TREASURE ISLAND — A transportation service that focuses on providing traveling entertainment, rather than just standard trips between destinations, recently kicked off its inaugural service along Gulf Boulevard with rides into Madeira Beach, Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach.
TREASURE ISLAND — A transportation service that focuses on providing traveling entertainment, rather than just standard trips between destinations, recently kicked off its inaugural service along Gulf Boulevard with rides into Madeira Beach, Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach.
Ralph T. Heath Jr., whose decades of work at the beachside bird rescue he founded in Pinellas County brought him national attention, died Saturday, Oct. 2, the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary said in a statement. He was 76.
TREASURE ISLAND — A vote by Treasure Island commissioners to ratify an agreement to be a member of the Gulf Beaches Library consortium for five more years passed by a narrow 3-2 margin at their Oct. 5 meeting.
Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped by Crabby Bill’s Restaurant to make the announcement that the state will provide matching funds for a $4 million project to upgrade the pumping station.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — The group of IRB Action 2000 volunteers had barely gathered in the 17th Avenue public beach access parking lot around 9 a.m. Oct. 2 before splitting into teams and springing into action, pulling weeds, laying mulch, and picking up trash under the strengthening early morn…
REDINGTON SHORES — A year ago, “free” parking for residents at town-owned lots got a lot more costly. The town commission decided to replace a hang tag costing $3, which would allow residents to park annually at no charge, with a $50 sticker. Now the town is looking to reverse that decision.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — A large crowd turned out for the latest Barrier Islands Governmental Council (BIG-C) meeting Sept. 29 at Indian Rocks Beach City Hall.
MADEIRA BEACH — The city commission decided at a special meeting on Oct. 4 to appoint Recreation Director Jay Hatch as interim city manager. He will replace current City Manager Bob Daniels, whose contract expires Nov. 1. Hatch will serve until a new city manager is hired.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — The City Commission recently unanimously approved the final budget and millage rate for fiscal year 2021-22.
The city of St. Pete Beach invites the public to attend quarterly town hall meetings on subjects of interest to residents and businesses.
TREASURE ISLAND — Hoteliers and developers traditionally come before the City Commission to discuss their project and request site plan approval.
MADEIRA BEACH — The search for a city manager will continue, following the rejection of the job by Lee Staab from Colorado, who had been the City Commission’s number one choice. But this time, there will be an important difference as the search process moves forward.
ST. PETE BEACH — Will the Beach Theatre go back to its roots as a movie house? When will it open? What is happening next?
ST. PETE BEACH — The city’s popular Freebee on the Beach shuttle will soon extend its service from its northern terminus at Pinellas County Beach Access Park, 47th Avenue and Gulf Boulevard, to 75th Avenue off the Corey Causeway.
ST. PETE BEACH — A little noticed non-ad valorem tax, which appears on yearly property tax bills called a stormwater service assessment, was increased by a total of 10% during this year’s budget process to fund future infrastructure costs.
REDINGTON BEACH — Fifteen-year-old Britt Wotovich and her family are in Portugal this week, and not for a vacation.
This tiny beach town of about 1,500 people is engaged in a potentially epic political and legal battle between beach residents and the town’s government over who has the right to use the dry sandy portion of its gulf-front beaches. “Yes, this could go as far as the U.S. Supreme Court,” says Redington Beach Town Attorney Robert Eschenfelder.
REDINGTON SHORES — Town Attorney James Denhardt, who has represented Redington Shores for the past 43 years, submitted his resignation effective Sept. 30. Denhardt’s resignation followed a decision by the town to seek new bids for the town attorney position. Commissioner Michael Robinson sai…
TREASURE ISLAND — A plan to replace the seawall surrounding the Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis Recreation Center with a “living shoreline” has been temporarily paused by the city to secure additional grant funding.
MADEIRA BEACH — After a weeks-long city manager selection process that reduced the candidate list from 28, to seven, to four, and then two, and the final selection of Lee Staab from Colorado, the City Commission is now back where they started.
TREASURE ISLAND — The city’s primary wastewater pump station, at 120 108th Avenue, is over 40 years old and is in need of reconstruction to withstand a storm surge and flooding from a major hurricane.
MADEIRA BEACH — Following an extensive and exhaustive selection process that started with 28 candidates, the City Commission met in a special meeting Sept. 7 and made the final decision for city manager. In a close vote, a sharply divided commission picked Lee Staab, a Colorado resident with…
ST. PETE BEACH — Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church, at 107 16th Ave., had its prayers answered when a judge ruled in January that it could use its parking lot to collect donations from anyone, including beachgoers looking for a parking spot.
MADEIRA BEACH — The choices for city manager have been reduced to two finalists. In a special meeting on Sept. 7, the city commission will decide whether to keep current City Manager Bob Daniels or pick Lee Staab, a Colorado resident with a military background, as his replacement.
The legendary Beach Theatre, which in its heyday saw moviegoers line up to see early talking motion pictures and then, a generation later, attracted costumed fans to be part of the action at showings of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” will get a sequel with new owners.
MADEIRA BEACH — After having decided in a close vote not to extend the contract of City Manager Bob Daniels, and to advertise the position, the City Commission on Aug. 11 narrowed down the applicants for the job to seven finalists from a field of 28. That voting was based upon commissioners’…
MADEIRA BEACH — After a year-and-a-half hiatus due to the pandemic, longtime Pinellas County resident Stella Moore was recently welcomed back with open arms to the Madeira Beach Publix.
SEMINOLE — Tampa Bay Newspapers Associate Publisher Jay Rey has been named publisher for the organization, which includes publications in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Hillsborough counties.
SEMINOLE — In simple terms, Tampa Bay Newspapers publisher Dan Autrey explained the reason for his success while at the helm of community papers for many years.
ST. PETE BEACH — The Dunes Condominium Association has filed a lawsuit against St. Pete Beach to invalidate a resolution passed by the City Commission on April 27 that granted the proposed Miramar Resort conditional use to construct a 7-story, 54-room resort hotel.
REDINGTON SHORES — The town’s problems with Fourth of July fireworks continue, despite a successful outcome this year.
MADEIRA BEACH — The planned Schooner Hotel development has taken the next step in the approval process for it to be built. During a quasi-judicial hearing at the July 14 city commission meeting, the city determined that the project meets the legal requirements to qualify for Planned Developm…
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Michael Alfaro believes there is a bit of irony involved with opening his new restaurant, Groupers on the Gulf.
While residents, businesses and visitors along Pinellas County beach communities dodged Hurricane Elsa’s wrath with a tropical storm practice run, sea turtle hatchlings weren’t as lucky, with some not surviving rain and tidal surge in their tiny nest “clutches” on the beach.
TREASURE ISLAND — The local real estate market’s “rocket ship” helped Pinellas County property values shrug off the pandemic and continue their steady climb — but homeowners shouldn’t expect that to translate to much relief in their tax bills.
A developer is proposing Corey Landing, a mixed-use project that could bring 243 residential units along with retail and restaurants to the east end of Corey Avenue.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Complaints about noise from now-defunct bars that operated at a location on Gulf Boulevard have not fallen on deaf ears.
MADEIRA BEACH — City Manager Bob Daniels could be replaced after serving two years. Or, he could stay on and get a raise.
INDIAN SHORES — In the arsenal of non-lethal force, law enforcement has a new tool: the BolaWrap remote restraint device. The Indian Shores Police Department sponsored a demonstration of the innovative apparatus May 25 at the town’s Municipal Center.
MADEIRA BEACH — A once-touted agreement to lease rather than buy city vehicles has not worked out as planned, and the city will now purchase its eight leased vehicles and will buy any future equipment needs.
ST. PETE BEACH — City commissioners have denied a recommendation to remove more than 40 “Children at Play” signs scattered along residential neighborhood streets throughout St. Pete Beach.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Larry Gerwig, whose construction skills helped shape Tampa Bay’s skyline over several decades, died Wednesday, April 21. He was 76.
TREASURE ISLAND — Commissioners declined to accept a proposed interlocal agreement regulating the Gulf Beaches Public Library, stating their concerns have not been addressed and they are not satisfied with why their suggested contract changes were denied.
TREASURE ISLAND — The Treasure Island Historical Society will soon have a place to call home, display memorabilia and store local historic treasures: At the new City Hall Center at 10451 Gulf Blvd.
TIERRA VERDE — Geysers of white water exploded into the air last week as underwater explosives shattered supports of the 60-year-old Tierra Verde bridge, now replaced by a new fixed-span bridge connecting the island communities of Tierra Verde and Isla del Sol.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Weekend visitors who can’t find a parking space on Indian Rocks Beach find hope at Cavalry Episcopal Church on First Street, where parking can be had after putting a few dollars in an outdoor donation box.
Beachgoers likely won’t have to dodge electric bikes on the sand. The flashing yellow safety beacons at crosswalks aren’t going anywhere. A vacation-rental effort that some feared would turn quiet beach neighborhoods into “Jersey Shore” episodes every spring break has evaporated.
Former Madeira Beach City Manager Shane Crawford said he was encouraged by numerous people and groups in Treasure Island to apply for the top job in that city, but he has “made the decision to avoid local government.”
TREASURE ISLAND — During a commission meeting to consider selecting Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Amy Davis for the city’s top administrative post, it was revealed that friends of a controversial former beach city manager lobbied to open up the search for applicants.
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Florida’s new COVID-19 case count continues to go down. The Department of Health reported 19,519 (2,788 a day) for the week of Oct. 8-15, compared to 25,792 (3,970 a day) for Oct. 1-7.
