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Gabe Stern - Local News - Beaches Reporter
Gabe Stern

Local News - Beaches Reporter

I’m a summer 2021 reporting intern, covering beaches across the region along with anything else that comes up. I just graduated from Syracuse University, and I’m excited to once again trade an upstate New York winter for a Florida summer. I’ve covered growth and development in Lee and Collier counties, prisons in upstate New York, internal conduct proceedings at my alma mater and high school seniors whose year got cut short. I used to play volleyball, but that’s now evolved into a Spikeball passion — one that’s resulted in three (!) broken nets to date.

  1. St. Pete city services delayed due to Red Tide cleanup efforts
    Jul. 28• St. Petersburg
    Workers the the city of St. Petersburg work to corral dead fish as they float near the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina on Friday, July 16, 2021, where the area’s Red Tide bloom persists on the Florida Gulf Coast.
  2. Red Tide suspected as manatees deaths pile up in Tampa Bay
    Jul. 24• Environment
    Red Tide is suspected in the deaths of eight of nine manatees recently found off the coasts of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, according to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  3. Environmentalists urge DeSantis to declare Red Tide emergency
    Jul. 19• Environment
    Dead fish fill the end of a canal July 16 near the Sell Isle Marina in St. Petersburg. Red Tide continues to poison hundreds of tons of marine life in Tampa Bay and in the gulf.
  5. Redeveloped Schooner Resort gets zoning approval after hours of testimony
    Jul. 15• Real Estate
    A rendering of the proposed Schooner Resort, a nine-story, 56-room hotel planned along Gulf Boulevard on the site of the current Schooner hotel.
  6. Red Tide costs swell while St. Petersburg mayor, Gov. DeSantis bicker
    Jul. 15• Environment
    City employees work together to remove a dead goliath grouper from the waters at Crisp Park Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  7. No Red Tide relief in sight as dead fish overwhelm St. Petersburg
    Jul. 13• Environment
    Dead fish are visible in the water at North Shore Park on Friday in St. Petersburg. The Sunshine City has become the epicenter of Tampa Bay's ongoing Red Tide crisis, and no one can say when it will get better.
  8. Madeira Beach to vote on Schooner Resort plan Wednesday
    Jul. 13• Pinellas
    A rendering of the proposed Schooner Resort, a nine-story, 56-room hotel planned along Gulf Boulevard on the site of the current Schooner hotel.
  9. Along St. Petersburg’s waterfront, the park is quiet but the smell is strong
    Jul. 10• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg city employees clean up a fish kill from Red Tide along Bay Vista Park in St. Petersburg on July 8.
  10. One last drama for ‘Kellogg mansion’ in Dunedin, stripping the valuables
    Jul. 9• Real Estate
    Josh White, owner and founder of Tampa Bay Salvage, left, returns a chandelier to the Kellogg Mansion, 129 Buena Vista Dr. S, on Friday, July 9, 2021, in Dunedin. The property owner, Christa Carpenter, plans to donate chandeliers, statues, light fixtures, fountains and door knobs, and the property’s statues and fountains to the city so they can auction off the pieces and use that money for future preservation projects. 
  11. Tierra Verde’s Grand Canal needs major dredging. Who will pay for it?
    Jul. 8• Pinellas
    Aerial drone photo of the Tierra Verde Grand Canal pictured on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Tierra Verde.
  12. It’s a quiet day after Elsa in Tampa Bay
    Jul. 7• Hurricane
    John Pack, 52, fishes from the Dunedin Causeway following Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday.
  13. Tropical storm warning issued for Tampa Bay region as Elsa approaches
    Jul. 5• Hurricane
    The 5 p.m. update on tropical storm Elsa from the National Hurricane Center shows the Tampa Bay region in a tropical storm warning.
  14. Pinellas County horse owners brace for the stress of July 4 fireworks
    Jul. 3• Pinellas
    Mollie Sipos, in charge of equine care at Saddle Up Riding Club, poses with her horse, Opie, a 15-year-old gelding, at Saddle Up Riding Club, Friday, July 2, 2021 in Pinellas Park.
  15. Madeira Beach to choose new city manager Aug. 17
    Jul. 2• Pinellas
    Madeira Beach City Manager Robert Daniels said he will reapply for another two-year term. The Board of Commissioners are recruiting to fill the role.
  16. Pinellas mayors consider new high-rise protections after Surfside collapse
    Jul. 1• Pinellas
    Side by side on Clearwater Beach are the construction site of a new J.W. Marriott hotel, right, and the 12-story Continental Towers, left, opened in 1970. Officials in Pinellas beach cities are considering next steps after the collapse of a condo tower in Surfside.
  17. On Pinellas beaches, business owners watch as Red Tide conditions evolve
    Jun. 23• Pinellas
    Glenda Bushy and Julie Swanson dance while Jimmy Suvoy performs at Crabby Bill’s Restaurant during their Luau party on Sunday, June 20, 2021 in Indian Rocks Beach.
  18. Crist calls on Gov. DeSantis to confront state’s role in Capitol riots
    Jun. 18• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, pictured during a roundtable discussion at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in West Palm Beach, Thursday, June 10, 2021.
  19. In Madeira Beach, another city manager comes and goes
    Jun. 17• Pinellas
    Madeira Beach City Manager Robert Daniels
  20. ‘This is not 2018,’ Gov. DeSantis says of Red Tide in Pinellas
    Jun. 17• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Salvatore Cuccia, 21, of Clearwater, waits as a front loader picks up a bag of dead fish Thursday in Dunedin. Pinellas County had small boats retrieving dead fish in Dunedin and around Clearwater Harbor Thursday. The fish kill is attributed to the recent Red Tide bloom.
  21. Seeing giant holes on Pinellas beaches? You’re not alone.
    Jun. 15• Pinellas
    Treasure Island Beach Ambassador Carrie Auerbach sits in a hole found on the beach. She said the holes have become larger and more frequent this year, but it's unclear why.