Indian Rocks Beach News

A common sight in Pinellas County supermarket parking lots is a fire truck, parked to the side, while two or three firefighters are inside getting groceries.

"The idea is because, all of these years, we represented all of these small communities, and the big stations they don't even think about them," said Sotirios Agelatos.

In Sarasota County, commercial property owners must keep sounds at or below 75 decibels when measured from the real property line between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. When Brad Bailey visited Fort Lauderdale, he noticed an audible surprise.

As he looked around at the hundreds of people scattered throughout Kolb Park, Bluegrass Folk Festival organizer John Popular remarked that already there were more people in attendance than all of last year, and it was barely an hour into the five-hour festival.

On May 12 the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers worked together in the fight against hunger.

Several weeks ago the city's Planning and Zoning Board recommended that the height requirements for buildings in the business triangle area, known as The Narrows, be increased to 75 feet.

Indian Rocks Beach Public Services Director Dean Scharmen directs a resident toward the waste drop-off point in front of city hall.

A large complex of thunderstorms continues across the Bay area that came in from the Gulf of Mexico to finally hit the areas of the Tampa Bay metro that have watched everybody else get rain the last few days! Isolated severe weather is a possibility as there are stronger dynamics today closer to the Tampa Bay area that we have not seen the last ... (more)

Indian Rocks Beach City Commissioner Joanne 'Cookie' Kennedy is entering the state politics arena.

Indian Rocks Beach Public Services Director Dean Scharmen directs a resident toward the waste drop-off point in front of city hall.

Coastal areas are getting a break in the rain the next few hours. Stronger storms may get embedded in the rain pockets.

The city of Indian Rocks Beach has a new finance director. Dan Carpenter was formally introduced at the May 8 City Commission meeting.

Pinellas County is responsible for administering a program to renourish the sand on local beaches according to requirements set by the state of Florida.

At the apex of commercial and residential property, Siesta Village is a frequent battleground for zoning conflicts.

The rain came shortly after 7 p.m. and sent hundreds of partiers scurrying from Indian Rocks Beach to the nearest shelter at the county park access Saturday.

Town officials, along with the community police officer, have decided that a combination of cooperation and enforcement, rather than stricter laws, is the best way to deal with noise complaints.