At This Florida Beachside Café, The Grouper Sandwich Rules The Menu
Cruising down Bay Esplanade in Clearwater, I can already taste the fried grouper before I even spot the tiki umbrellas dotting the sand. Palm Pavilion Beachside Grill & Bar sits at 10 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater, a casual spot where your toes can dig into the beach while you dig into some of the freshest seafood on...
A nostalgic, ’90s-inspired pizzeria and cocktail bar just opened in Clearwater
If the alumni of Bayside High opened a pizza spot, this is what it would look like. Flipside Pizza just opened at the Courtyard by Marriott Clearwater Hotel (455 E Shore Dr), bringing a wave of ’90s nostalgia with it. The throwback restaurant and bar will remind millennials of...
Father and son restoring Tampa Cigar Factory
YBOR CITY, Fla. - The Robert F. Holsopple Company is restoring the old Perfecto-Garcia Cigar factory at 2808 N 16th St. in Ybor City. The factory was built in 1914 and as the cigar industry faded in Tampa, the building had other uses. Most recently a furniture company operated in...
Palm Harbor woman searches for kidney donor: ‘You would literally be saving my life’
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - One woman in Palm Harbor who needs a kidney transplant is hoping for a Christmas miracle. Joanna Collins has been on the kidney transplant list for almost a year. What we know:. Collins has been living with Alport Syndrome and was diagnosed with stage four of...
Florida man sentenced for over seven years for ‘gambling’ fraud scheme
The U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington has sentenced a man in Tampa, Florida, to seven years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the filing of false and fraudulent tax returns tied to fabricated gambling winnings and losses. Along with...
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Clarifies License Plate Frame Law, Warns Against Obscuring Plates
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office clarified on social media that license plate frames are legal. However, obstructing a plate with tinted covers, reflective sprays, or other devices remains illegal under § 316.605 FSS, which requires plates to be clearly visible from 100 feet during daylight. Intentionally...
Financial advisor in The Villages arrested on intimidation charge
A financial advisor in The Villages has been arrested on an intimidation charge. Arthur Eugene West, 74, of the Village of Osceola Hills at Soaring Eagle, was booked without bond Sunday night at the Sumter County Detention Center on a Marion County warrant charging him with intimidation. He was taken into custody at...
10 sick puppies dumped in storage container at Largo park, police searching for suspect
LARGO, Fla. - Largo Police are asking for the public’s help after nine puppies in a storage container and two adult female dogs were found abandoned at Taylor Park on Friday. A tenth puppy was brought in separately the following day. All 12 dogs, identified as purebred Shiba Inus,...
Christmas give away draws thousands for free toys, presents
TAMPA - The Miracles Today Toy and Christmas giveaway attracted thousands today to come and get some help this Christmas. This was more than a standard toy drive. The group also gave away gift cards for grocery money and a few lucky families walked away with top dollar prizes such as a TV, a tablet or an expensive toy.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeks Public Help to Find Missing Nonagenarian Couple in Tampa Area
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is actively seeking assistance from the public to locate two nonagenarians reported missing. John Steven Perry, 94, and Eudoxie Perry, 94, both residents of the 2500 block of Habana Place, have unexpectedly vanished, leaving very few clues behind as to their destination....

















