Chicago group's $4 million bid for Tampa's Channelside complex rejected
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 TAMPA — A Chicago firm's $4 million bid to buy Channelside Bay Plaza has been rejected.Chicago-based M&J Wilkow Ltd., the firm that owns...
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott announces task force to explore 'stand your ground,' public...
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, April 19, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott's new task force on public safety will begin reviewing the state's "stand your ground" law...
View ArticlePrickly pear cactus could hold key to fighting oil spills, USF scientist says
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 TAMPA — One of the most controversial decisions made during the Deepwater Horizon disaster two years ago was allowing BP to spray...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg's Museum of Fine Arts ranks third in Martha Stewart's top...
By Lennie Bennett, Times Art Critic Thursday, April 19, 2012 When you're recommended by lifestyle uber-maven Martha Stewart, you're in very elite company.The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg has...
View ArticleHillsborough deputies: After 16 minutes of freedom, man commits crime again
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 TAMPA — Sixteen minutes.That's how long Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said it took from the time 22-year-old Marcus Wayne Hunt...
View ArticleFor Record Store Day, indie meets mainstream
By Sean Daly, Times Pop Music Critic Thursday, April 19, 2012 On a typical day in the hipster enclave of Daddy Kool Records, 100 or so people will wander through the doors of the St. Petersburg indie...
View ArticleIron Girl Race on Sunday: Expect morning traffic delays in downtown...
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 CLEARWATER — City officials are warning citizens about possible traffic delays and temporary road closures in downtown Clearwater and the...
View ArticleProgress Energy's proposed nuclear plant called 'poster child' for failure
By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 Authors of a new report on the future of U.S. electricity generation highlight Progress Energy's Levy County nuclear plant as "the poster...
View ArticleTampa names Ybor City-style Cuban as the city's signature sandwich
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 TAMPA — More than a century after emerging as the quintessential cigar worker's lunch in Ybor City, the humble Cuban sandwich now has...
View ArticleJury finds Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. guilty of murdering Natalie Holley
Times Staff Thursday, April 19, 2012 TAMPA — No one celebrated the quick murder verdict for Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. Thursday, or the life sentence he got."He'll be back," said Kathleen Reeves, 74, the...
View ArticleIn Pasco, River Ridge High School parents riled over student's threat,...
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 NEW PORT RICHEY— Dozens of angry River Ridge High School parents have called the Pasco County School Dswistrict this week,...
View ArticleCrackdown on synthetic marijuana ensnares Riverview convenience store
Times staff Thursday, April 19, 2012 RIVERVIEW — A convenience store owner and clerk were arrested, and 3,100 packets of synthetic marijuana were confiscated, after detectives bought the banned drug...
View ArticlePolicing police fashion: Cops go khaki for the right reasons at RNC
By Sue Carlton, Times Columnist Thursday, April 19, 2012 So Tampa police plan to swap those dark, serious uniforms of theirs for a lighter khaki version when the Republican National Convention hits...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin's parents reject request for private meeting with accused killer
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 TAMPA — The parents of Trayvon Martin will not grant a request any time soon to meet with their son's accused killer, their attorney...
View ArticlePinellas County limits reclaimed water usage
Times staff Thursday, April 19, 2012 To avoid the risk of running out of reclaimed water, Pinellas County officials are limiting the amount customers can use.Pinellas customers will have reclaimed...
View ArticleHernando teen accused of setting five fires in Hudson, burning 25 acres
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 HUDSON — Cpl. Erica Poole, a school resource officer at Thomas E. Weightman Middle School, was off duty about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday when she...
View ArticleHernando Animal Services under fire for same-day euthanization of dog
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — Laurie Boynton had a sense of Zeus after playing with the young, bouncy black-and-white dog for just a few minutes last...
View ArticleWarrant issued for owner of Palm Harbor sweepstakes cafe
By Peter Jamison, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has issued an arrest warrant for the owner of an Internet cafe in Palm Harbor that detectives say was...
View ArticleRon Jon Surf Shop to open on Clearwater Beach next month
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 CLEARWATER — Starbucks isn't coming to Clearwater Beach after all, but another iconic American brand is taking its place — Ron Jon Surf...
View ArticleWrite-in candidate closes Republican primary in District 36 state House race
By Lee Logan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2012 PORT RICHEY — When Mike Fasano campaigns for a return to the state House this year, his primary election will be limited to Republican...
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