Every six years, as required by state law, Pinellas County convenes a commission to review its charter and make recommendations for improvements.

Vann Funderburk of Tampa displays a collection of decorative carnival glass - glass that is translucent and iridescent.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL-A Tennessee investor has made its first South Florida real estate acquisition by assuming the $26.8-million debt on the Publix at Whitworth Farms shopping center in unincorporated Palm Beach County.

Author Barbara Sorey TARPON SPRINGS - Author Barbara Sorey is the guest speaker at the Tarpon Springs Friends of the Library Author Talk, Thursday, Feb.

The Dunedin City Commission unanimously agreed at a Jan. 21 meeting to move forward with drafting a resolution to oppose offshore oil drilling within state waters.

Susan Marie Frontczak will portray Eleanor Roosevelt in World War II at 2 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St.

Yesterday I provided the opening keynote address and participated on an expert panel for the BayCare Health Systema s annual Innovation Day retreat.

The Rev. Joe Diaz of Clearwater was in Haiti last week. TV, he says, does not accurately show the depth of the devastation.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL a ' A Safety Harbor man traveling across the Howard Frankland Bridge died Friday after he suffered a medical condition and his SUV hit a concrete barrier, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Scenes from today's Gasparilla children's parade. 5:30 p.m.: Rain stops TAMPA a ' Boys and girls of all ages, hurry to Bayshore Boulevard before the parade passes by.

The Tarpon Springs fire chief has been placed on administrative leave after he admitted to city officials that he showed up at a fire on a night he had been drinking.

It was said to be the capital of the Tocobaga Indian Empire in Pinellas County, a broad stretch of land jutting out into Old Tampa Bay flanking what is now Safety Harbor.

The Public Art Committee of Safety Harbor and Public Library will host the third annual 'Art n' Sole' Mystery Tour on Sunday, Jan.

The winner of CL's Indie Record Shopping Spree , Safety Harbor wife and mother Christi Atkins, purchased the package as a surprise birthday gift for her husband, Jeff Mahar.

The 35th annual International Miniature Art Show opens today and runs through Feb.

Early Friday morning, firefighters were still battling hot spots at a large house fire on the 1300 block of Belcher Drive in Tarpon Springs.

By Demorris A. Lee , Andy Boyle and Douglas R. Clifford, Times Staff Writers Posted: Jan 15, 2010 02:49 PM Lt.

A 39-year-old Clearwater woman assaulted her 66-year-old mother, officials say. Sarah Lister has lived with her mother at 2453 Brazilla Drive for more than a year, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

A 24-year-old Safety Harbor woman brought her children along for the ride Tuesday when she drove a man to Palm Harbor and waited as he burglarized a house, authorities said Thursday.

Outdoor shopping offers fresh produce, specialty foods, green goods, original creations and live music 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Thursday at Ulmer Park, 301 West Bay Drive, Largo.