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Pinellas schools to offer day care for district employees starting in July
LARGO — Pinellas County school district employees with young children soon will have a new, more affordable option for their day care needs. The district is expanding its scope to include daylong child care services for kids ages 12 months to 48 months, beginning in late July. “Right now...
Elderly woman killed in two-vehicle crash in St. Pete: Police
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - An elderly woman was killed in a crash in St. Pete earlier this month, according to police. According to the St. Pete Police Department, at around 9:52 a.m. on April 4, Ann Lee Nell Baker, 87, was driving south on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North approaching 24th Avenue North.
Around Town: Largo news briefs
LARGO — St. Patrick Catholic School will dedicate a bench to honor Luis Rey on the school campus, 1501 Trotter Road, Largo, on Thursday, April 25, 2 p.m. Rey was responsible for bringing the soccer program to St. Patrick in 1973 and is being honored by the original team that he coached. Many of the team now live in different areas but have rallied to show their love and appreciation for Rey.
The Tampa Bay airplane flight that changed history
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Historian Rui Farias calls it “gigantic.”. Chris Minner, an executive vice president at Tampa International Airport, thinks it was “revolutionary.”. And leaders in St. Petersburg think so highly of it, there are not one but two memorials marking the event in the span of...
Sofers sell Cody’s Roadhouse
BELLEAIR BLUFFS — When Suzy Sofer and her father, Stan, decided a year and a half ago they were ready to exit the restaurant business after owning the popular Cody’s Roadhouse restaurant for 18 years, they had hoped to host a farewell party with free food, drinks and gifts for their loyal staff and customers.
Florida has Bob Graham to thank for the Skyway's safety measures. Here's why.
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla — The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looms large over Tampa Bay as the connector between Pinellas and Manatee counties as its impressive arches reach up to the sky over one of the busiest ports. The impressive height of the bridge isn't just a pretty design choice —...
Largo commission mulls referendum on old City Hall site
LARGO — While city employees and staff prepare to move into a new City Hall when the Horizon West Bay project is completed, Largo officials are deciding what to do with the old City Hall and municipal services headquarters on a 14-acre parcel of land on South Highland Avenue.
St. Pete appoints Eric Vaughan as LGBTQ+ liaison
Eric Vaughan. (Photo courtesy City of St. Pete) ST. PETERSBURG | The City of St. Petersburg has appointed Community Engagement Coordinator Eric Vaughan as its next LGBTQ+ liaison, a role previously held by St. Pete Service Center Director Jim Nixon. Vaughan joined St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch’s office last May,...
Around Town: Beaches news briefs
Shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches along Florida’s coasts, but as shorelines get busier, species such as black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers increasingly use gravel rooftops to nest and raise chicks. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission thanks those building owners hosting...
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