A new treat comes to Safety Harbor: pizza cones
SAFETY HARBORThe first time Javier Hernandez saw the peculiar treat, he was an ocean away from Safety Harbor. "I was in Sofia, Bulgaria, on business. People were carrying around these things that...
View ArticleEpilogue: His life cut short, Elliot Waterbury made his mark with humor, hard...
ST. PETERSBURG — While Elliot Waterbury was working at Deloitte in New York City, a senior manager at the company lost her home in a fire. She had a little boy.Although the family was lucky — insurance...
View ArticleAfter growing pains and pushback from neighbors, Oldsmar Cares pushes forward...
OLDSMAR — When she saw the standing room-only crowd inside City Council chambers, Brenda Gaulin, the vice chairperson for Oldsmar Cares, was surprised. But she sat down and listened to what residents...
View ArticlePinellas deputies investigating fatal stabbing in unincorporated Seminole
SEMINOLE — Detectives were investigating a death in a "domestic related incident" Monday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.About 3:23 a.m., deputies responded to a 911 call at 9500 Hamlin...
View ArticleCouncil candidate Gina Driscoll vows to improve affordable housing in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG — Of the eight candidates vying for the City Council District 6 seat, Gina Driscoll has managed to nab the endorsement of the man she could succeed.Council member Karl Nurse, who is...
View ArticleTom James and wife, Mary, talk about their James Museum of Western and...
ST. PETERSBURG — As a child, businessman and philanthropist Tom James loved cowboy movies, an affinity that would later play out in a vast collection of Western art amassed over the years with his...
View ArticleUhuru activist Eritha Cainion speaks up in St. Pete City Council race
ST. PETERSBURG — Eritha "Akile" Cainion has been one of the most vocal candidates among the crowded field running for the District 6 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council.She has garnered widespread...
View ArticleCoquina Key Neighborhood Association to hold forum for District 6 council...
ST. PETERSBURG — The Coquina Key Neighborhood Association is inviting residents to meet the crowded field of candidates running for St. Petersburg's City Council District 6 at a forum Monday...
View ArticleTrees have protector in Safety Harbor's arborist
BY PIPER CASTILLOTimes Staff WriterSAFETY HARBOR — After sharing just a slight smile when a visitor compared him to Dr. Seuss's Lorax, Art Finn walked up to the oak tree with one of his tools, a rubber...
View ArticleTreasure Island fire chief fired after four months on job
TREASURE ISLAND — Fire Chief Frank Fernandez was fired Monday after only four months on the job.Acting City Manager Amy Davis declined to give a reason, saying only that he had been on...
View ArticleJury selection in new murder retrial of former Jabil executive begins today
Jury selection in the second trial of Patrick Evans, charged with the 2008 slayings of his estranged wife and her friend, is scheduled to begin this morning.Before his arrest, Evans was a Jabil vice...
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