Indian Rocks Beach News

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals held a protest today at Mitchell Elementary school in South Tampa.

This city's boat parade and the tree lighting ceremony were a wash, as poor weather forced the cancellation of both on Saturday.

No, Ebenezer Scrooge does not live in St. Pete Beach. But some residents could easily think so because the city's traditional holiday street light displays are missing this year, while most other beach towns are greeting the season with the festive twinkle and glow.

Members of Pinellas Suncoast Fire and Rescue, Indian Rocks Volunteer Firemen's Association, and Pinellas Suncoast Community Emergency Response Team have made it part of their mission over the past eight years to collect and distribute toys for area children.

Guppy's on the Beach and E&E Stakeout Grill have announced that a portion of the proceeds of every meal served at both restaurants through Dec.

Ontario Brown got a very special knock on her door Monday. Thanksgiving dinner for her family of seven had arrived.

Pinellas County sheriff's Cpl. David Disano carries a turkey dinner on Monday into an office in Rainbow Village to be distributed to a needy family.

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Snickerdoodles, a 4-year-old goldendoodle, is a service dog specializing in diabetic care.

Years of complaining, cajoling and ordinance tweaking came to a head Tuesday, Nov.

Pinellas detectives have arrested a man they say sexually molested a young girl during a sleepover at his home.

The banner signs may be down on Gulf Boulevard, but city officials want everyone to know the party will go on as scheduled.

Three Pinellas County sheriff's deputies and an Indian Shores police officer are on paid administrative leave this morning as authorities investigate a shooting that left one man dead.

A decade ago county officials and the barrier island communities began to consider how best to encourage tourism.

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Every year over 4,000 people attend Oktoberfest on the Beach, organizers say. One of the attendees Helen Rosbolt of Indian Rocks Beach said she come to the event every year as community support.

Mary and Lee Wilkerson have won preservation awards and accolades from travel Web sites for their painstaking restorations of older beach homes in the Tampa-Bay area.

The Plein Aire Cottage Artists, Mary Rose Holmes, Violetta Shtumeyzen and Helen Tilston, present their 2010 calendar of Indian Rocks Beach.

A classic closet smoker, Vince Palmer never smoked in front of his family or his colleagues and was convinced he would never be able to give up the 2 1/2 packs a day he craved.

Tallahassee residents caught the Fall Fever at Railroad Square Art Park this past Sunday, from 1 to 7 p.m. This family-friendly event combined art, music and food.