🚨 DUI Arrest After Pedestrian Hit on Gulf Blvd in St. Pete Beach
Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Investigation Team are looking into a serious crash that happened around 9:09 P.M. on March 25, 2026, at Gulf Boulevard and 44th Avenue in St. Pete Beach.
Pinellas County Traffic Alert: Wave Of Roadwork Hits The Pavement March 29-April 4
Traffic Alert PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – If you are driving through Pinellas County next week,...
St. Petersburg Trio Arrested After Nearly 3,000 Items Stolen From CVS
Police say a routine inventory check at a St. Petersburg CVS turned into a nearly $3,000 headache today, after three people were arrested and accused of swiping close to 3,000 items from the store on 54th Avenue South. According to authorities, the allegedly stolen haul included a wide range of over‑the‑counter and...
Pinellas Park UPS Worker Busted After Pawning Dozens of Phones for Peanuts
A routine UPS route in Pinellas Park ended in an arrest this week, after police say a delivery worker quietly funneled cell phones from packages to local pawnshops over the course of more than a year. Pinellas Park officers arrested 31‑year‑old Mason Jones of St. Petersburg on Tuesday and charged...
📢 Apply by April 22 for South St. Pete CRA Advisory Committee
Pinellas County is looking for one new member to join the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Citizen Advisory Committee. This group helps guide redevelopment plans and policies for the South St. Pete CRA.
St. Petersburg Man Charged After Threatening Call to MacDill Air Force Base
TAMPA — A St. Petersburg man is facing a federal charge after investigators say he made threats involving an explosive device following a recent incident at MacDill Air Force Base. According to a federal criminal complaint filed in the Middle District of Florida, Jonathan James Elder is charged with...
Why Locals ADORE This CUTE Hidden Gem Restaurant in Gulfport, FL
If you blink driving down Beach Boulevard in Gulfport, you might just miss Pia’s Trattoria—and that would be a genuine shame, because this little Italian gem has been quietly stealing hearts since 2005. 🍝🌿. This family‑owned and operated Italian eating house lives by one beautifully simple promise:...
City considers affordable housing on vacant Jamestown lots in downtown St. Pete
The City of St. Petersburg is moving forward with a plan to create new affordable housing on a collection of vacant, city-owned lots near the Jamestown Apartments and Townhomes, just west of Unity Park near downtown. The proposal centers on nine infill parcels totaling about 1.7 acres, located between 12th...
St. Pete home of Florence Robinson, owner of historic Floronton Hotel, is now for...
The 2,396-square-foot home has since been remodeled and updated over the years, but now comes with five bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as a circular Augusta brick driveway, a private in-law suite, a hot tub, a whole house generator, and a dock overlooking Boca Ciega Bay. The post St. Pete home of Florence...
Around town: Pinellas County news briefs
Pinellas County Urban Forestry will host a tree giveaway for county residents at 4550 126th Ave. N, Clearwater, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18. A variety of tree species will be available at this drive-thru event on a first-come, first-served basis. Each household may receive up to two trees to help improve...
