Moments after he was ticketed for running a stop sign Thursday, a Safety Harbor man tried to ram the squad car of the Pinellas County sheriff's deputy who had stopped him - and was subsequently arrested, authorities said. ...more

June 6, 2008

PALM HARBOR - Moments after he was ticketed for running a stop sign this morning, a Safety Harbor man tried to ram the squad car of the Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy who had stopped him – and was subsequently arrested. Anthony Louis Lanni, 30, was originally given tickets for running the stop sign and for having a license plate that wasn't clearly visible, said sheriff's spokeswoman Cecilia Barreda. The license plate was covered in plastic. ...more

June 5, 2008

DUNEDIN -- Factors such as tight budgets, dwindling sponsorships from struggling businesses and rising fireworks prices are prompting some Florida cities to forgo traditional Fourth of July fireworks displays this year. That list includes cities such as Tarpon Springs and Plant City. ...more

May 31, 2008

PALM HARBOR -- The Parrot Head Day Festival will go on as planned, next weekend, but it was a close call. Lesley Klein, a co-founder of the event and an Old Palm Harbor Main Street board member, said a lack of sponsors almost forced cancellation of the 2008 Parrot Head Day. ...more

May 31, 2008

Government-sanctioned fireworks shows are a staple of Fourth of July celebrations. This year, however, various factors, both local and on the other side of the globe, are prompting many local government, here in Pinellas and elsewhere, to scrap their traditional Independence Day fireworks displays. ...more

May 31, 2008

SAFETY HARBOR - From August 1944 to March 1945, World War II airman George Costage saw no shortage of combat missions. ...more

May 28, 2008

Monday CHRISTIAN BUSINESS CONNECTION, BRANDON: Weekly at 8 a.m., Mimi's Cafe, 804 Providence Road, Brandon. Call Jeff Sheffer at (813) 661-2966 or go to www.christian businessconnections.com. ...more

May 24, 2008

- The city's time-honored tradition of saluting our nation's fallen defenders continues this Monday, Memorial Day. ...more

May 24, 2008

OLDSMAR, Fla. -- The city's time-honored tradition of saluting our nation's fallen defenders continues this Monday, Memorial Day. ...more

May 20, 2008

As they look for ways to balance planned spending for next fiscal year coupled with falling revenue, Pinellas officials are bringing "clustering" to north-county parks. ...more

May 17, 2008