Safety Harbor fireworks staying at Waterfront Park after wildlife concerns
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. - A planned move for Safety Harbor's Fourth of July fireworks celebration is being reversed after wildlife advocates raised concerns about protected birds nesting near the proposed new location. City commissioners voted unanimously to keep the annual fireworks display at Waterfront Park, where it ha
Dragonball Z Backpack, Checkered Shirt: Tarpon Springs Police Search For Missing 16-Year-Old
CARL WESTLEY GRIFFIN IV TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – The Tarpon Springs Police Department is asking...
12 Florida Dining Destinations Worth Putting Your Plans On Hold For
Some restaurants you plan for weeks in advance. Others you find by accident and never stop thinking about. Florida has both kinds, and honestly, the second kind is always the better story. I have rearranged entire road trips around a single reservation. I have driven past perfectly good restaurants because...
One of Tampa Bay’s Best-Known Restaurants Is Entering Its Final Weeks
After more than two decades in Pinellas Park, Quaker Steak & Lube is preparing to close its doors for good. The restaurant, located at 10400 49th Street North, will serve its final customers on July 5, 2026. Tampa Bay’s Only Quaker Steak & Lube to Close. Quaker Steak &...
Charlie Crist Running For Office One More Time, “For The People”
“When I was Florida’s Governor, I was known as the “people’s governor” Charlie Crist said at a recent campaign rally. Later that day, at another event he told an audience the reason why he was running was for mayor was “I’m doing this for the people.”
Pinellas County report flags more than 1,000 overtime hours
PINELLAS, Fla. — Two Pinellas County Public Works employees are no longer with the county after an inspector general’s investigation found evidence of unapproved overtime and discrepancies between reported work hours and available records. The investigation began with an anonymous tip to the Pinellas County Inspector G
Hillsborough county attorney clarifies commissioners can’t remove sports authority members
Hillsborough County commissioners cannot remove Tampa Sports Authority board members mid-term, county lawyers concluded. In an opinion requested by Commissioner Christine Miller, the legal staff cited the board’s fixed four-year terms with no process for removal in the state law that created the agency. The county comm
Summer Food Programs Provide Free Meals to Youth at Dozens of Locations Across Multiple...
Free breakfast, lunch, and snack programs started this month in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Pinellas, and Montgomery counties. Kids 18 and younger can get meals all summer long. No pre-registration needed. No income checks. Children just show up at participating sites and eat, according to I Love the Burg. St. Petersburg...
Einstein Bros. adds two Tampa Bay-area locations
Einstein Bros. Bagels has opened a bakery in Lakeland and plans to open another in Land O’ Lakes later this month, bringing the chain to about 20 locations across the Tampa Bay region. The company recently opened a location at 2928 Florida Ave. S. in Lakeland and plans to...
Urgent Search Underway: 40-Year-Old Man Vanishes From New Port Richey Neighborhood
Nicholas Curtis PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help...

















