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Pinellas supervisor race latest in Florida to feature elections denier
The allegations were outlandish, but they still shocked Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Julie Marcus when they appeared on a blog in 2022. Clearwater resident Chris Gleason claimed that Pinellas County was “ground zero” for mail ballot fraud that stole the 2020 election from former President Donald Trump, even though Trump won Florida. To his followers online and at local political clubs, Gleason spread allegations that Marcus erased votes and attempted to hide the evidence which Marcus said is “categorically false.”
Officials receive funding request for African American museum in the Gas Plant district
An African American museum in St. Petersburg's Historic Gas Plant district is seeking tourist tax dollars to help with its construction costs. The Pinellas County Tourist Development Council on Wednesday heard a list of capital funding requests totaling roughly $67 million, including a $10 million request to fund the new home of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum next to the planned Tampa Bay Rays stadium.
Florida’s most dangerous road is U.S. 19 in Pinellas and Pasco counties, according to a study
According to a recent study, U.S. 19, which runs through Pinellas and Pasco counties, is the state’s deadliest stretch of road, with thousands of collisions annually. Since 2020, there have … Read More
5 Ways You Can Celebrate 727 Day In St. Pete
July 27 might be a regular day to most people, but not for us here in the bay area. July 27th here is known as 727 Day. A day to celebrate Pinellas County and the fabulous area code that is 727. We should celebrate our beautiful city every day, but if you haven’t, I have 5 ways you can celebrate 727 Day.
Pinellas, SPC partner on free tuition program to boost teacher pipeline
Rashad Harrell never thought about being a teacher. The 48-year-old spends his weekdays as a paraprofessional, supporting teachers at Pinellas County Schools’ Nina Harris Exceptional Education Center; his weeknights, a supervisor at UPS. He found the Nina Harris job seven years ago when a UPS coworker told him about an opening.
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