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  1. Man arrested in stabbing death of woman found in St. Petersburg alley
    Yesterday• Crime
    Detectives arrested Tommy Stephens, 52, on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the killing of Jona Waller, 34, on March 17.
  2. How St. Petersburg SEO company Hoth builds culture with a “living” document
    Yesterday• Business
    The angry monster mascot at The Hoth, a SEO marketing company, Monday, March 13, 2023 in St. Petersburg.
  3. Lawmakers threaten to defund St. Petersburg over plan to pay for abortion travel
    Mar. 24• St. Petersburg
    Jazmyn Williams, 22, of St. Petersburg raises a fist and marches during an abortion protest on Saturday, July 2, 2022 in Tampa. "I'm a woman," Williams said. "I was born with rights that will never be taken away."
  5. St. Petersburg Central Plaza sells for $13 million; owners look to redevelop
    Mar. 24• St. Petersburg
    A site plan for the redeveloped Central Plaza in St. Petersburg. The new owners are a development group that includes Eastman Equity, Kettler and Blake Investment Partners.
  6. St. Petersburg approves allowing some single-family homes to become multifamily
    Mar. 24• St. Petersburg
    Signs against the new zoning that would allow single-family homes to be converted to duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to increase density are visible at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street and 22nd Avenue North on Monday in St. Petersburg.
  7. USF faculty condemns bills to alter Florida higher education: ‘Just baffling’
    Mar. 23• Education
    Students walk near the Marshall Student Center on the University of South Florida's Tampa campus.
  8. Taylor Swift in Tampa: parking and traffic tips
    Mar. 23• Music
    Taylor Swift, shown performing during the opener of her Eras tour on March 17 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, will be in Tampa for three sold-out shows April 13, 14 and 15. Fans are advised to plan ahead for parking and traffic.
  9. DeSantis administration scrubs ‘equity’ from state health priorities
    Mar. 23• News
    Joseph Ladapo speaks during a news conference at the Don Soffer Clinical Research Center at the University of Miami on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
  10. St. Petersburg motorcyclist dies from injuries in Central Avenue crash, officers say
    Mar. 23• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg motorcyclist , Stephen Mathowsky, 49, died Tuesday from injuries he suffered in a March 12 crash at the intersection of Central Avenue and 20th Street, the St. Petersburg Police Department said Wednesday.
  11. Pinellas deputy justified in killing of man who shot cop, state attorney rules
    Mar. 22• Breaking News
    The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office ruled that deputies were justified in fatally shooting a man who opened fire on them and wounded K-9 deputy Matthew Aitken, above.
  12. Florida NAACP calls for travel advisory amid political tensions
    Mar. 22• Hillsborough
    NAACP Hillsborough County Branch President Yvette Lewis is pictured at a news conference outside Tampa Park Plaza on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The NAACP may consider issuing a travel advisory for tourists to Florida.
  13. What happened when a St. Petersburg mom saw violence at her son’s middle school
    Mar. 22• Education
    Treia Martin, left, and her son, Siam Sinchat, a sixth grade student at Bay Point Middle, get ready to drive to school from their St. Petersburg home on Feb. 28.
  14. Security guards recall fight to stop armed man in devil mask at Tampa strip club
    Mar. 21• Crime
    A gunshot was fired into the front door of Tampa’s Mons Venus strip club early Sunday morning after security guards encountered a man who was wielding a gun and wearing a “red and black devil mask” as he tried to get inside, police said.
  15. Old neighborhoods, new density? Where do St. Petersburg Council members stand?
    Mar. 21• St. Petersburg
    Signs rejecting new zoning that would allow single-family homes to be converted to duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to increase density are visible on the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street and 22nd Ave N on Monday.
  16. Which projects could compete with Rays stadium for Pinellas tax dollars?
    Mar. 21• Pinellas
    BayCare Ballpark is the spring training facility for the Philadelphia Phillies. The organization has started pitching local officials on a revamped baseball complex — one of the projects that could compete for the same pot of tourist tax dollars likely to be sought for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.
  17. 9 unexpected things to check out from Hillsborough and Pinellas libraries
    Mar. 21• Life & Culture
    You'll find more than books at the Clearwater Main Library. At the library's "Thingamabrary," people can check out board games, tools, telescopes, technical kits, art kits, jumper cables, video games and enjoy Wi-Fi hot spots.
  18. Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in St. Petersburg, police say
    Mar. 20• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg resident Seymour Lewis, 88, was crossing Mirror Lake Drive N when he was hit by the driver of a white Mazda 3 on Monday, according to police. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
  19. St. Peterburg Crislip Cafe to close due to staffing shortages, inflation
    Mar. 20• St. Petersburg
    The interior at The Merchant, downtown on Central Avenue, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The Merchant will expand into the space of the Crislip Cafe, which announced on March 20, 2023 that it was closing.
  20. Concert by Chicago to celebrate Hooters 40th anniversary in Clearwater
    Mar. 20• Life & Culture
    Chicago, shown here at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York in 2016, will perform in Clearwater's Coachman Park on Oct. 7 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hooters.
  21. Man guilty of fatal St. Petersburg shootings sparked by fight over girl, jury decides
    Mar. 18• Crime
    James Pagán, 30, walks into a Clearwater courtroom Wednesday in Clearwater. Pagán was convicted of shooting and killing 18-year-old Barbarajean Lombardi and 21-year-old Tommy Dixon on Sept. 16, 2021.
  22. Body of woman found in St. Petersburg, death investigation underway, police say
    Mar. 17• Crime
    Police say they are investigating the death of a woman found Friday with “upper body trauma” in the 200 block of 37th Street North in St. Petersburg.
  23. With a thumbs up and fist pump, Pinellas K-9 deputy shot by suspect leaves hospital
    Mar. 17• Pinellas
    Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Matt Aitken, center, holds his 9-year-old daughter's hand as he walks out of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg on Friday, five days after he was shot by an auto burglary suspect. Walking with Aitken, at right, is Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
  24. ‘Spring Breakers’ movie turns 10. Here’s how Tampa Bay played a starring role.
    Mar. 16• Life & Culture
    Spring Breakers, written and directed by Harmony Korine and rated R, was largely filmed in Pinellas County.
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