MADEIRA BEACH - Rad Finz, a seafood restaurant with an equatorial (as in equator) flair, is set to open soon in the long-vacant site on Madeira Way formerly occupied by Leatherbacks Steakhouse.
REDINGTON SHORES - Mayor Bert Adams opened a special Town Commission workshop Jan. 27 held jointly with the town’s Planning and Zoning Board by saying it had nothing to do with the recent decision involving the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary.
Rods stolen from dock TREASURE ISLAND - Police are investigating the theft Jan. 31 of a pair of fishing rods off the dock of a home in 10300 block of Gulf Boulevard.
TREASURE ISLAND - The Kiwanis Club of Gulf Beaches, is sponsoring Mardi Gras Ball on Friday Feb. 12, at the Gulfport Casino, 5500 Shore Blvd. in Gulfport.
GULFPORT - The Gulfport Merchants Association is now accepting donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and personal needs to be distributed to the Gulfport Senior Center Pantry.
TREASURE ISLAND - Mayor Bob Minning hosts the annual Mayor’s Prayer Brunch Friday, Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m., at the Treasure Island Yacht and Tennis Club, 400 Treasure Island Causeway.