Publix plans bigger store at Gateway Market Center on 9th Street North in St....
One of St. Petersburg’s largest shopping centers is preparing for a major upgrade. Gateway Market Center, located six miles north of downtown at 7751-8229 9th Street North, will soon break ground on a new Publix supermarket as part of a broader redevelopment effort led by InvenTrust Properties Inc. The...
PSTA Rolls Out Better Bus Network With Quicker Routes and New ‘Spark’ Service for...
Starting Oct. 26, buses in Pinellas County will run on fresh paths. The Connected Community Bus Network cuts travel time and adds more weekend trips. St. Petersburg riders will notice big changes in how they move around town. Five main routes will zip by every 20 minutes. Buses will meet...
Major Red-Hot Florida Metros Are Now Buyer’s Markets
Florida's once-overheated real estate market is cooling into something more sustainable—and it's leveling the playing field for homebuyers.
East Lake High School Student Arrested for Threat of Mass Shooting on Social Media
East Lake — A 15-year-old student at East Lake High School was arrested Monday, September 22, 2025, after allegedly making written threats to commit a mass shooting, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The female student at the school, was taken into custody by detectives from the...
The huge Taste of Latino Food Festival returns to Ybor City with more than...
The Taste of Latino Food Festival takes over Centennial Park (1800 E 8th Ave) in Ybor City on October 26. From noon to 6 p.m., this family-friendly event offers a day filled with tantalizing flavors, lively performances, and rich cultural experiences—all for free. The event is hosted by the same group that recently...
Styx to play in Clearwater with special guest band
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Legendary band Styx will be playing at BayCare Sound Coachman Park in Downtown Clearwater in 2026. The concert will feature music from the 1972 band, including Circling From Above, the 18th studio album produced by the record label Alpha Dog 2T/Ume. Cheap Trick will also join the concert as a guest...
Employee killed, second injured at lift station
A New Port Richey Public Works employee is dead and another was injured after a work-related incident at a city lift station on Monday. Genevieve Curtis reports.
Florida couple charged after string of armed robberies along I-75, U.S. Attorney says
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A couple from Fort Myers has been charged after committing a string of armed robberies along I-75 last week, U.S. Attorney Greg Kehoe said. Starting on September 16, the pair went on a crime spree, robbing five stores over three days. Kehoe said that Taleah Williams, 21, was the mastermind behind...
Florida Woman Arrested For Battery After Silly String Attack At Clearwater Bar
Krystl Watts, 48, faces battery charges after allegedly attacking a man with Silly String at the OCC Road House bar in Clearwater on Thursday evening. Police say Watts confronted victim Jessee Hammock, 33, around 9 PM and sprayed him with Silly String until the can was empty. She then threw the empty can at Hammock,...
TECO customers face some of the highest power bills in the nation
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Electric Company (TECO) residential customers saw average bills of $242 in June, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, topping all other utilities in Florida that have reported data that month. Local perspective:. Some customers, like Plant City single mother Brittany Panton,...
