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LARGO, Fla. - A new Florida law requires all schools in the state to keep their classroom doors locked, but recent data shows that weapons are still making their way onto campuses. During the 2023–2024 school year, more than 1,500 weapons were brought to Florida schools, according to the state’s...

Embracing Our Differences is, very literally, the biggest art show in St. Pete every year, filling an entire park with billboard-sized pieces of art. Ahead of its spring 2026 return, Embracing Our Differences has announced two new events to add to your calendar. The first is the Bucket Fillers Reading...

Step into Ybor City and the first thing to hit you is the warm, yeasty smell of Cuban bread straight from La Segunda’s ovens. This family-run bakery has been baking that signature bread since 1915, and its Cubano sandwich has earned a reputation that stretches far beyond Tampa Bay.

It’s unlikely that the circumstances of Mary Reeser’s death will ever be understood; the St. Petersburg Police Department’s most famous mystery languishes in the files, case closed but technically unsolved. There are no suspects, no fingerprints, no DNA, nothing of a forensic nature that might definitively say what...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This week the St. Petersburg Police Department conducted a special operation targeting e-bike misuse. The crackdown comes after three fatal accidents this month, where the e-bike riders were allegedly at fault. “We're out here trying to do the enforcement to try to curb that problem,”...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a man with 11 felony convictions is now facing an additional five felony charges after a traffic stop last week. Andre Brown, 38, was pulled over on Oct. 17, and a K9 at the scene detected the smell of narcotics, HCSO said. Deputies found trafficking...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges against a man following an alleged assault on a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper. The incident occurred during a traffic stop in Hillsborough County on October 20, 2025. Leonardo Gomez Hernandez, 40, of Mexico, faces charges of Resisting an Officer with...

St. Petersburg and nearby beach communities will host several public events this weekend. The 2025 Johns Pass Seafood Festival will take place in Madeira Beach from October 24 to 26. The event will feature seafood, live music, and local vendors along the waterfront. The festival is free and returns to its usual...

The three-day celebration includes folk dancing and music, silent auctions, sweepstakes and, of course, food. The post Opa! Clearwater Greekfest continues one of Pinellas’ longest running traditions this weekend appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

St. Pete’s largest family-friendly open-air event, Halloween on Central, returns for its fifth year this Sunday, October 26th, from noon to 5 p.m. And it’s completely free. Once again, more than two miles of Central Avenue will close to vehicular traffic, from Dr. MLK Jr. Street (9th) Street...