Veterans find support at Bay Pines VA’s Stand Down event
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System hosted its annual Homeless Veteran Stand Down on Saturday. With more than 70 vendors, this event helps veterans with anything they may need, from legal services to offering clothes. Barber student Derrick Rayner is one of many helping veterans...
Proposed Coquina Park kayak zone heads to committee
A proposal to designate part of Coquina Park’s lagoon as a non-motorized boating zone is moving forward, as St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to send agenda item G-2 to committee for further discussion. The measure, brought forward by District 6 Council member Gina Driscoll, would establish the lagoon...
Husband arrested after hitting wife with car: PCSO
LARGO. Fla. - A man was arrested after hitting his wife with a car, according to the Largo Police Department. LPD says they received a 911 call on Friday morning for battery on Ulmerton Road. Investigators say they learned a woman was intentionally struck by a vehicle that was driven by her husband, Dervante Stubbs....
How Eckerd’s Healthy Masculinity Club is combating toxic masculinity
What started as “tea time” with his guy friends became a greater mission for Eli Koss, junior in psychology. Olin Duggan, Sam Taylor and Koss started an evening tradition of sitting together to catch up, an opportunity for open communication and taking a break. When they spent time together, it didn’t feel like they...
13-foot great white shark pings off Pinellas County coast
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A great white shark measuring over 13 feet long pinged off the coast of Pinellas County on Tuesday. Goodall, a shark tracked by OCEARCH that weighs over 1,300 pounds, was pinged at 10:23 p.m. Tracking data shows Goodall reached the Atlantic coast of Florida last...
💧 New Extreme Water Shortage Rules Start April 3 in Pinellas
Starting April 3, 2026, Pinellas County will enforce a Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage Order. Residents can water lawns one day per week only — Tuesdays for even-numbered addresses and Thursdays for odd or no-address properties. Watering is allowed only between 12:01–4 a.m. or 8–11:59 p.m., and smaller...
Pinellas County Beach Disappearance: Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Woman
Anh Ngoc Nguyen Tran PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County detectives have issued a plea...
Gallery—Friday Chill At The St. Petersburg Grand Prix
With 64 teams registered, the International Hot Rod Association produced-and-sanctioned St. Petersburg Grand Prix kicked off yesterday with testing for all classes and qualifying for the Pro Class 1 and Factory Stock categories. Beyond that exercise, most of the day’s activity focused on teams setting up for two days...
Proposed 21-story luxury apartment tower in downtown St. Pete advances after City Council denies...
A controversial 21-story apartment tower planned for downtown St. Pete will move forward after the City Council voted Thursday to deny an appeal challenging its approval. The $134 million project, known as The Pelican, has been proposed by St. Pete-based Stadler Development and would replace seven existing apartment...
Star Tampa Chef Jumps the Bay to Lead Downtown St. Pete’s New Mei
Alex Chamberlain, currently chef de cuisine at Michelin-starred Kōsen in Tampa, is exiting that kitchen to take the helm at Mei, a new French-Nordic-Japanese restaurant slated to open this spring in downtown St. Petersburg. The move brings serious culinary pedigree to St. Pete’s already surging dining core and marks...
