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Bust out the sparklers, wear red, white and blue, and celebrate Independence Day in the good ol' U.S. of A. Aside from the usual parties and explosions in the sky at Channelside in Tampa and around The Pier in downtown St.

Pitchman Billy Mays is seen on the set of an infomercial for Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on March 31, 2009 in Gulfport, Fla.

A man was found dead after a fire at an auto body shop Tuesday afternoon. Emergency officials were called out to Chuck's Auto Body and Detail Shop in Gulfport due to a fire.

Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died.

June 5: Pitch man Billy Mays fires a burst of bugs at a windshield while filming an infomercial for a new windshield wiper blade in Safety Harbor, Fla.

Saturday's St. Petersburg Pride Parade is expected to attract its highest attendance ever, making it the largest Pride event in the southeastern United States this year.

The Sea Breeze Manor is located at 5701 Shore Blvd., Gulfport, FL 33707; call 727-343-4445 or 888-343-4445. www.seabreezemanor.com Only minutes from the Interstate and seconds from the beach, the Sea Breeze Manor in Gulfport is a strikingly friendly, beautiful base camp for enjoying the best of St.

Before he won elective office, T. K. Wetherell was an educator -- a dean at what today is Daytona State College.

Father's Day is Sunday, but that doesn't mean you can't celebrate with Dad all weekend long.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. Chickens.

The touch of tiki popping up around the city may remain just that for a while - a touch.

Do It Today: Gulfport Fresh Market, grow fresh herbs and more June 16, 2009 at 12:00 am by Franki Weddington If you missed the weekend markets but don't want to shell out high prices for the chemically-enhanced "fresh fruit" at the big box grocers, head to the Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market for your locally-grown fruits and veggies, fresh seafood, ...

The Gulfport Arts Center is running with the big dogs. Well, actually, it's running with the small dogs, too.

City commissioners approved an addition to their anti-discrimination ordinance Thursday that prohibits discrimination in access to city hotels, motels, restaurants, entertainment venues and other establishments open to the public based on "sexual orientation and gender identification or expression." The city of Gulfport is the only other Pinellas ...

Looking to pick up some art for your house? Or maybe you want to take a stroll outside and look at what local artists have created.

USF coach to host scholarship party Saturday Friends and supporters of the late Jim Fischer and Skip Carr will present the fifth annual Scholarship Fund Bash at 7 p.m. Saturday at the St.

It's safe to say Gulfport now rivals Dunedin for the title of Best Little Quirky Place for Dinner in Tampa Bay.

Jennifer Leigh and Her New Digs will kick a new series of summer waterfront concerts on Friday, June 12, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., on The Point behind the Gulfport Recreation Center at Shore Boulevard and 58th Street South.

Mike Bonfield will remain city manager at least until 2012. The near-unanimous approval of a two-year extension to his current contract last week included only passing references to the often heated criticism of his performance during the past several years.

The New York Times reported last week that economic necessity has pushed the neighboring states of Wisconsin and Michigan to work together on everything from sharing bullets for the police to swapping fish to stock their lakes.