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Clearwater’s Coachman Park celebrates first anniversary with special events
CLEARWATER — It’s been one year since the grand opening of the completely remade Coachman Park, and the city of Clearwater will mark the date on Friday, June 28, with family-friendly activities and live music. “The idea was to replicate some of the most well-attended activities” in the...
St. Petersburg police looking for hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian
St. Petersburg police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a woman as she tried to cross Fourth Street North on Tuesday. Kathy Repke, 63, was walking in a marked crosswalk on the 6900 block of Fourth Street North about 9:22 p.m. when she was struck by a vehicle, police said in a news release. The driver left the scene without helping Repke or calling police.
Dear Annie: Did my friends go away because I dropped social media?
Dear Annie: I do not engage in social media platforms for a few reasons. First and foremost, I cherish face-to-face communication along with the sound of another’s voice and real human interaction. I long for it. It is not as if I never gave social media a chance. I did, for years.
Building in a Florida high-hazard zone? The problem’s in the name | Letters
New Port Richey agrees to negotiate $7.74M in incentives for ‘transformative’ project on U.S. 19 | June 24. What an absurd shell game developing flood-prone properties has become. New Port Richey’s $500,000 increase in property taxes will seem like a pittance when rising seas require increased mitigation, skyrocketing insurance, evacuations, rebuilding and ultimately retreat from flood zones. The increased tax base is just a temporary illusion. The rapidly increasing dangers of living in coastal high hazard zones and other flood-prone areas are becoming obvious to all. So why are city officials unable see, let alone plan for, what’s coming in the all too near future?
Rays hammer 3 homers for another win over the Mariners
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays have struggled with home runs this season. Their pitching has given up the most in the majors and their hitters have hit the third fewest in the American League. But Tuesday night, the Rays’ power got back on track. With home runs from Yandy...
Man dies in shootout after killing 3 women, including his mother, deputies say
BRADENTON — Detectives with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a triple homicide that left three women dead in Bradenton and Palmetto. The sheriff’s office said the alleged shooter, 28-year-old Javontee Brice, is also dead after a shootout with deputies in North Florida. Deputies say Brice shot and killed his mother, a cousin and the partner of an ex-girlfriend late Monday night.
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