44th Avenue East rescue stops ducklings from going down the drain
Jules Brownwell was the first East County resident to notice something amiss on her mid-August morning bike ride down the newly opened 44th Avenue East extension. A black-bellied whistling duck standing on top of a drainage grate just east of the bridge that crosses Interstate 75 didn’t seem quite right. When...
Florida To Honor Southern Rock Legend With Highway 41 Dedication
Florida officials are reviewing a proposal to name a portion of U.S. Highway 41 after Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band co-founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist.
Clearwater joins St. Pete, Tampa in removing street murals
CLEARWATER — The city is removing street paintings, in compliance with a statewide directive against public art displays on roadways. Officials in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater received letters Aug. 22 with directions: Remove the identified street murals by Sept. 4 or risk losing state funding. Clearwater...
Photos: St. Pete chalks sidewalks to protest street art crack down
Demonstrators over the weekend chalked up St. Petersburg sidewalks with rainbows and messages of unity and inclusion to protest the state crackdown on street art. The latest: By Monday, the Progress Pride intersection at Central Avenue and 25th Street was the city's last remaining pavement mural after state crews...
People Drive From All Over Florida For The Grouper Sandwich At This No-Frills Restaurant
There’s something magical about finding a restaurant where the food outshines the frills, where paper napkins and plastic baskets are badges of honor rather than compromises. The Old Salty Dog on Sarasota’s City Island isn’t trying to impress you with white tablecloths or fancy presentations – it’s too busy...
This Charming BBQ Restaurant In Florida Serves Up The Best Pork Nachos You’ll Ever...
Some food combinations are so perfect, so divinely inspired, that you wonder how humanity survived before their invention. Such is the case with the pork nachos at Urban Brew and BBQ in St. Petersburg – a creation so magnificent it transforms a humble appetizer into a destination-worthy culinary experience that has...
‘Unite & Rise’ demonstration on Labor Day
Along the St. Pete Pier, there was a demonstration that involved sitting still. Organizers spelled out "Unite & Rise" with their bodies at Spa Beach. Photojournalist Albert Gamboa reports.
St. Pete police search for woman who may have been kidnapped by ex-boyfriend
Update: St. Petersburg police located Jayanna Clark’s Altima at 6500 Ulmerton Road. They now believe she and the man are in a different dark sedan, pictured below: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Police are searching for a woman who went missing in St. Petersburg on Monday, who they say may be in danger. According to […]
Coastal Orthopedics Physicians Serve as Speakers at Gulfcoast Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Conference
Coastal Orthopedics, a full-service provider of comprehensive orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, spine care, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy service, recently had four of its physicians speak at the 9th annualGulfcoast Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Conference on Saturday, August 23 at The Ritz Carlton in...
Sarasota Audubon Society Bird Naturalist Helen King Thinks Everyone Should Know More About Our...
Sometimes when you start a hobby, you have no idea how it might change your life. That was the case for Helen King, a bird naturalist at the Sarasota Audubon Society. “I didn’t become a birder until I turned 50 years old,” she says. “I’m a retired optometrist, and an 82-year-old patient told me I needed to try...
