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Pinellas County, Florida, restaurants with most violations in last 30 days
Recent inspections by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation have uncovered numerous violations at restaurants across Pinellas County. With an estimated population of 961,596, according to the United States Census Bureau 2023 data, Pinellas County has many residents and visitors dining out regularly.
St. Petersburg begins preparing for Tropical Storm Milton
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The City of St. Petersburg announced it is preparing for Tropical Storm Milton, which is projected to be a major hurricane by the time it reaches Florida's west coast by mid-next week. Storm impacts within the Tampa Bay area are expected to begin as early...
Time ran out for Pinellas residents who didn’t evacuate for Helene
After days of spaghetti models on TV and hurricane chatter in line at the 7-Eleven, handyman Mark Etting knew a storm was coming and that everyone in his Madeira Beach neighborhood had been ordered to evacuate. He lived in a converted garden shed on a client’s property, but shortly before...
'We're still finding bodies': Florida beach communities ask public to avoid Helene ravaged areas
Just days after Category Four Hurricane Helene devastated beach communities on Florida’s west coast with 10ft. storm surges and dozens of deaths, two local men pleaded with Pinellas County Commissioners during an emergency meeting on Tuesday to keep the hard-hit islands and their famous beaches closed to the public until locals could recover.
Hurricane Helene debris overwhelms Pinellas County cities and haulers
Trucks and trailers filled with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene — fallen tree limbs, drenched mattresses, drywall from destroyed homes — waited in line for two hours to get into GFL Environmental’s transfer station in Largo on Thursday. When there is not a disaster in the community,...
Red Tide Alert: High Concentrations Detected in Pinellas County
The red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 28 water samples from Southwest Florida this past week, according to information from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Three samples collected in and near Pinellas County showed bloom concentrations of over 100,000 cells per liter. Satellite imagery from USF and NOAA is being used to track conditions both nearshore and offshore.
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