St. Petersburg man posed as Jason Aldean to scam woman, police ...
LARGO — Posing as country music star Jason Aldean, a St. Petersburg man scammed a mentally disabled woman into giving him money, authorities said. Daniel Michael Farris, 27, used Facebook for the ruse, Largo police said in an arrest affidavit. He asked the woman for more than $2,000, then pretended to be a friend of the singer to collect the money — $230 between two meetings. As Aldean, he would tell the victim he was on tour and that his friend needed the money, police said. He would tell her ..>> view originalFamily, friends of Sarasota Pulse victim flock to St. Pete Pride
ST. PETERSBURG — After hundreds of friends and family members honored Pulse nightclub shooting victim Eddie Sotomayor, 34, with a funeral service Saturday in his hometown of Sarasota, some piled into a charter bus headed for St. Petersburg. They pulled into King of Peace Metropolitan Community Church on Fifth Avenue N, where they nibbled on appetizers and fruit, many wearing his signature top hat, and swapped Sotomayor stories. On the St. Pete Pride parade route, they clasped electric candles an..>> view originalSt. Pete Pride, 6/25/2016
Photographer Chip Weiner caught all of the fun, craziness, passion, love and, yes, pride of this year's night parade. VIEW GALLERY Chip Weiner As the sun set the parade got crankin' with the traditional carrying of the rainbow flag down Central Avenue in St Petersburg.Chip WeinerSt Pete Pride is fun. It’s always fun. For the last six years I have photographed the festival and found it awesome. It is so much different from other assignments like th..>> view originalTop things to do in Tampa Bay for the week of June 27-July 3
WWE Raw: There will undoubtedly be mania when World Wrestling Entertainment brings wrestling draws Roman Reigns, Chris Jericho and the WWE Divas to Tampa's Amalie Arena today ($20-$115). amaliearena.com. Fourth of July at Shephard's: The Clearwater resort starts the holiday weekend when rapper Vanilla Ice returns to kick off the Fourth of July weekend party Saturday. Sunday's all-DJ lineup features Wolfgang Gartner. $12. shephards.com. Rowdies Fall Season Opening Night and Fourth of July Party: ..>> view originalWill Power hangs on for IndyCar win at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Healthy again after an early-season illness, Will Power feels much better about his chances of contending for another IndyCar championship. After starting from the pole, Power led all but four laps and held off Tony Kanaan's last-lap surge to take Sunday's Kohler Grand Prix by 0.74 seconds at Road America. It was Power's second victory this year, both coming in June. The 2014 series champion said he dealt with food allergies in the offseason, then he missed the opener at S..>> view originalFood Network spot helped Metro Diner expand into a chain
Metro Diner founder Mark Davoli tells a story about how a couple in Virginia saw his restaurant featured on the Food Network and immediately drove to his original location in Jacksonville to try the Yo Hala on the Square: a sinfully good blend of bananas, brown sugar, cream cheese and hazelnut syrup prepared like French toast. The story not only speaks to the lure of good food, but the power of the Food Network. For Davoli, the exposure helped spur to turn his diner into a chain of restaurants. ..>> view originalTribute artists revive Elvis in Immokalee
Shelby Reynolds, shelby.reynolds@naplesnews.com Posted: Yesterday 8:42 p.m. 0 Thousands of studs and sequins on David Morin's authentic white jumpsuit danced in the spotlight while he waited offstage Sunday. His fingers, adorned with Elvis Presley-inspired rings, gripped a water bottle. He paced behind the scenes. Morin was first to take the stage in the final round of the eighth annual tribute artist competition in Immokalee. He started his set with "Burning Love." On each "hun..>> view originalFlorida briefs: Police say officer fired Taser at migrant running ashore
HOLLYWOOD — A police officer used a Taser on a man coming ashore with a group of migrants who authorities believed were armed. In a statement Sunday, Hollywood Police spokeswoman Meredith Elrich said several law enforcement agencies were alerted about a boat carrying 11 migrants toward Hollywood’s beach. Elrich says the Coast Guard reported seeing the migrants with “machetes and large knives” and threatening to harm themselves. Elrich says an officer fired his Taser at one migrant who jumped f..>> view originalFun events for Sunday, June 26
Fun events for Sunday, June 26 Get out and find something fun to do this Sunday. Kathryn Bursch, WTSP 9:04 AM. EST June 26, 2016 Dunedin Craft Festival continues Sunday. (Photo: Event Flyer) St. Petersburg, Fl – St. Pete’s Pride celebration continues with the street festival in the Grand Central District. You’ll find more than 350 vendors lined up along Central Avenue. The festival is bigger and better this year; it now stretches for six blocks. There’s lots..>> view originalTrump down to Clinton in new national poll
Trump down to Clinton in new national poll Mark Rivera, WTSP 11:45 AM. EST June 26, 2016 Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (Photo: DSK, AFP/Getty Images) ST. PETERSBURG — The November elections are still more than four months away, but the political landscape is already heating up here in Florida.10News political reporter Mark Rivera and political expert Dr. Lars Hafner break down the tight race for president, a fascinating matchup for Congress, and Marco Rubi..>> view original
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