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Tampa is too expensive. I’m leaving | Letters
Tampa Electric proposes residents pay millions more so big companies save | May 10. I moved to Tampa in 1982. I have lived in my current house since 1997. In the past year my mortgage payment (principal, interest, taxes and insurance) has doubled due to the property insurance increases. Now I’m looking at an unknown increase in my solid waste fees. TECO has now decided to dump its costs on its residential customers. Inflation has hit the cost of food and everything else.
Exhibit at St. Petersburg museum features paintings that captured wildlife on canvas
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Before photography allowed people from all over the world to see wild animals from all over, artists traveled to those locations to capture on canvas the wildlife in far-reaching places. The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art is showing some of those fantastic works in...
St. Pete has an equity office at full strength
Mayor Ken Welch recently announced two new positions and hires within St. Petersburg’s Office of Equity. The man leading them is ready to embrace some hard work. Carl Lavender, interim chief equity officer, said an office priority is preventing youth gun violence. A May 11 funeral underscored the mission’s importance.
Oops, is the skateboard on the Tampa Bay Rays logo designed wrong?
ST. PETERSBURG ― Uh, so, this is awkward. Yeah, those. Well, the skateboard in the logo might be incorrectly designed. Its front truck appears to be backwards. “It is lol,” said Josh Eckert, a former Tampa resident and current social media manager for the X Games. Skateboard bottoms...
Bay Pines VA police officer speaks about the importance of National Police Week
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Every year in May, National Police Week rolls around. For officer Antonio Pici, making a difference in someone’s day is why he’s a police officer at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs. He said it’s the interactions he has with veterans at the hospital that...
Police: Motorcyclist dead after crashing in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A man died after he lost control of his motorcycle early Sunday morning. Brandon Christian Harwood Pagels, 32, was driving at 2 a.m. westbound on First Avenue North near the intersection with 19th Street North when he lost control, St. Petersburg police said. The Riverview...
St. Pete Housing Authority receives grant to upgrade homes
Low-income families finding refuge in the St. Petersburg Housing Authority’s 134 public housing units will soon see some home improvements, thanks to a $842,360 federal grant. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded $3.17 billion in Public Housing Repair funding to 2,756 agencies nationwide. While...
Teen accused of killing 16-year-old at party arraigned
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Parrish teen charged with fatally shooting a 16-year-old at a party has entered a plea of not guilty. 18-year-old Carter Layne is being charged as an adult in connection with the March 7 shooting of 16-year-old J.M. Feeney. Feeney, and a group of teenagers...
Crash leaves more than 2k St. Pete residents without power
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A traffic crash on First Avenue South and 19th Street South in St. Petersburg has left nearly 2,900 people without power, according to Duke Energy. A utility pole fell on two vehicles with people inside on Saturday afternoon but there is reportedly no one injured.
An exclusive look inside the forensics lab that's helping solve Tampa Bay cold cases
HOUSTON, Texas — Cold case investigators, right here in Florida, are identifying human remains and perpetrators of crimes faster than ever; and they're getting help from a special lab in Texas. Several times a month, law enforcement announce major developments in these cases, many of them in the Tampa...
This popular public pool in Tampa is closed indefinitely
TAMPA — On a recent sunbaked afternoon, Jermane Thompson considered his hopes for his upcoming birthday, walking home from school. A trip to the nearby public pool. Maybe his cousins could join for Marco Polo. Maybe his Daddy could help him dive. He will be seven in June. “Baby,...
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