Redington Shores News

Friends of Gulf Beaches library book sale MADEIRA BEACH - The Friends of Gulf Beaches Public Library plans its annual library book sale Saturday, Oct.

The Redington Beach City Commission decided Oct. 20 to send a commission member to an upcoming Redington Shores town meeting to discuss purchasing two lots located south of Redington Beach Town Park.

Gwen Novak admits she gets most of her ideas first thing in the morning. So when the Redington Shores resident woke up about a month ago, the thought of organizing a cancer benefit event seemed like a pretty good idea.

Pinellas County commissioners have been forced to lay off employees and reduce services, so it is understandably difficult for them to stomach the projected cost of a proposed new service: free countywide curbside recycling for residents.

After months of uncertainty, the county has decided to fund Station 26, the EMS first responder station that serves the Redington communities and Indian Shores.

They say you can't go home again but that's never been an issue for Redington Shores Town Clerk Mary Palmer.

Citing uncertainties about Treasure Island's commitment, the Redington Shores Town Commission declined to approve a new three-year agreement needed to fund the Gulf Beaches Public Library.

Two Tampa Bay area businessmen were appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to the board of directors for Enterprise Florida Inc.

A Pinellas County worker stumbled upon an interesting find. What looked like rocks, turned out to be bones thousands of years old.

The Redington Beach Town Commission set its tentative millage rate July 21 at 1.94 mills for the next fiscal year.

The benefits and drawbacks of drilling for oil and gas off Florida's west coast were debated at a recent panel discussion on the subject sponsored by the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce.

The Redington Beach Town Commission set its tentative millage rate July 21 at 1.94 mills for the next fiscal year.

Sierra Kusterbeck of Versa Emerge Age: 18 Home: Redington Shores VersaEmerge's sound: Edgy, dramatic, emo-driven pop-punk. Albums: Three EPs, including their latest, self-titled release in February.

The Seminole Chamber of Commerce is hosting a reception to honor City Manager Frank Edmunds for his 14 years of service to the city on Thursday, July 23, 5 to 7 p.m., at the Seminole Recreation Center.

Kareen Sandra El Beyrouty , wife of Joel Santos, and daughter of Mounir and Maria El Beyrouty of Redington Shores, has earned a master's degree in public administration in international development from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

The reserve funds will be tapped and the millage increased to make up an anticipated $170,000 drop in Redington Shore's tax revenues for the coming year.

A county employee preparing a job site found bone fragments that an animal fossil expert believes could represent 'a major discovery.' Alfonso Riley, a county traffic control monitor, was working at the Redington Shores Yacht and Tennis Club on Gulf Boulevard recently when he noticed several unusual looking objects in the soil.

Loder arrested for grand theft REDINGTON SHORES - John W. Loder Jr., 21, of Redington Shores was arrested June 21 by Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies and charged with grand theft.

Half of the Halfathon road races requested by promoters of the Gulf Beaches Marathon were approved by the Town Commission at its June 10 regular meeting.

As America prepares to celebrate its 233rd birthday, small towns like North Redington Beach are getting ready to take part in the festivities.