Pontoon captain sails 5,500 miles for charity
In June, Darren Hayes left Tierra Verde Marina Resort in St. Petersburg on a 22-foot pontoon boat for a 5,500 mile solo journey. The trip ended Sept. 12 at the same location after Hayes, 41, spent 94 days on the water. He celebrated the achievement at a welcome home party at the Island Grille & Raw Bar in St. Pete...
Harold Bell checks in with his Liverpool ‘Yew’ crew
Handily included in the opening pages of Harold Bell’s new novel Beyond the Yew is a name-by-name guide to its extensive cast of characters. The majority are rooted in Liverpool, England, in side-by-side row houses with a tall and shady yew tree out front. Bell’s “you can’t tell the...
Gas Plant Redevelopment: Plan First, Sell Later
But selling now undervalues the land, locks in a single vision, and leaves the community without a voice. The Tampa Bays Times recently reported that developer Casey Ellison, joined by investor Cathie Wood, is preparing a proposal to buy and redevelop the 86-acre Gas Plant district in downtown St. Petersburg.
Pit bull thrown from balcony while trying to protect teen, Florida deputies say
Investigators said a 44-year-old man had followed a 15-year-old girl into a bedroom, and after she left the room, he kept trying to get her to go back.
Hulk Hogan Having Pinellas Trail Named After Him In Florida
Florida is getting ready to honor the late Hulk Hogan by renaming a piece of land after him. The state will be renaming the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail to honor the late WWE Hall of Famer. The name of the trail will now be “Hulk Hogan Trail.” Previously, the rail trail in Pinellas County, Florida, […] The post Hulk...
Caught on Camera: Endangered woman found in Hillsborough County
TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies were able to find a missing and endangered woman Oct. 2 with the help of its aviation unit. The sheriff’s office documented the moment they spotted the woman with a video on social media. The video, taken from a...
2 top Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office officials step down
According to the agency’s website, Captain Lora Rivera was the deputy division commander for the professional standards bureau, and Major James Jackson was the district commander of court operations. They've been scrubbed from the sheriff’s office website.
Pinellas Park’s Off the Brick Pizza Expanding to Second Location
Serving up traditional brick oven pizza, Pinellas Park’s Off the Brick Pizza is “Not Your Average Pizzeria.”. “At Off the Brick Pizza our experience Pizza Makers work with wooden pizza peels, hand toss the dough and use Baker Pride brick-lined deck ovens—known to be phenomenal for making thin & crispy New York Style...
15-story Viv apartments to begin move-ins next month in the EDGE District
Rising 150 feet above downtown, the highly anticipated 15-story Viv apartment community is set to welcome its first residents this November. Announced in 2021 by Connecticut-based developer Belpointe OZ, the project occupies a 1.6-acre site at 1000 1st Avenue North in the EDGE District. Designed by Miami-based MSA...
Court doc suggests Hulk Hogan’s family investigating his medical treatment
The medical examiner's report described his death as "natural," but police said in late August they were still investigating.
