Pinellas Park News

If a hurricane ... even a Category 1 storm ... targets Pinellas County this year, the surge of water from Old Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico could cause millions of dollars in damages and threaten the lives of thousands of people.

The new McDevitt Historical Park will soon open to the public. The park, located off of 59th Street and Park Boulevard, is named after an early Pinellas Park pioneer who helped create the city in the early 1900s.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. Florida banks are still wrestling with plenty of problems, as the latest analysis from BauerFinancial in today's Business Weekly clearly shows.

Jon Novotny, 61, of Pinellas Park, is one of three local men who responded to an ad by My Career Corp., paid $75 and have had no job leads.

This city's staff has the go-ahead to create the county's newest disc golf course.

About 20 people sweated their way through last Saturday's muggy and hot morning to paint the inside of the recently-closed Pinellas Park Boys and Girls Club.

Craig Carter, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM, director of the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, was recognized during a retirement ceremony March 22 at the Army Reserve Medical Command in Pinellas Park, Fla., for his 42 years of military service.

Four years after Pinellas Circuit Judge Nancy Moate Ley sent convicted killer Franklin Delano Floyd to death row for murdering an exotic dancer, he's coming back to face her again today.

Major flooding in various parts of Pinellas Park can result due to the lack of maintenance of local storm water systems if the Pinellas Park Water Management District is allowed to die.

Carmelita's started in 1983 by Carmen and Vincent Lopez. It has become the standard as far as Mexican food is concerned.

Pinellas Park Officer and his K-9 partner suffered minor injuries in crash with another driver late Thursday night.

Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:09am EDT - Buddy sits outside his tent at the tent city homeless community, known as Pinellas Hope in Pinellas Park, Florida June 6, 2009.

While many of their peers were sleeping in late, a group of former and current students at Seminole Vocational Education Center spent mornings the last couple of weeks performing work on a humanitarian project.

A strong thunderstorm with heavy rain is now over southeastern Pinellas County and nearly stationary.

A suspicious powdery substance sent emergency crews to the Criminal Courts Complex this afternoon.

Fest to raise money for basketball hub at church The League of Faith Coalition's "Save Our Children" project is raising money for a basketball complex at Bethel Community Baptist Church, 2901 54th Ave.

What's In Store at The Pantry? CSPTV pays a visit to The Pantry for a store tour and a conversation on the post-Sodini plans for this 1,600 store chain.

Golf carts could soon become a common sight on some city streets, but the drivers will be looking for bargains, not lost balls.

More senior citizens than ever are becoming victims of scam artists, and Pinellas County is described as a 'hotbed' for the worst of the perpetrators.

Colleen Turner, left, Janelle Sweitzer and Dustin Bueller graduated Friday from Heritage Private School, a group of 18 homeschoolers in Pinellas County.