St. Pete pastor arrested during state-ordered street mural removal speaks out
A St. Petersburg pastor is speaking out after one of two charges against him and another city clergyman was dropped following their arrests during the state's removal of a "Black History Matters" street mural.
‘Pathetic’: St. Pete Council admonishes colleague over post
Simmering tensions boiled over at a St. Petersburg City Council meeting Thursday morning as members admonished a colleague for what they perceived as a public lie. Gulfport’s Lincoln Cemetery, the primary burial ground for St. Petersburg’s Black population during segregation, was at the center of the dispute....
Push for community-owned grocery store
A grassroots group is pushing for a community-run grocery store in South St. Petersburg after a supermarket chain shut down two weeks ago. FOX 13’s Matthew McClellan reports.
Datz Restaurant Closes Last Tampa Bay Location
The last Datz Restaurant has closed its doors at 180 Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg. Workers posted a simple goodbye note on the front door, marking the end for this popular Tampa Bay eatery. The closure comes after other locations shut down - first in South Tampa last August,...
Grocery co-op pushes for new store in South St. Pete to fill gap left...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A local grocery co-op is pushing for a new store to open in South St. Pete after the area's only accessible grocery store, a Save-A-Lot, closed. The One Community Grocery Co-op wants to create a member-owned store in South St. Pete to bring affordable, fresh food to residents. At a news...
Ingoglia accuses Hillsborough, Pinellas, and St. Pete of wasteful spending; local governments respond
Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia mapped out examples of what he considers wasteful spending in a news release this week.
St. Pete asking residents for new ideas after FDOT’s mural removal directive
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Several murals across Tampa Bay were recently removed as part of a directive from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), requiring, in part, that all roadways be cleared of artwork state leaders deemed unsafe or politically motivated. That included the removal of the Pride and...
Man rescued after boat capsizes near Sunshine Skyway Bridge
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - U.S. Coast Guard personnel from St. Petersburg rescued a man after his boat capsized near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Coast Guard reported Thursday on social media. No injuries were reported and recovery of the man’s boat was in progress.
Nearly 2 dozen cats found living in squalor next to dead felines inside car...
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Largo man has been arrested after police say 21 cats were found malnourished, living in a dirty car alongside two dead felines. According to the Clearwater Police Department, officers were called to the Starbucks in the 1600 block of McMullen Booth Road on Monday afternoon after someone noticed...
Pit bull thrown off balcony in St. Pete while trying to protect teen, deputies...
A pit bull was thrown off a second-floor balcony while trying to protect a 15-year-old girl from a man Monday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.
