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Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Lightning Strikes Gym, Sparks Fire At St. Pete Catholic High School: Officials (patch.com) — St. Petersburg residents learned that lightning struck the gym at St. Petersburg Catholic High School Tuesday afternoon, sparking a fire but causing no injuries to students or staff. Fire crews quickly responded as smoke rose from the roof, and officials say the junior varsity volleyball team was inside practicing when the strike hit. Authorities are still assessing the extent of the damage.
2. Body Found Floating Near St. Pete Pier: Reports (patch.com) — People around downtown St. Petersburg were shaken after a man's body was found floating near the St. Pete Pier Tuesday afternoon, prompting a response from the police Marine Patrol Unit. Officers recovered the body and brought it to the marina, while detectives and the medical examiner work to identify the man and determine how he died.
3. South St. Pete corridor the focus of economic initiative (stpetecatalyst.com) — A major redevelopment called the Looking Glass Initiative is transforming long-neglected blocks of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street S. in South St. Petersburg with new neighborhood businesses, a teaching garden and a community center. Backed by $3.5 million in private investment and a proposed $325,000 city incentive, the project aims to support Black-owned enterprises, keep rents below nearby market rates, and add safer crosswalks and services that directly benefit surrounding residents.
4. Water transportation between St. Pete and Tampa to resume once again (wfla.com) — Year-round ferry service between St. Petersburg and Tampa is set to return, with two refurbished vessels carrying 150 to 250 passengers and fares of $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, while kids under 8 ride free. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority leaders say the boats, funded by a federal grant, should ease bridge congestion and give locals another way to reach jobs and events across the bay once Coast Guard inspections are complete.
5. Prison kitchen documentary comes to St. Pete (stpetecatalyst.com) — St. Petersburg residents can attend a free Sept. 15 screening of the award‑winning prison culinary documentary "Coldwater Kitchen" at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg's Center for Health Equity. The evening includes food, networking, and a discussion featuring the program's chef, a formerly incarcerated graduate, and local chef Marques Clark, connecting incarceration, job skills, and community opportunity.
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