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When the local cable channel returns in March it will include web streaming to air meetings and other announcements online, the Beach Beacon reports.
City officials are pressing the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative to fund the renovation earlier than planned while it still has money available, The Gabber reports.
At its Feb. 26 meeting, Pinellas County Commissioners will vote on whether or not to place a sales tax for transit improvement on the November 2014 ballot.
Madeira Beach Commissioner Nancy T. Oakley has withdrawn as a candidate, giving Seat 3 to challenger Margie Elaine Poe.
The park is ready to undergo a $900,000 makeover that will bring new pay stations for parking, more parking spots, turtle-friendly lights and more.
Here is a look at some of the holiday closings on the beaches and around Pinellas County for Presidents Day.
State Rep. Larry Ahern, whose district includes Indian Rocks Beach and Indian Shores, has filed a bill that he says will help lawn enforcement agencies arrest people who possess personal identification that is not their own.
County commissioner Norm Roche said it would be easier to advocate for a statewide domestic partnership registry than have varying registries at the local level.
Pinellas County Commissioners added a discussion about gun background checks to their legislative agenda.
Future improvements include adding trains, moving the rental car facility and expanding terminals.
Local city and community leaders from across Florida asked their local legislative officials Monday to stand up and support President Obama's gun violence prevention policies.
Florida Sen. Jack Latvala of Clearwater and Rep. Kathleen Peters of St. Petersburg want all military veterans to receive in-state tuition in Florida.
The majority of the money will go to Sunset Beach on Treasure Island and Pass-A-Grille Beach on Long Key.
Nearly $500,000 in repairs to Clearwater Beach's Pier 60, including fixing portions of the concrete deck and pilings, replacing railings and installing a catwalk around the bait house starts Monday. The project is expected to last six months, which
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Pinellas County Commission will vote on its 2013 legislative priorities.
A vote to further explore the possibility of allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to look for a stadium outside St. Petersburg failed Thursday.
Town officials are considering an ordinance that would penalize landlords who habitually rent to problem tenants, the Beach Beacon reports. A simliar law took effect in Madeira Beach last year.
Pinellas County Property Appraiser Pam Dubov said filing for the property tax exemption ends March 1.
Pinellas County officials said they might have to start thinking about the long-term budget impacts of climate change.
The U.S. Postal Service announced it will end Saturday mail delivery by Aug. 1. Speak out, Pinellas beach communities: How will this affect you?
Indian Rocks Beach, Madeira Beach, St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island are seeking more than $12 million in damages as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
A legal agreement the owner of Sail Honeymoon made three years ago with Dunedin requires that he re-bid for his kayak and sailboat rental business, but some commissioners are looking to create a loophole to bypass the bidding process.
St. Pete council members hope to get the ball rolling on the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium search by proposing that the team pay an annual "exploration" fee in exchange for looking at potential sites in Pinellas and Hillsborough.
Pinellas County Commissioners will start forming the FY2014 budget Tuesday at a budget work session.
City officials hope to have a plan to revitalize the Corey Avenue business district in place by May, the Beach Beacon reports.
Madeira Beach is looking to get $2.5 million from the damages done by the BP oil spill.
Starting Februrary 2, the drinking ban on Sunset Beach will go into effect until September 29.
The fourth floor community center at the Indian Shores Municipal Center is to be named after Lawrence Nayman, the town’s former building official.
The unnamed park at Walsingham and Gulf Boulevard is still nameless after a proposal for a name was turned down.
While some states are eyeing a switch that would award Electoral College votes based on how a Congressional district votes, Florida’s State House Speaker Will Weatherford says it’s a bad idea. Do you agree?
The Rays organization met with the Hillsborough County Commission Tuesday and said Major League Baseball does not believe in the Tampa Bay area.
Treasure Island City Commission is considering a resolution that would cut the price of parking permits in half for a two-week period.
The replacement for the Capri Bridge has been pushed back a week to January 28.
Governments see Joel Chandler as a nuisance, a costly nuisance. Chandler argues he's a watchdog and civil rights advocate.
To go along with the new chronic nuisance property code, Madeira Beach is offering a class to help landlords deal with deal with the tenants involved with nuisance activities.
Find out what's open on the beaches on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The song "Grouper Republic" by Pete Shacketthas been chosen as the official song of Madeira Beach.
A new study attempts to rank the sexual health of every state in the nation and Washington, D.C, while gauging how social issues and state law affect sexual health.
College juniors and seniors majoring in political science, public administration or business administration, journalism or mass communications at an accredited Florida college could be eligible for a $1,200 scholarship.