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Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Three women in sequined dresses stepped into the center of the Tropical Courtyard of the Florida Botanical Gardens, where a small [...]

Byline: CAITLIN JOHNSTON; DIVYA KUMAR; WAVENEY ANN MOORE; TIMES STAFF WRITERS ST. PETERSBURG -- It started over the summer, when eight candidates filed to run for just one City Council [...]

Byline: CAITLIN JOHNSTON; WAVENEY ANN MOORE; DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITERS ST. PETERSBURG -- Women will hold a majority of the seats on the City Council after two newcomers and [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- As the three City Council races draw to a close, the candidates have been canvassing the community to spread their messages [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER Sarah Crawford sat inches from the runway at Tampa Bay Fashion Week, wearing a sleeveless blue dress and a bright pink necklace she had [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- The two City Council candidates running for the District 2 seat waded Thursday into the city's debate about curbing the influence [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- For more than a year the city has been in the planning phases of an initiative to redesign its streets to [...]

Byline: CHARLIE FRAGO; DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITERS ST. PETERSBURG -- The battle of the two Ricks plunged into the fiscal nitty-gritty Tuesday as Mayor Rick Kriseman and former Mayor [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- When Toni Van Pelt got started in activism, Twitter wasn't a driving force of change and being labeled a feminist had [...]

Byline: WAVENEY ANN MOORE; DIVYA KUMAR ST. PETERSBURG -- Justin Bean topped the crowded field of City Council District 6 hopefuls in the Aug. 29 primary. He also snagged the [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER College student Jerick Johnston is making his first foray into politics by challenging incumbent Darden Rice, who is running for a second term on [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER SEMINOLE -- When Jim Lundh was new in his career as a firefighter, his 2-year-old-daughter, Kayla, gave him a stuffed Dalmatian as a present. [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- The ideas weren't exactly from Marty McFly's milieu, but even St. Petersburg developer Darryl Leclair expressed some incredulity over his involvement [...]

Byline: CAITLIN JOHNSTON; DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITERS ST. PETERSBURG -- City Council candidate Brandi Gabbard, who is running for the District 2 seat this fall, said she looks at [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER James Robert 'Bob' Vaughn was remembered for his booming voice and gregarious personality. 'He was a big guy with a big voice and big [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER DUNEDIN -- When Martha Hereford-Cothron returned to her classroom at Dunedin Highland Middle School on Monday morning, her heart sank as her eyes scanned [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER TAMPA -- Katie Dean, 38 weeks pregnant, was wrapping up a 60-hour Hurricane Irma shift as a labor and delivery nurse at Tampa General [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; JIM VERHULST; JUSTINE GRIFFIN; TIMES STAFF WRITERS Here's a look at some questions you may have. * * * When I return home, what are basic things [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; JIM VERHULST; JUSTINE GRIFFIN; TIMES STAFF WRITERS After the storm passes, the real work begins. Cleaning up. Taking stock. Rebuilding. Here's a look at some questions you [...]

Byline: CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL; MEGAN REEVES; ANASTASIA DAWSON; DIVYA KUMAR; CHARLIE FRAGO; JOE SMITH; TIMES STAFF WRITERS Dozens of onlookers flocked Sunday afternoon to the northern end of St. Petersburg's Vinoy [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; CRAIG PITTMAN; TIMES STAFF WRITERS Residents who live in a non-evacuation zone are grappling with a judgment call: How do I stay safe from Hurricane Irma's wrath? [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER Mike's Weather Page, a.k.a. spaghettimodels.com, bills itself as the 'No. 1 tropical source for millions since 2004.' The page compiles graphics and images of [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- The facades of some of the last stalwarts of the 200 block on Central Avenue are papered and boarded as new [...]

Byline: WAVENEY ANN MOORE; DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITERS ST. PETERSBURG -- Justin Bean will advance to the Nov. 7 runoff for the City Council's District 6 seat. But who [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Dr. Reginald 'Reggie' Ligon was a big guy, but his friends remember he had an even bigger heart. Dr. Ligon, 66, [...]

Byline: LANGSTON TAYLOR; TONY MARRERO; DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITERS It started Thursday at 9:07 a.m., as it does so often these days, with a tweet: 'Sad to see the [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Nina Pollauf, principal of Shore Acres Elementary School, worried last Friday when she heard about the 40th Avenue bridge closing for [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Ernestine Mittermayr was proud to be a Salty Sister, one of a group of women sailors in the city. Mrs. Mittermayr, [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER Two Honduran ministers of a Largo church who previously had been deported after convictions on drug charges have been indicted on charges of illegally [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- The 40th Avenue bridge, which connects the Northeast Park neighborhood and Shore Acres, was closed Friday for emergency repairs after an [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER Marcy Lemieux's 14-year-old-son, Jamie, was born with kidney disease. She and her husband knew he would eventually need a transplant. - They were strict [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER TAMPA -- A massage therapist was fired for traveling to the African nation of Ghana after bosses who feared she would bring back Ebola [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Two doctors are suing Northside Hospital, seeking an injunction for what they're calling fraud in the election of the medical staff. [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- The Downtown Looper will expand its route and its hours starting in October 2018 thanks to a $900,000 grant from the [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; SAMANTHA PUTTERMAN; TIMES STAFF WRITERS A new look is coming to Florida driver's licenses and ID cards. Starting in August, the state Department of Highway Safety and [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; SAMANTHA PUTTERMAN; TIMES STAFF WRITERS Snooty's veterinarian and state officials confirmed Monday that the beloved 69-year-old manatee drowned this past weekend. That's according to a necropsy performed [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER PINELLAS PARK -- Her eyes sparkling behind her large red-rimmed glasses, Rosa Carlisle donned a red hat, clown nose and rainbow scarf to better [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER The reports from the Department of Children and Families are tragic: A Pinellas County mother falls asleep on a recliner during an early morning [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER TAMPA -- 'So, you know how you like Pitbull?' I asked my dad. 'We can see him.' My father stared at me, unsure. He [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Anyone who knew anything about fishing in the area knew James 'Jimmy' Kelley, 81, who died on June 9, his friends [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER When people ask them how many kids they have, Donna and Steve Blumer have a standard answer: between the two of them, about 4,000 [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER Despite a decrease in the number of uninsured kids in Florida, the state ranked 40th in overall child well-being - the same as last [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Summer camps have resumed and the shows will likely go on at the St. Petersburg City Theatre, the 92-year-old community stage [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER In a development that could significantly quicken the state's reaction to Zika outbreaks, Florida researchers say they have found a way to test for [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Sage McCue's purple nails and fuzzy socks matched the dress she wore and the blanket spread across her bed at Johns [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- Advocates unveiled a new report outside Perkins Elementary School on May 9 aimed at making the city's roads safer, including the [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER LARGO -- Tanisha Bynum walked out of the Pinellas County Jail in shock Thursday as she was greeted with a bouquet and a crown [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER ST. PETERSBURG -- A neatly starched and folded nurse's cap usually sits on a shelf in Tracey Hempel's house, watching as she gets ready [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; CHRIS URSO; TIMES STAFF ST. PETERSBURG -- The door behind the stage cracked open and Maiya Stevenson stepped forward. Her friends, family and community members filled the [...]

Byline: DIVYA KUMAR; TIMES STAFF WRITER SEMINOLE -- Posters of Life magazine covers featuring Bing Crosby, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn line the walls of the Clare Bridge Place at [...]