying nearly half the building, and the newspaper's name will continue to adorn its flagship location.The Times already has a tenant/landlord relationship with Denholtz..
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  • Steam mural

    click to enlarge Mitzi Gordon St. Petersburg middle and high-school students work on a new community mural at 2554 22nd Ave. S. Motorists honk and wave as they drive by, heading west along St. Petersburg’s 22nd Avenue South. It’s impossible to miss, before the I-275 underpass: a vibrant new mural jumping out in shades of blue, purple, oran..
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  • Rays bid to pull to .500 for the season falls short in 6-3 loss to New ...

    Rays bid to pull to .500 for the season falls short in 6-3 loss to New ...
    NEW YORK (AP) - Jacoby Ellsbury stole home, a daring dash that seemed to startle most everyone at Yankee Stadium and helped New York rush past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Friday night. Ellsbury became the first Yankees player to pull off a straight steal of home since Derek Jeter since 2001. And Ellsbury's timing in the fifth inning was really surprising: He took off with two outs on a full-count pitch to Brett Gardner, who let it go high for ball four. Ellsbury added a two-run double in eighth. B..
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  • VIDEO — Deputies Discuss Whether Or Not To Rescue Drowning ...

    VIDEO — Deputies Discuss Whether Or Not To Rescue Drowning ...
    VIDEO — Deputies Discuss Whether Or Not To Rescue Drowning Girls! April 23, 2016 by Vada Mossavat Leave a Comment VIDEO ST. PETERSBURG — Courage and character are displayed in the split second decisions — so what does it say about about the Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies caught on their dash cam video DISCUSSING whether attempt the rescue of three drowning teenage girls then decide against even trying? We’ll leave that up to you to decide. Newly released dash cam video from earlier this spri..
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  • Five cool reasons to watch the Rays play the Jays next Sunday

    Five cool reasons to watch the Rays play the Jays next Sunday
    Five cool reasons to watch the Rays play the Jays next Sunday 10News Staff , WTSP 10:30 AM. EST April 23, 2016 General view as the Tampa Bay Rays play the season opener against the New York Yankees on April 13, 2009 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo: Al Messerschmidt Getty Images) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Help 10News pack Tropicana Field on Sunday May 1st and cheer on your Tampa Bay Rays as they play the Toronto Blue Jays.Tickets: Rays vs. Jays Sund..
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St. Petersburg teen shot on his birthday dies; 17-year-old arrested .Parents seize control to save St. Petersburg charter school .
OJ Simpson's children have put down roots in St. Petersburg .Ramirez, 3 homers help Rays stop White Sox, 7-2 .

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