Florida AG Uthmeier defends not enforcing some state laws; former state attorney objects
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier visited Tampa on Tuesday to announce an investigation related to artificial intelligence following a mass shooting at FSU in 2025.
2 graduate students missing from University of South Florida, police say
They have both since been added to the state and nationwide missing person databases.
There’s a ghost town hiding on this Florida island. Here’s how it died
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Florida has plenty of strange ghost towns, such as a community built on stilts and an abandoned logging neighborhood. However, this one was rated as the “creepiest” ghost town in the Sunshine State, according to Thrillist. The ghost town — Fort Dade —...
Food trucks will battle for top spot at ‘727, 813, and 941 Food Truck...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Food trucks representing Tampa Bay area codes will face off and compete for the votes of attendees at the 727, 813, and 941 Food Truck Wars. Organizers with Food Truck Wars announced Tuesday that the event will take place Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 at the Win! Derby in St. Pete.
Parlor Doughnuts Plans Opening on Bay Road in Largo
Parlor Doughnuts, the growing donut franchise that serves up craft donuts in “small batches, made all day,” has been expanding all over Tampa Bay, and now it’s preparing to open a long-awaited location in Largo. According to recently submitted plan review paperwork, the Parlor’s Largo location will...
St. Petersburg Distillery and Twisted Indian host weekly Sunday brunch with Indian fusion &...
St. Petersburg’s best Indian food and Florida’s top craft distillery walk into a Sunday brunch, and no, this isn’t the setup to a joke. It’s the best thing to happen to your weekends since someone invented sleeping in. St. Petersburg Distillery, the family-owned craft spirit operation...
St. Pete Beach to seek cheaper alternative to Freebee service
ST. PETE BEACH — City commissioners have directed staff to seek proposals from other microtransit companies, hoping to find a cheaper alternative to Freebee before the city's contract with the on-demand ride service expires Sept. 30. The program costs the city $536,700 a year, and a $3 surcharge imposed...
Hotel, retail plan for 66-acre Park Place site goes to vote
A proposal to add a 120-room hotel, roughly 28,000 square feet of retail space and a drive-thru bank to the Park Place site along U.S. Highway 19 goes to a final vote April 21 in Pinellas Park. Park Place has long operated as a regional shopping center but has seen...
‘Legal mushroom dispensery’ to close St. Pete location
A shop considered one of the first legal mushroom dispensaries in the US is closing its St. Petersburg location. The store is set to close Sunday, April 26th. Chillum Mushroom & Hemp Dispensary offers hemp-derived cannabinoids, functional mushrooms, legal psychedelic-adjacent products, and harm-reduction education. Carlos Hermida is the store’s owner...
Ninja course, toddler zone headline Largo’s $1.9 million playground redo
LARGO — The city will spend $1.9 million to replace the aging playground at Largo Central Park, one of the region's most heavily used play areas, after the City Commission unanimously approved three bid agreements April 7. The 15-year-old playground at 101 Central Park Drive draws hundreds of thousands...
