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Lawsuit: Florida girl hit in face by rider’s object while on SeaWorld Orlando coaster

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida family has filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld Orlando alleging that their child was hit in the face by an object while riding one of the roller coasters at the theme park. What does the lawsuit allege?. According to the lawsuit, the alleged incident happened on...
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Homeschooling on the rise in Florida as families leave public schools

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida public schools are experiencing a steep drop in enrollment, with Hillsborough County alone losing 7,000 students since last year. A major driver of that decline is the surge in homeschooling. At Ovations Dance Academy in Tampa, the ballet studio now doubles as a classroom. Owner Orlando...
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Pinellas County tells some St. Pete mobile home owners to raise up or get...

Pinellas County declared a majority of a mobile home community significantly damaged and informed residents that they need to raise them or tear them down.
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Marine veteran who suffered near-fatal injury in Iraq gets surprise gift: ‘Those are happy...

Jose Pequeno was a military police officer on patrol with the Army National Guard in Ramadi, Iraq when he suffered a near-fatal injury. More than 30 surgeries and nearly two decades later Pequeno is not only living but saving lives. He got the surprise of a lifetime in St. Pete...
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Morgan Freeman is hosting a delta blues tribute in St. Pete this month

Joining God and The Florida Orchestra at the Mahaffey Theater will be a handful of musicians who have performed at his Mississippi-based Ground Zero Blues Club, so don’t think for a second that authenticity levels will be low. The post Morgan Freeman is hosting a delta blues tribute in St. Pete this month appeared...
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Groundbreaking special needs employment center closes

A unique, 73-year-old St. Petersburg facility that provided workforce training, employment and a sense of pride for developmentally disabled adults has shuttered. The Louise Graham Regeneration Center (LGRC) launched in 1952 and welcomed its last clients Friday. New state and federal regulations impacted the...
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Hillsborough County Launches Online Traffic Complaint System For Drivers

Hillsborough County residents now have a new tool to report traffic violations and unsafe driving in their neighborhoods through an online system.
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City announces plans for $51 million South St. Pete project

Plans to drastically expand and reimagine the Enoch Davis Center and adjacent James Weldon Johnson Community Library are moving forward. A new website dedicated to the estimated $51 million Davis-Johnson Community Project states that it will “create a modern, inclusive space where history, culture and community come...
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Local Lightning Strike Survivor Warns Others “Don’t Be A Florida Man”

People packed into Rizzotto's Pizzeria to support Travis Kurtz. The 30-year-old property manager nearly died after getting hit by lightning last August in Seminole, Florida. "Every single muscle in my body contracted... I couldn't function... it was unbearable," Kurtz told WSVN News. That day, pizza shop owner Mark...
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Rooftop garden with rare dinosaur skeleton coming to EDGE District

A parking garage is set to become one of St. Pete’s most unique venues—really. Ellison Development, the team behind The Central in the EDGE District, today announced plans for a rooftop garden featuring rare dinosaur bones that will be housed on top of the development’s parking garage.

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