'Cheese grater' buildings denied historic status by St. Petersburg ... and other top stories.

• 'Cheese grater' buildings denied historic status by St. Petersburg ...

  ST. PETERSBURG — The city’s Community Planning and Preservation Commission on Tuesday rejected a request from preservationists to designate the former Pheil Hotel and Theater and Central National Bank local landmarks. The commission’s decision, reached by a 5-2 vote, will now go to the City Council, where a supermajority vote is required. It was an important victory for the owners of the buildings, which are on a prime downtown block along Central Avenue. The owners are trying to demolish the b..

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• Mother of St. Petersburg teen who drowned in stolen car to sue ...

  

  Yashica Clemmons, mother of Dominique Battle, speaks during a press conference at The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement at Akwaaba Hall in St. Petersburg Tuesday morning. Clemmons is the mother of 16-year-old Dominque Battle, one of the teens who drowned in a pond on March 31. At left is her attorney. DIRK SHADD/TAMPA BAY TIMES ST. PETERSBURG — The mother of one of three teenagers who drowned in a stolen car in March announced Tuesday that she plans to sue the Pinellas Cou..

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