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Pet waste removal company picks up competitor
A Manatee County family hopes a recent acquisition will make their business number one for removing number two in St. Petersburg. Parrish-based DoodyCalls on the Suncoast recently acquired Clearwater-based pet waste removal company ByByPoo as part of ongoing efforts to expand its customer base and educational offerings throughout Tampa Bay. Kara Kelsey, co-owner of DoodyCalls, said it was a “six-figure” deal.
St. Pete youth sports programs get a boost from Clearwater
Established in 1966 and incorporated six years later, Clearwater For Youth is growing in a southward direction. CFY, as it’s better known, supports 18 Pinellas County youth athletic programs – and the name has been quietly, unofficially changed to CFY Pinellas. On July 11, the nonprofit organization announced...
St. Pete City Council candidate wants your vote, but never voted locally
Donald Bowens Jr. says his political role models are state Sen. Darryl Rouson, former state Rep. Frank Peterman and current St. Petersburg City Council members Gina Driscoll and Copley Gerdes, to name a few. But he’s never voted for any of them because Bowens, 36, has never voted in Pinellas...
Gas Plant district's African American museum among funding requests
An African American museum in St. Petersburg's Historic Gas Plant district is seeking tourist tax dollars to help with its construction costs.<\p> 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.<\p>
What should be done at Belleair Beach causeway intersection with Gulf Boulevard?
BELLEAIR BEACH — City and county officials had a discussion at a July 1 meeting about possible changes to the intersection at Causeway and Gulf boulevards to address safety concerns there. While no decisions were made on what happens next, the City Council session provided an opportunity for the...
MLB draft: A’s select St. Pete Beach’s Tommy White to open 2nd round
St. Pete Beach’s Tommy White became Pinellas County’s latest first-round Major League Baseball draftee Sunday when the A’s selected him with the opening pick of the second round. The 6-foot-1, 228-pound third baseman — the draft’s 40th overall selection — was one of mlb.com’s top 20 prospects...
We Need to Decide Which Beaches to Save — and Which Ones to Abandon
Ms. Stodola is the author of “The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit and Peril at the Beach.”. Last December a surprise storm passed through Florida’s Pinellas County, ripping away beaches and wiping out half of the sand dunes from St. Petersburg to Clearwater. The damage was extensive, and all the more painful because the county had just spent about $26 million hauling in sand to build up the dunes after a hurricane had pummeled them in August.
Mark Hunter killed in Lealman deputy-involved pedestrian accident
LEALMAN, FL, (July 14, 2024) - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a motor vehicle crash involving a deputy that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Lealman. According to investigators, at approximately 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Deputy Lira-Rangel was driving a marked Chevrolet Tahoe SUV on 49th...
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