St. Pete Beach News

Both Sunset Beach in Treasure Island, shown, and Pass-a-Grille in St. Pete Beach have gentrified, but part of Sunset Beach remains in party mode, irritating many homeowners.

With no end in sight for six lawsuits over the city's development rules and regulations, the City Commission met in private Monday to plot a strategy for winning in court.

All proceeds benefit The Children's Home. New items will be added for bidding on The Daily Loaf throughout the auction, which concludes Dec.

I went to barbecue school. About six weeks ago, I got certified as a Kansas City Barbecue Society barbecue judge.

Residents may be charged a new tax beginning next year to help pay for stormwater maintenance and improvements throughout the city.

All proceeds benefit The Children's Home. New items will be added for bidding on The Daily Loaf throughout the auction, which concludes Dec.

If Floridians approve a constitutional amendment on the November 2010 ballot, local voters would have to vote on every change to a city or county comprehensive plan - the blueprint for development - no matter how innocuous.

Publix Apron's Cooking School head chef Rich Norris shows Wishbone U. participants turkey carving techniques.

Editor: I can see the Seminole City Council operates on emotion rather than logic with their anti-drilling resolution.

Disagreement over a proposed advisory committee is holding up settlement of six development-related lawsuits that to date have cost the city nearly $300,000. City commissioners are reacting to "considerable negative public comment," according to City Manager Mike Bonfield, over how the members of the proposed Bridge to the Future Committee would be ...

Belleair Development Group sold three Florida properties in its portfolio for $3.65 million.

A Pass-a-Grille man who is a frequent critic of City Hall has sued the city, claiming it illegally took beachfront property belonging to him and residents of a nearby subdivision.

ST. PETE BEACH Residents still have a direct say on major changes to the city's comprehensive plan, but voters last week overwhelmingly decided they don't need to see every adjustment on the ballot.

The owner of Club Sinn, at 340 First Ave. S, plans bikini dancers. [SANDRA GADSDEN Times] ST.

Remember when a day at the beach was just that - a day at the beach? The owners of a newly remodeled, 1950s-vintage motel are banking on vacationers rediscovering the simple charms of a shady courtyard with cozy seating, shuffleboard, chairs around a fire pit, and hundreds of yards of white sand stretching toward the Gulf.

A new settlement agreement under consideration Friday may finally end six development-related lawsuits against the city.

By Andy Boyle and Emily Nipps , Times Staff Writers Posted: Nov 03, 2009 08:04 AM 6:50 P.M. UPDATE: Final estimates of turnout for St.

Talks to end costly development-related lawsuits against the city collapsed Saturday when a court-appointed mediator declared an impasse.

Steve Lamb, 56, sits among hay-filled burlap bags, which resemble bags of pot, in the skiff he used to attend his book-release party.

Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today issued a call for nominations for their annual awards, presented at their 2010 Xplor Global Document Conference & Vendor Forum, March 16-19, 2009 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel and Conference Center in St.