Article Archive for September 2009
A group of beach communities in Pinellas County are moving forward with their plans for independence.
The communities of Island Estates, Sand Key and Clearwater Beach want to be their own cities. Right now, they are …
The second annual Moving Towards a Cure event kicked off this weekend in Clearwater.
A brain cancer survivor started the event, and proceeds go towards researching a brain cancer vaccine.
“This experimental vaccine is a vaccine that …
A Clearwater woman is the first person in more than three years to be attacked by an alligator in Pinellas County.
Diane Blackwood, 48, was walking her dog Monday afternoon at Sawgrass Lake Park in St. …
The Rippingtons are appearing at Ruth Eckard Hall 1111 North McMullen Booth Road Clearwater, FL 33759 on Tuesday October 6th 2009 at 7:00 Pm
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The Rippingtons are a contemporary or fusion jazz group …
Signaling the end of the shuttle program, NASA has chosen astronauts for the final scheduled flight for Discovery.
The final flight concludes 29 years of missions orbiting planet Earth.
The September 2010 flight will carry a pressurized …
A Clearwater man was hurt when he fell off a boat which then ran over him.
Three people were on board a 17-foot boat near John’s Pass when a steering cable snapped and the pilot lost …
I’m surprised this don’t happen more often. I drive a lot around Pinellas county, and when it’s raining with lighting striking all around. People are running across streets with a lighting rod (umbrella) high above …
A temporary homeless shelter in Pinellas County is expanding.
Construction on Pinellas Hope II, the second phase of the homeless compound in St. Petersburg, got underway Friday.
The second phase will feature 80 permanent housing units on …
A Clearwater man is facing charges after police said he called 911 after a bartender refused to serve him anymore.
According to the St. Petersburg Times,
Vincent Smith, 54, dialed 911 Tuesday night after a bartender at …
The Coast Guard
rescued five men from their sinking boat in the Gulf Tuesday afternoon.
The Coast Guard got the mayday call about 10 a.m. The boat began taking on water 31 miles west of Anclote Key.
“When …
