Officials of Secrets of the Sea Marine Exploration Center and Aquarium announced it is the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Progress Energy Foundation that will support an interactive exhibit. The grant is among the first that have been awarded to The Pier Aquarium’s new visitor attraction that is scheduled to open at John’s [...]

U.S. Attorney’s Office January 09, 2012                          Middle District of Florida (813) 274-6000 TAMPA, FL—A 25-year-old resident of Pinellas Park, Fla., has been charged in connection with an alleged plot to attack locations in Tampa with a vehicle bomb, assault rifle, and other explosives, announced Robert E. O’Neill, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida; [...]

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Release Number: 11-290 Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau Special Operations Division -Patrol Deputies (North and South County) -Prisoner Transport Unit -Traffic Crash Investigators – Community Policing Unit – K-9 Unit – Explorer Post 900 Investigative Operations Bureau -Narcotics Unit Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID) What: In an effort to [...]

ConsumerAffairs.com Other banks left BA standing alone to face enraged consumers After looking around and finding itself alone, Bank of America is canceling its plan to charge $5 per month for customers who use their debit cards to make purchases. The plan enraged consumers.  Thousands said they had canceled or planned to cancel their Bank [...]

Pinellas County Communications Pinellas County Extension and the University of Florida/IFAS Extension will partner with the James and Heather Gills YMCA in St. Petersburg to help those with diabetes take charge. The program will include eight sessions taught by qualified educators and health professionals. The series will concentrate on important steps that can be taken [...]

ConsumerAffairs.com You can run but you can’t hide. Not easily anyway. OnStar is notifying its customers that it keeps a record of the speed and location of OnStar-equipped cars, even after drivers discontinue their monthly service. Why? It might find a buyer for the data. Adam Denison, a spokesman for the General Motors subsidiary, said [...]

Pinellas County Communications Q: I live in unincorporated Pinellas County. What does that mean? A: It means you are in good company. Roughly 280,000 people reside in unincorporated Pinellas County, which represents the 36 percent of the County not located within one of the 24 municipalities. The unincorporated areas include communities from the Pasco County [...]

By Gene Coppola, Library Director A couple of years ago the library unveiled a new section called the “Art Alcove.” This area is located immediately to your left as you enter the inside sliding glass doors, just across from the new Members Services Desk. Since the unveiling, the area has been renamed the “John Brock [...]

By Scott McGuff, Oldsmar Fire Chief On Monday Aug. 22, our school children will once again walk, ride their bikes and travel by car or bus to the first day of school in Pinellas County. Motorists have had the summer off as well as the kids and have not had to stop for a school [...]

By Jerry Custin, President & CEO, Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Aug. 17 will find 100 or so recreational golfers involved in the World Indoor Golf Championship. The players in the 19th annual Hole Mixer and Putt Fore Fun will be visiting nine local establishments each featuring appetizers, drink specials and some of [...]