Second grader helps fight food insecurity in Pinellas County
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Pinellas County second-grader is helping in the fight against food insecurity. Nolan Davis turned a school project into a community-wide donation drive for the homeless. Nolan and his family recently took food, bedding and hygiene items to the Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) in Clearwater....
Tornado watch vs tornado warning: Here’s the difference
TAMPA, Fla. — With storms forecast to roll through the Tampa Bay area on Monday, you might want to take your phone off silent and be weather-aware. A Weather Impact Alert is in place from 12-9 p.m. Monday ahead of a chance for strong storms bringing hail, damaging winds and a possible isolated tornado.
Interview: Before Clearwater concert, John Legend talks new Broadway project, prison reform, and more
Years before the awards, while he was still collecting small payments like the $500 check from Columbia Records for work on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, John Legend was always Mr. Even-Keeled. Last week, ahead of a solo concert in Clearwater, the man born John Stephens told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that he’s...
Feathers fly as ‘Chicken Head’ movie descends on Largo
Smack in the middle of a card table set up in the far corner of the Heritage Village parking lot is a gigantic, fully-feathered chicken head. The head is four feet tall, and it looks angry. It looks like the rooster from hell. Which is entirely appropriate, because said head...
Kentucky $167.3M Powerball Winner and Ex-Convict Who Assaulted Police Officer Pleads Guilty
James Farthing, a former convict who won $167.5 million in Kentucky's Power Ball, has plead guilty of assaulting a police officer while celebrating in Florida. Farthing, from Georgetown, Kentucky, was arrested at the Island Grand in St. Petersburg last May, just days after learning his Power Ball ticket was a winner.
GEICO sues three Florida clinics over $3.7 million PIP fraud scheme
GEICO is taking aim at three Florida clinics it says operated a coordinated PIP fraud scheme worth more than $3.7 million. The insurer filed suit on March 13 in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, naming ten defendants across three Tampa-area clinics - Relief and Rehab, Inc. f/k/a Del Sol Care &...
Grocer’s departure the latest blow for West St. Pete senior community
ST. PETERSBURG — Mary Ann Buckingham never had a driver's license. For 35 years, she walked through the Five Towns community with a push stroller to buy her groceries at the Publix next door. She died last year at 84. On the night of March 7, her family was the last to check out. The store closed for good behind them.
11 Florida Pizza Places In Coastal Towns That Locals Keep To Themselves
Florida’s coastal towns hide some seriously incredible pizza spots that never make it onto the tourist maps. Locals guard these places like treasures, slipping in for a slice while visitors flock to chain restaurants nearby. From the historic streets of St. Augustine to the laid-back shores of the Florida...
Pinellas County man accused of beating Chihuahua to death: PCSO
Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office arrested 35-year-old Christopher Howard after a 7-year-old Chihuahua mix named Sheba was found dead outside his home in West Lealman. Investigators say Howard became angry when the dog entered a bedroom and allegedly kicked, threw and hit the animal with a chair....
One person arrested after police chase ends in drug bust in Florida
FLORIDA — A Citrus Park man was arrested on drug-related charges late Saturday night after a police officer fired a gunshot during a foot chase in Tampa’s Hyde Park area, authorities said. According to the Tampa Police Department, the incident happened around 11:30 p.m. near the 400 block of South Albany Avenue....
