Grand Central District Christmas Market Returns Friday for Second Year
The Grand Central District will host its second annual Christmas Market block party on Friday, Dec. 5, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central Avenue's 2300 and 2400 blocks will shut down to traffic. Last year's debut drew more than 60 vendors and 11 participating businesses across two blocks. European-style...
Main Street Districts want funding increase from St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Petersburg City Council on Thursday approved having the Economic and Workforce Development Committee discuss increasing Main Street Program funding at their meeting next month. “We have four Main Street Districts in St Petersburg,” said Council Member Gina Driscoll. “Each one works day...
MCSO: $35K worth of property, including guns, stolen in Key Largo; 2 arrested
KEY LARGO, Fla. — Two men have been arrested in Hillsborough County in connection with the theft of a storage trailer in Key Largo that contained about $35,000 worth of property, including guns, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. According to MCSO spokesman Adam Linhardt, the theft...
Inmate Dies Suddenly Less Than Hour After Return To Pinellas County Jail
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives are investigating the death of a 56-year-old inmate who collapsed just minutes after returning to the Pinellas County Jail from a hospital visit late Wednesday night. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Matthew Marchione was pronounced dead at 11:01 p.m. on December 3, less than...
Places This Week: A Park Street estate on the market
An estate with 10,291 square feet of living space at 320 Park Street S., St. Petersburg has entered the market with a list price of $3.995 million. The 0.95-acre property is situated within the Pasadena corridor and adjacent to the Jungle Prada district. Completed in 1925, the two-building property once...
St. Pete history: Meet Pinellas County’s first black female lawyer, Bette Wimbish
Carrie Elizabeth “Bette” Davis Wimbish was born in 1924 in Perry, Florida, and grew up during a time when segregation shaped nearly every part of daily life. Despite the limits set around her, she developed a steady sense of purpose that guided her throughout her life. Education became her road forward, and she...
Tropicana Field repairs on track to allow Rays to play ball on Opening Day...
On October 9, 2024, the roof of Tropicana Field was ripped to shreds. Now, months later, the roof panels have been replaced, and work is going on inside to repair wind and water damage.
St. Pete man arrested for shooting woman in leg after argument
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— A St. Petersburg man has been charged after shooting a woman in the leg. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Jeffrey Green, 36, was arrested and charged with attempted murder in the first degree after a shooting that happened on Dec. 1. An investigation revealed that a...
‘She was a miracle baby’: Family of Tampa newborn shot in the womb speaks
The family of a newborn baby who was shot in her mother's womb is speaking out days after the man accused in the shooting appeared in court.
St. Petersburg City Council approves sale of old science center
St. Petersburg City Council members voted unanimously Thursday to sell the former Science Center building to St. Pete for STEAM LLC, marking a new chapter for the facility.
