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St. Pete plaza could become 304-unit housing development
A Houston-based developer plans to transform a commercially zoned plaza in St. Petersburg’s North Kenwood neighborhood into a workforce housing development under the Live Local Act. The Hanover Company intends to build 196 one-bedroom and 108 two-bedroom apartments on the 7.27-acre site at 3100 22nd Ave. N. The development...
University of Tampa student gave birth in bathroom, said baby died soon after, records say
The mother of a baby found dead in a University of Tampa garbage bin told police she gave birth to the baby in a dorm bathroom and that the baby died soon after, court records show. A search warrant affidavit made public Thursday includes new details about the investigation that...
Some Florida teachers describe student behavior as “out of control"
TAMPA, Fla. — Images of school fights at a Florida high school are so frequent, there’s a social media dedicated to them. It’s the kind of extreme student behavior teachers describe as becoming all too normal on school campuses. Delia Doss is a veteran teacher in St....
How safe is your local hospital? Every Tampa Bay hospital graded.
No Tampa Bay hospitals received a failing grade for patient safety but two, including Tampa General, got a C in new rankings released this week by Leapfrog, a national independent nonprofit. The region’s only Level I trauma center, Tampa General scored below average in more than half a dozen categories,...
9-foot aggressive alligator captured outside Florida elementary school
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (WFLA) — A 9-foot alligator caught walking near an elementary school north of Tampa was captured. On Tuesday, the Florida Fire and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to reports of the gator walking down a Wesley Chapel street at around 3:45 p.m. Two people armed with ropes...
Dagger opens 'Wounds' at no-cover St. Petersburg concert
The show is at The Bends this weekend.
The Hub offers free community services at its new location in South St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — South St. Petersburg residents have welcomed a new center for free services. The Hub aims to improve The Deuces neighborhood by offering numerous wellness services. "We are physically changing the corridor and where we are through some of the modifications that we’ve had with our...
First tenants move into tiny cottages for homeless in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — In between I-4 and the Selmon Expressway, east of Ybor City, more than a hundred people who used to be homeless now have safe shelter. For a few years, the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Petersburg has offered tents for people to live but only recently are they moving some into private cottages.
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