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Parking Changes Offer Beach Residents Relief in time for the Memorial Holiday
Plagued by beachgoers parking on sprinkler heads and blocking mailboxes and driveways, residents asked the city commission to fix the problem. By Memorial Day, the city will have the following rules in place.
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Former American Airlines stewardesses gather in St. Pete Beach for Kiwi Club's 60th
They call themselves the Kiwi Club. It's a nonprofit group of 1,600 current and former employees of American Airlines. They gathered over the weekend at the TradeWinds resort to celebrate the group's 60th anniversary.
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Sirata Beach Resort to give free night to active U.S Military
The Sirata Beach Resort and Conference Center will give away 100 FREE rooms per night in thankful recognition of outstanding active military service.
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Traffic flow change pondered in St. Pete Beach
A proposal to modify 75th Avenue and part of Gulf Boulevard has some St. Pete Beach residents concerned and suggesting alternatives.
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After heated discussion, St. Pete Beach to seek information from sheriff on contract costs
After more than an hour of heated debate and insistence that they did not want to disband the police department, city commissioners are going to consider doing just that.
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Currents carry fishing buoy 600 miles around Florida; name sends it home
Craig Cavanaugh learned years ago that if you fish and dive in the Gulf of Mexico, you should put your name on all equipment. You never know where it might end up.
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Take flight at the Tradewinds on St. Pete Beach
Beginning this April St. Pete Beach visitors can fly with a ride on a JetLev a water propelled jetpack that soars up to heights of 30 feet at 30 miles per hour at the TradeWinds
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St. Pete Beach looking to revitalize Corey Avenue
The city of St. Pete Beach is looking at new options to encourage beachgoers to spend money in its downtown district.
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Travel website names St. Pete Beach top beach destination
The travel website TripAdvisor.com has named St. Pete Beach as the country's top beach destination.
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TradeWinds Sandpiper Suites to Become First Guy Harvey Outpost Resort
Over the next few months, the TradeWinds Sandpiper Suites on St. Pete Beach, Fla. will be transformed into Guy Harvey Outpost – a TradeWinds Beach Resort, becoming the first Guy Harvey Outpost in the United States.
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St. Pete Beach's Alden Suites Undergoes Renovation of Gulf Front Suites
St. Pete Beach Resort, Alden Suites, has undergone a $400,000 renovation of its Gulf Front Suites, formerly known as the Lanai Suites.
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'Spring Breakers' starring James Franco expected to film in bay area
Principal photography is expected to commence later this month in St. Pete Beach, continuing through March. Spring Breakers is slated to reach theaters in 2013.
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St. Pete Beach gets federal grant for marina
An idea to reinvigorate the city's downtown with a high-traffic marina got a major cash infusion this week when the city won $219,750 from a federal grant to build transient docks.
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Inflatable dog stands his ground in St. Pete Beach
The 6-foot-high, short-eared dog chewing on a red stocking stands in defiance to government bureaucracy. His owner, Alan Ronay, is determined to leave the inflatable pup atop his dog boutique's delivery van, even though he has been told he is in violation of the city's sign ordinance.
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St. Pete Beach gets victory concerning development rules in appeals court
The city has won yet another case in its seemingly never-ending legal battle over development rules.
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St. Pete Beach police say man's gift card scam cost bars, restaurants thousands
Hefner worked fast, the detective said. In two days in August he's accused of hitting Hooters, Lee Roy Selmon's, Paddy O'Sullivan's, Ruby Tuesday, the Sloppy Pelican and the Twisted Tarpon. He's also accused of bilking establishments in Madeira Beach, St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg and Treasure Island.
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St. Pete Beach approves $25K traffic analysis to vet one-way street plan
Could redirecting the traffic flow in the city's downtown core bring more business to Corey Avenue merchants?
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Swigwam Beach Bar in St. Pete Beach keeps its sidewalk seating, despite complaints, commission decides
The 3-2 vote to allow the bar to continue to sell alcohol to patrons sitting in chairs on the sidewalk outside the bar echoed an equally sharp split among Corey Avenue business owners.
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Buy PSTA passes at Maddy’s in St. Pete Beach
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority welcomes Maddy’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Sweets & Treats, 595 Corey Ave., as a new PSTA ticket outlet and vendor.
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Bongo's beachfront bar in St. Pete Beach is gone Coral Reef Hotel getting facelift
The former Bongo's beachfront bar at the Coral Reef Hotel is gone and the boarded-up hotel is getting a facelift.
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Beach to Bay trolley starts
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will kick off its new Beach to Bay trolley service Sept. 30 that will transport passengers from Pass-a-Grille to The Pier in downtown St. Petersburg and back. PSTA will kick off the new service with an introductory trolley run that will begin at 2:45 p.m. at the Freefall Theatre Co., 6099 Central Ave. Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to Cyndi Raskin-Schmitt at craskin@psta.net or by calling 540-4828.
Don CeSar hotel on St. Pete Beach gets a major makeover, name change
It's not the fountain. It's not even the replica of the fountain. It may be a substitute for the replica of yet another fountain in London where the builder of the Don CeSar supposedly met his true love and inspiration for his pink palace by the sea. So perhaps it's the fountain twice removed.
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Pedestrian Flags Make Gulf Boulevard Safer
Unless you live on the Gulf side, crossing Gulf Boulevard to enjoy a few hours at the Beach without pedestrian safety measures could be scary, especially when Tampa has been dubbed tops on the list of cities to incur traffic accidents.
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Trolley changes mean transfer on beach trip
The Beach Trolley trip that now allows tourists to travel the full extent of Pinellas County beaches from Clearwater Beach to Pass-a-Grille will get a bit shorter next month.
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St. Pete Beach Connector Trolley Will End in October
The Connector Trolley that runs from Gulfport to St. Pete Beach will be discontinued after Sept. 30. Gulfport City Manager James O'Reilly says the grant from the Florida Department of Transportation expires at the end of September, less than two months from now. In a previous story, O'Reilly said "the intention of the initial grant was for the PSTA to add additional routes." Gulfport "was an underserved route," he said.
Florida's St. Pete beach rated best for families
Looking for the best family beach in the United States? St. Pete/Clearwater's Fort De Soto Park was named best family beach by the editors of Parents magazine for its water quality reports, calm surf, lifeguards and more. Located at the southern tip of St. Petersburg, Florida, its natural sandbar off the coast makes a warm lagoon-like pool.
Tearful locals bid farewell to tiny, historic Pass-a-Grille post office
For the past few weeks, the locals lobbied postal clerk Dick Weber for his final postmark. The post office was closing on Friday after nearly 106 years, and it was for many in this town like the loss of a stolid old-timer.
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