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St Pete Catalyst
Published August 13Driverless vehicle company expresses interest in Pinellas County
Waymo representatives met with St. Pete officials Tuesday.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 13Retired Tampa newscaster Jeff Patterson is running for city council
Voters in the 2027 Tampa municipal election could see a very familiar face on the ballot next spring. For 38 years at WFLA, Jeff Patterson asked questions on behalf of viewers. Now it’s his turn to go under the microscope as he makes a run for the District 4 City Council Seat.…
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 13County Mosquito Control increases efforts in Palm Harbor
Pinellas County Mosquito Control is increasing efforts to “reduce mosquito populations” in the Palm Harbor area after the Florida Department of Health issued a Mosquito Borne Illness Alert, according to a prepared statement. Two cases of “locally-acquired” Dengue Fever have been…
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 13Chick-fil-A sought more room. St. Pete leaders said no
"I don’t want it to become another Tyrone. I like the small businesses there.”
Clearwater continues effort to redevelop historic North Ward Elementary
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 13‘This is pretty bad’: Judges grill DeSantis administration over Medicaid termination letters
A trio of federal judges Wednesday grilled an attorney representing the DeSantis administration over how the state terminated people from Florida’s Medicaid program in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida was first sued three years ago over how it disenrolled people…
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 13Water lettuce bloom engulfs Crescent Lake
“It’s perfectly adapted to grow and keep growing without stopping until it totally covers the water."
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 13Florida Gov. DeSantis takes aim at AOC, says it’s not time to let Dems off the hook for ‘Woke 1’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has joined the chorus of conservatives taking exception to a prominent Democratic lawmaker’s weekend comment regarding policy positions taken by progressives in 2020 that are now seen as out of the political mainstream. Speaking on ABC’s This Week, New…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 13Appeals court approves Florida plan for radioactive roads made from toxic waste
The Center for Biological Diversity’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of radioactive road material in Polk County proved unsuccessful before a federal appellate court. The case involved Mosaic Fertilizer’s use of phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct…
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 13Flock camera debate moves from protests to vandalism
"The police department doesn’t go around every day checking the cameras."
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 13GOP leads Pinellas County early voting, Democrats lead by mail
As of about 11 a.m. Thursday, 86,454 ballots had been cast.
I Love the Burg
Published August 13The Tampa restaurants everyone in St. Pete should try at least once, in honor of 813 Day
Just as St. Pete has 727 Day as our excuse to celebrate everything we love about the city, so too does Tampa have 813 Day (August 13) to commemorate all […]