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Seminole to host third annual Taco Fest
SEMINOLE — Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, but if you are looking to start celebrating a little early this year, the Seminole Recreation Department has you covered. The city’s third annual Taco Fest kicks off Saturday, May 4, at 4 p.m. at Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road.
New apartment complex opens to those with very low incomes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dozens of people in Pinellas County now have a place to call home after experiencing homelessness, thanks to a new development completed by Volunteers of America. The new residents pay what they can in rent and are given the resources needed to start a new...
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...
Florida man arrested after ‘throwing pasta with sauce’ amid road rage incident
A Florida man has been arrested after flinging pasta with sauce at another driver in a bizarre road rage incident.Nolan Goins, 46, was arrested on Thursday on a misdemeanour of simple battery, jail records show after he allegedly got caught up in a road rage incident over “glaring headlights”.Mr Goins was travelling along Park Street near Bay Pines Boulevard in St Petersburg, Florida, at around 9pm when the glare from a driver’s headlights sparked a road rage incident, according to an arrest affidavit.While the traffic was still moving, Mr Goins purportedly threw “pasta with sauce” from his passenger side, hurling...
Want $25 concert tickets? Here's how to get them next week
TAMPA, Fla. — You wouldn’t be dreaming if you went online next week and saw a Janet Jackson, Alanis Morisette or Santana concert ticket in the Tampa Bay area for only $25. Between May 8 through 14, Live Nation will offer $25 tickets to over 5,000 of its concerts spanning over 900 artists as part of its 10th annual Concert Week. The week celebrates the beginning of summer concert season, according to its news release.
Tree removal sparks debate in Dunedin
DUNEDIN, Fla. — There's a little less shade in Dunedin this week as trees are chopped down to clear the way for Duke Energy power lines. Up and down County Road 1, work is being done to trim and remove trees that impact the powerlines. This work is upsetting...
Advisory group’s affordable housing requests barely in Gas Plant agreement
At the start of the year, a group of nine people spent five weeks figuring out if the city’s investment into what is likely its largest redevelopment project — the Historic Gas Plant District — is worth the promised benefits. The group’s weekly meetings went into the...
St. Pete community mourns 11-year-old accidentally shot, killed by brother
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Members of the St. Pete community came together on Monday to honor an 11-year-old boy who police say was accidentally shot and killed by his 14-year-old brother. Loved ones remembered Amir Williams' life on the football field where he played. Williams played for the St. Pete...
Dunedin's upcoming events include Sunset Music Series, Hog Hustle 5k, more
DUNEDIN — May is the time of year when the snowbirds and tourists travel back home and the locals head out to enjoy some of the city’s time-honored events. The Wendy Barmore Sunset Music Series is just one of them. Since 2011, the city of Dunedin has held a musical entertainment series in Weaver Park, and from its inception, the late Wendy Barmore was part of it. She was not just an entertainer, though her band performed every year until her death in 2023, she was adviser to the city in choosing the musical acts.
Hurricane awareness event set for Wednesday, with Spectrum Bay News 9's Brian McClure speaking
A hurricane awareness event will be held Wednesday in Indian Shores, with Spectrum Bay News 9 Meteorologist Brian McClure serving as speaker. It will take place at 4 p.m. at the 4th Floor Community Center, located at 19305 Gulf Boulevard. The event will focus on hurricane safety, as hurricane season...
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