Pinellas County Detectives Launch Probe After Inmate Dies At Hospital
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County Sheriff’s detectives are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 39-year-old inmate who passed away Thursday morning following a medical transfer. Louie Thomas was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 8:20 a.m. on December 11, investigators confirmed. He had...
76 new homes planned for Historic Old Pasadena in west St. Pete
Mattamy Homes, North America’s largest family-owned homebuilder, is bringing a new residential community of single-family homes and townhomes to the Historic Old Pasadena neighborhood in west St. Pete. Called SeaWinds, the multi-phased, 76-home community will span three sites: 70th Street South and 1st Avenue South;...
St. Petersburg eyes Al Lang expansion, spring training potential
A proposal earlier this year to demolish Al Lang Stadium landed with a thud. Why it matters: City officials are now considering expanding it. State of play: A new plan presented to City Council members last week suggests building a three-story, 36,000-square-foot facility for lockers, concessions and a rooftop...
44-year-old St. Pete office building sells for nearly $9 million
A five-story office building in St. Petersburg has been sold. The building, at 1700 66th St. N. in a busy commercial district near Tyrone Square Mall and U.S. Highway 19, is known as Tyrone Tower. The buyer is a local investor named Posterity Real Estate Holdings, according to Pinellas County...
Suspects arrested in international firearms trafficking probe
TAMPA, Fla. — A number of arrests were announced Wednesday by United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe, with the suspects charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms, among other allegations. According to an indictment and court hearings, the men trafficked, and conspired to traffic, more than 100 firearms from...
Special flock of birds on display for ‘Cheap Cheep Cheeps’ show at Morean Arts...
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - Holiday show "Cheap Cheep Cheeps" features flock of affordable bird-themed art at Morean Arts Center. "The idea of it is to create a flock of birds in the gallery, and we wanted to have an exhibition of affordable artwork just in time for the holidays," Morean Arts Center Chief Curator Amanda...
St. Pete Council to decide today whether to keep Tangerine Plaza redevelopment alive
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Pete City Council is set to decide Thursday afternoon whether to give the Sugar Hill Group another year to meet the conditions needed to redevelop Tangerine Plaza. The vote could reshape the future of one of South St. Petersburg’s most significant neighborhoods. The backstory:
I-275 north reopens near Gandy Blvd. after crash
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Interstate 275 north has reopened after being shut down near Gandy Boulevard in Pinellas County. All northbound lanes were closed due to the crash, which involved an overturned vehicle, according to FDOT traffic camera footage. All lanes have since reopened, but the traffic backup will...
Texas’s famous Shipley Donuts opens first Pinellas County donut shop
Mornings in the area just got a little sweeter. Shipley Donuts, the Texas-based donut giant, is officially opening its first Pinellas County outpost on December 15. The new donut shop straddles the line between Clearwater and St. Pete, located at 4004 Ulmerton Road next to Carillon Business Park and across from St....
Cult favorite M&M Video Game Arcade opens in EDGE District
M&M Video Games has become a cult sensation in the region, and now they’re bringing all that 64-bit magic to St. Pete. The video game arcade announced that it is opening a new location at 1211 1st Ave N in the EDGE District. The grand opening is Friday, December...
