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St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, left, and U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announce the creation of the regional Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
St. Pete police to lead Tampa Bay human trafficking task force
A six-county task force from Hernando to Polk to Sarasota will band together thanks to a $742,000 Justice Department grant.
Jan. 22• Crime
Archaeologists begin search for African American graves in Clearwater
Muhammad Abdur-Rahim points out the location of a former African American cemetery in the old Clearwater Heights neighborhood, where he grew up. Archaeologists have begun surveying the land using ground penetrating radar. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
Marked graves were moved in the 1950s, records show. But unmarked graves may have been left behind.
Jan. 21• Clearwater
Clearwater’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route has changed. Here’s how.
A photo of the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Clearwater. Members of St. John M.B. Church march south on N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue moments after the conclusion of the city's 32nd Annual Leadership Breakfast Program at the North Greenwood Aquatic Center. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times]
The annual march will not end at Coachman Park this year. Here’s the new route.
Jan. 18• Clearwater
Wisconsin man arrested after going 145 mph on Bayside Bridge, deputies say
Luke Carl Neimi was arrested Thursday after Pinellas deputies said he was caught doing 145 mph on the Bayside Bridge. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
He told deputies he was just “having some fun,” according to an arrest report.
Jan. 17• Crime

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  1. Tampa Bay area home sales rise, inventories fall in December
    Yesterday• Business
    A for sale sign is seen in front of a home in the Westchase area of Tampa. CHRIS URSO | Times (2013)
    And a spike in cash sales suggests investors were active in the market.
  2. New Pinellas Bayway bridge taking shape in Tierra Verde
    Yesterday• Transportation
    A look at the construction on the Tierra Verde bridge project which is the bridge between Isla Del Sol and Tierra Verde islands on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The project began in December 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2021. [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
    Dr. Delay takes a deep dive into the construction process for the $56.3 million State Road 679 and Bayway Bridge project .
  3. Bills would give Florida home buyers more time to safeguard valuable tax break
    Yesterday• Business
    A proposed bill in the Legislature would set a statewide referendum on whether to amend Florida's constitution to add a year to the period when home buyers can transfer their accumulated benefits under the Save Our Homes cap on property assessments to a new home. Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty says going from two years to three would reduce the possibility that construction delays in a booming real estate market would prevent some buyers from meeting the deadline, costing them potentially thousands of dollars in property tax savings. [SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN | Times (2019)]
    The bill, the idea of Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty, would give buyers another year to transfer their tax savings under Florida’s Save Our Homes assessment cap to a home they’ve...
  4. Meet the 10 finalists for Pinellas Teacher of the Year
    Jan. 23• Gradebook
    This time last year, Nicole Kenngatt, holding hands with student Lilly Crandall, was announced as Teacher of the Year. The award for the 2019-20 school year will be given Wednesday in a ceremony at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. [JAY NOLAN | Special to the Times]
    The winner for 2019-20 will be announced Wednesday during the Pinellas Education Foundation’s annual “Evening of Excellence.”
  5. St. Pete police to lead Tampa Bay human trafficking task force
    Jan. 22• Crime
    St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, left, and U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announce the creation of the regional Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
    A six-county task force from Hernando to Polk to Sarasota will band together thanks to a $742,000 Justice Department grant.
  6. Tampa Bay area among top markets for renters looking to move from somewhere else
    Jan. 22• Business
    More than 44 percent of people who searched on ApartmentList.com for the Tampa Bay area from June to December were outside the region, according to a report from Apartment List. Percentages in the “Top Three Sources” box represent the share of searches coming from outside the metro area. (Apartment List map) [Apartment List]
    The region trails only Denver, Baltimore and San Diego for the percentage of people from outside the area searching for apartments on Apartment List.
  7. Clearwater police, fire unions want ‘backs scratched’ this election
    Jan. 22• Clearwater
    SCOTT KEELER | Times File photo of a Firefighter/Paramedics unit from Clearwater Fire Rescue taken on 4/18/17. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
    The election comes at a pivotal time for unions.
  8. Three things to watch at Wednesday’s Clearwater mayor forum
    Jan. 21• Clearwater
    The four candidates for Clearwater mayor in 2020. Clockwise from the top left: Frank Hibbard, Morton Myers, Bill Jonson and Elizabeth "Sea Turtle" Drayer. [[Frank Hibbard (Courtesy of Hibbard); Morton Myers [Douglas R. Clifford | Times]; Bill Jonson [Douglas R. Clifford | Times]; Elizabeth "Sea Turtle" Drayer; (Courtesy of Drayer)]
    We might learn a great deal about a key election in Tampa Bay.
  9. Archaeologists begin search for African American graves in Clearwater
    Jan. 21• Clearwater
    Muhammad Abdur-Rahim points out the location of a former African American cemetery in the old Clearwater Heights neighborhood, where he grew up. Archaeologists have begun surveying the land using ground penetrating radar. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
    Marked graves were moved in the 1950s, records show. But unmarked graves may have been left behind.
  10. High Point man arrested in connection with rooster-fighting operation, Pinellas deputies say
    Jan. 18• Crime
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. [Times]
    Eleven birds were seized from the property, all with injuries and other signs of fighting.
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