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Celebrate With 727 Day Deals
Get out and celebrate with 727 Day deals. What is 727? It’s the day that Pinellas county in Florida celebrates. The area code for the majority of Pinellas County residents is 727. So, coming up on July 27th, there are a ton of deals from Tarpon Springs all the way down the coast to St. Petersburg.
Nominations open for first-ever Phoenix Award honoring selfless community heroes
RISE St. Pete and the Warehouse Arts District Association have announced a new annual honor befitting St. Pete’s community spirit. The Phoenix Award, created and presented by RISE St. Pete, is inspired by the heroes of 9/11 and will honor three members of the St. Petersburg community whose tireless and selfless work goes unrecognized and is deserving of public praise.
Hundreds of Tampa Bay area condo buildings face looming inspection deadline
TAMPA, Fla. - The deadly Surfside Condo collapse in 2021 sparked statewide urgency to meet new safety requirements. But right now, hundreds of condo buildings in the Tampa Bay area are on a deadline. Florida condos have just five months to complete re-inspections by December 31, but some of them...
Juan Soto, Carlos Rodón power Yankees to 4-game split with Rays
NEW YORK -- Juan Soto hit two of the Yankees' five home runs and New York salvaged a four-game series split with a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.Soto had his fourth multi-homer game this season since coming over in a December trade and 21st of his career, tying him with Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews for the second most by anyone 25 years old or younger. He hit a solo homer into the third deck in right field in the seventh inning and added a three-run homer in the eighth and now has 25 on the...
Rays’ Jose Siri has a birthday bash in New York
NEW YORK — Jose Siri celebrated his birthday Monday with a blast and some boos. Siri provided the Rays’ only run in the 9-1 loss to the Yankees with a fifth-inning home run. The now 29-year-old marked the occasion with a big bat toss, a leisurely trot around...
Rays lose to Yankees, drop back to .500 as trade deadline approaches
NEW YORK— The Rays left New York pretty much in the same spot as when they arrived, with their record at .500 and several teams between them and an American League wild-card spot. Actually, they might be in a bit of a worse place as they have four fewer...
Rays 1, Yankees 9: Let’s get out of the Bronx
Welcome back to the first full week of the second half, during which the Rays are somehow STILL playing the Yankees. Today’s matchup was Zack Littell against Carlos Rodon, so let’s see how the afternoon series matchup in the Bronx went. Rays went 1-2-3 to start the first,...
Eckerd Receives AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky.- The Eckerd volleyball team has been recognized by the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a recipient of the annual Team Academic Excellence Award, released by the organization. The award, founded in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs received the award this season. EC posted a 3.65 team GPA this year and finished the season with a 22-9 (12-8 SSC) record, making the program's...
Florida hopes to reduce ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for children with rare diseases
Tiem Strouse seemed like a perfectly healthy baby boy when he was born in 2013 in St. Petersburg. But at about 13 months his development stalled. The baby words that had come early stopped. He would only walk on the balls of his feet and at times would spin around for no reason, mom Liz Strouse said. He also appeared to be suffering from night terrors.
USF St. Pete took down Pride, BLM flags. Students want to know why.
Visitors to the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg student union are typically greeted by a hall of flags representing the countries and identities of the school’s student body. Among them: PRIDE and Black Lives Matter flags. But when all flags were taken down this week, some students...
Tourism officials debate Elite Event funding recommendations
Tourism officials have $2 million to support events that showcase the area to a wide audience; however, they received 51 applications totaling $3 million, and just 21 were considered elite. Visit St. Pete-Clearwater (VSPC) presented Elite Event funding recommendations to the Tourist Development Council (TDC) at its July 17 meeting....
Chick-fil-A Tyrone Boulevard reopens at new location
ST. PETERSBURG (BLOOM) – Get ready, St. Pete. Chick-fil-A Tyrone Boulevard is back and better than ever. On Thursday, July 25, 2024, the beloved chicken sandwich spot will open its doors at a brand-new location, featuring an expanded drive-thru and an outdoor canopy for face-to-face ordering. Laurie Harris, the local owner-operator, has been serving up […]
Tampa Bay Rays’ roster lists Zuber
Former White Hall High School and Arkansas State University standout Tyler Zuber has been called up to the Tampa Bay Rays' major-league roster. Zuber, 29, is listed on the Rays' active roster after spending time with the Rays' AAA team, the Durham (N.C.) Bulls. Zuber went 3-0 with a 2.49 ERA and made 4 saves in 18 games in Durham. He also allowed 6 earned runs on 16 hits in 21 2/3 innings.
Yankees: Good news and bad news from 6-4 loss to Rays
The vibes were great after the Yankees‘ 6-1 victory in the first game of a four-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays coming out of the All-Star break. However, they have lost their last two games, including a 6–4 defeat on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees are Falling Apart...
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