A fight over free speech turned into fisticuffs at a city council meeting that left the brother of one of the council members arrested. ...more

October 16, 2009

BayWalk had oodles of potential when it debuted in 2000, just like its Tampa contemporaries Centro Ybor and Channelside Bay Plaza. ...more

January 4, 2009

Pals and politicos, socialites and supporters braved a chilly breeze and surly protesters to attend the wedding of Gov. Charlie Crist and businesswoman Carole Rome on Friday night in St. Petersburg. ...more

December 13, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist became the first sitting Florida governor to wed in nearly 42 years, exchanging vows Friday evening with New York socialite Carole Rome in a church ceremony. ...more

December 12, 2008

The black activist group, International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, announced today that it plans to conduct an act of civil disobedience Wednesday at the World Series opener at Tropicana Field. ...more

October 21, 2008

As expected, the black activist group, the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, is not happy with a second review that found a St. Petersburg police officer was justified in fatally shooting a teenager in June ...more

October 7, 2008

The local state attorney's investigation into the police shooting of 17-year-old Javon Dawson was complete and thorough, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has concluded after conducting an independent review. ...more

October 6, 2008

St. Petersburg police received an anonymous tip Tuesday – that Keon Dawson, the younger brother of Javon Dawson, had a gun on campus at Meadowland Middle School, which Keon Dawson attends. But the information turned out to be false -- and people are angry. ...more

September 3, 2008

Two St. Petersburg police officers allowed their personal feelings about the fatal shooting of Javon Dawson influence their decision June 17 to tow away a parked truck that displayed posters of the teen, authorities said. ...more

August 21, 2008

A black activist group is calling on governments to pay millions of dollars in reparations to the families of Javon Dawson and three other black teenagers who have been killed by law enforcement officers. ...more

August 16, 2008