PGA TOUR Superstore is coming to St. Pete
PGA TOUR Superstore, a national golf equipment, apparel and accessory chain, will be entering the St. Petersburg market. Company leaders signed a lease for a 29,600-square-foot space at the Crosswinds Shopping Center (2020 66th Street) last week. It is tentatively scheduled to open in early 2026. Joining a Tampa...
Group collects unclaimed airport luggage for Bay area foster kids
TAMPA, Fla. — Duffels of Dignity, part of Hillsborough County Child Services, is celebrating a big donation of suitcases and backpacks from Tampa International Airport. The airport recently donated 119 bags to the nonprofit. This makes sure Hillsborough County's 1,400 foster care children have bags to carry their...
Mother faces child neglect and drug charges
HERNANDO COUNTY -- A Largo woman faces child neglect and drug charges after she left a young child alone in a hotel room to smoke marijuana in her car, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said. On Aug. 31 at about 9:15 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff deputies responded to the...
Family sells Bay Pines Marina after more than 50 years
BAY PINES — St. Petersburg-based Bay Pines Marina, which was owned and operated by the Travis family for more than 50 years, was sold to Bowline Marinas on Aug. 5 for an undisclosed amount. The 7.9-acre property, located at 5000 92nd St. N., features a 31,500 square-foot prefinished metal...
‘Stand Your Ground’ hearing underway for Hillsborough man accused of shooting at deputies
TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County judge listened to arguments on Tuesday in the Stand Your Ground hearing for Harold Lewis, the man accused of shooting at deputies in 2021 and charged with attempted first-degree murder. What we know:. The confrontation began in April 2021 when deputies arrived at Lewis’...
Sun City Center Man Struck And Killed By Pickup Truck On US-41 In Ruskin
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 58-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle on US-41 on Tuesday. The incident happened at around 8:10 PM, south of 4th Avenue Southeast. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Ford F-150, driven by a 53-year-old man from Ruskin, was traveling northbound...
Florida woman pours bleach over cheating boyfriend’s clothes, batters him: Police
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg woman is free on bond after police say she poured bleach over a pile of her boyfriend's clothes after she found out he was cheating on her. What we know:. On Labor Day, police responded to a domestic battery complaint at the Shore...
Protesters chalk streets in St. Pete as murals disappear across Tampa Bay
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Communities across Tampa Bay are pushing back against Florida's order to erase street art. On Monday in St. Petersburg, demonstrators turned two blocks of Central Avenue into a chalk-covered protest, stretching from 25th Street down to 23rd. They gathered after four of the city’s five street...
Customers slow to return to remaining businesses after St. Pete Beach plaza fire
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Businesses in the Dolphin Village Plaza on Gulf Blvd. say customers have been slow to return after a fire on May 13. It damaged a CVS and Publix that owners and workers at remaining businesses say generated a lot of foot traffic. “The foot...
Urban Brew & BBQ to close after 12 years in the Grand Central District
Urban Brew and BBQ, a trailblazer in St. Pete’s Grand Central District, will serve its final plates on Saturday, September 6th. The restaurant announced the decision on social media, thanking guests for “a wild ride” and inviting regulars to stop in one last time. To mark the...