Sip-and-Paint Studio Opens in Downtown St. Petersburg This Month
Sunshine City Paint will open its doors in early June at 909 Central Ave. in the EDGE District. The paint-and-sip lounge takes up 1,154 square feet where Expedia Cruises used to be. Owner Julie Gioscio wants a soft opening during the first week. Her shop sits squeezed between the shuttered...
FBI, U.S. Attorney looking for victims of alleged Tampa real estate fraudster
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Attorney and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Tampa are looking to the public for help to identify possible victims of a major real estate fraud scheme. On Monday, federal prosecutors announced the indictment of Brandon Mendenhall on mail fraud charges, but federal officials...
Impatient Villager upset about long wait arrested after alleged attack at T Mobile
An impatient Villager was arrested after an alleged attack on an employee at a T Mobile store. Casimir Francis Chmielnicki, 79, who lives in the Newport Villas in the Village of Largo, was at the phone store Sunday afternoon at Southern Trace Plaza and complained that he had to wait “for a long period of time.” He said
Florida Sheriff warns boaters: ‘Move over’ law applies on the water too
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — If you think the Move Over Law only applies to cars on the highway, think again. Florida has a water version that every boater needs to know. Under Florida Statute 327.463, boaters must slow down to a minimum wake whenever they’re within 300 feet of emergency vessels with their lights fl
A Bahama Shores home designed by Busch Gardens architect William B. Harvard is now...
A Tampa Bay home designed by the late William B. Harvard Sr., an architect behind some of the area’s most recognizable buildings, is now for sale in St. Petersburg’s Bahama Shores. Located at 6311 Bahama Shores Dr. S, the house is one of the original homes built in the neighborhood, and one of only two […] The post A
St. Petersburg man arrested on super speeder charges in new Howard Frankland Bridge express...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 21-year-old driver was arrested after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he was caught speeding more than 50 mph over the limit in the newly opened Howard Frankland Bridge express lanes. According to an arrest affidavit, Travis Hill, 21, was caught on radar at 107...
Popular eyewear brand Warby Parker coming to downtown St. Pete
A popular eyewear brand is making its way to downtown St. Pete. Warby Parker, known for its prescription glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, and eye care services, will open its first St. Petersburg storefront at 1124 Central Avenue in the EDGE District. The property is one of several acquired by Dallas-based...
Judge John Guy named Jurist of the Year
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge John Guy received the Jurist of the Year Award from the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers at the 2026 AAML Institute meeting May 2 in Tampa. The award honors a judge who exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism, legal knowledge, fairness,...
How Envision Construction emerged from loss and setbacks
Allen Greene II had spent most of his life believing he could outwork almost anything. He learned that mentality from his father, Allen Greene Sr., while working alongside him on flooring crews across Tampa Bay, hauling material before sunrise, mixing self-leveling cement and spending long days inside unfinished buildi
Tampa weather | Monday morning forecast
FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Monday will be breezy and humid with variable clouds. The high temperature will be 89 degrees.

















