A 140,000-sqft Target is Coming to Countryside Mall
Benderson Development has acquired the Whole Foods and the upcoming two-story Target location at Countryside Mall in Clearwater. This move consolidates control of key anchor sites at one of Tampa Bay's major regional malls. The company, Benderson, plays a major role in national retail and mixed-use development. They...
Motorcyclist charged with reckless driving
ISLAMORADA — A 42-year-old Dunedin man was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 30, for allegedly driving recklessly on a motorcycle on U.S. 1.
Bicyclist Dies Following Hit-and-Run on Bay Pines Boulevard; Driver Arrested
Pinellas County and Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a fatal crash early Thursday, December 11, 2025, in the 8700 block of Bay Pines Boulevard. A 64-year-old Naples man was riding a bicycle at approximately 2:45 a.m., towing a small trailer loaded with tree branches. North of Seahorse Drive, a Kia Optima...
Texas’s famous Shipley Donuts opens first Pinellas County donut shop
Mornings in the area just got a little sweeter. Shipley Donuts, the Texas-based donut giant, is officially opening its first Pinellas County outpost on December 15. The new donut shop straddles the line between Clearwater and St. Pete, located at 4004 Ulmerton Road next to Carillon Business Park and across from St....
Breakthrough in Long Island’s Darkest Cold Case: Florida Arrest Unravels Mother-Daughter Mystery
A Shocking Link to Gilgo Beach Emerges (Image Credits: Unsplash) In the humid air of a Tampa suburb, shadows of a decades-old tragedy finally caught up with a quiet life, pulling a suspect from hiding into the harsh light of justice. A Shocking Link to Gilgo Beach Emerges Imagine a case that lingered in the ... Read...
South Florida man accused of defrauding $200k from clients, arrested in Clearwater
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Florida man is accused of defrauding nearly $200,000 from his clients between the months of January and November 2023. The Boca Raton Police Services Department alleges that while working as a manager at CRL Admin Services, Marius St. Gerard accessed a dozen client files, changed...
Cult favorite M&M Video Game Arcade opens in EDGE District
M&M Video Games has become a cult sensation in the region, and now they’re bringing all that 64-bit magic to St. Pete. The video game arcade announced that it is opening a new location at 1211 1st Ave N in the EDGE District. The grand opening is Friday, December...
Police Charge Man in Fourth Robbery-Related Incident Involving St. Petersburg Amscot
St. Petersburg Police arrested 39-year-old Eugene Warren Thomas of St. Petersburg on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in connection with an attempted strong-arm robbery at the Amscot located at 2551 34th Street South. According to the arrest affidavit, the incident occurred at approximately 10:07 a.m. when Thomas entered...
Tampa high school students’ bill on e-bike safety officially filed after losing classmate
Four Freedom High School students wrote a bill to raise the age on helmet requirements for e-bike and e-scooter riders from under 16 to under 18. State Representative Susan Valdes filed the bill in Tallahassee earlier this month. Freedom High School lost a student to an e-scooter accident, so this...
Final parent input meeting set for Tuesday as Pinellas County school closures loom
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The final community meeting regarding the future of Pinellas County schools amid declining enrollment is set for Tuesday night. The fifth and final “Planning for Progress” meeting put on by the district will be held at Lakewood High School from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
