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St. Petersburg officials remain optimistic the city will recoup $15 million in investment losses despite ruling
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG A federal judge has dismissed two claims by the city against its former investment banker for blowing more than $15.8 million in Lehman Bros. corporate bonds that tanked in 2008. Still, St. Petersburg officials remain hopeful that the city will get its money back. "The three remaining claims are our strongest ones ...
Read more...St. Petersburg car crash leads to drug charges
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG A rollover crash on Friday led to drug charges for two people, authorities said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 2004 Durango exiting the Interstate 275 southbound ramp at Fourth Street lost control shortly after 2:30 p.m. The vehicle rolled several times. After the accident, the driver and passenger, Wayne ...
Read more...Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Rubin Kazan: Kerzhakov Double Downs Visitors
A packed Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg was the venue for this top of the table clash with new Russia manager Dick Advocaat in attendance. And it was Zenit who grabbed all three points thanks to a goal in either half from striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
Read more...St. Petersburg gas station robbed at gunpoint
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG Police have released the video of a man who robbed a gas station Tuesday. St. Petersburg Police say a man wearing a black ski mask entered an Exxon Station, 3334 15th Ave. S, at 10 p.m. with a large silver revolver and demanded cash. The employee gave him cash from the register and then the man fled on foot. No vehicle was ...
Read more...Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Rubin Kazan: Kerzhakov Double Drowns Rubin In Title Chase
A packed Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg was the venue for this top of the table clash with new Russia manager and former Zenit manager, Dick Advocaat in attendance.
Read more...St. Petersburg to give the boot to parking scofflaws
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG Parking scofflaws are the target of a new city crackdown to recoup uncollected fines. Mayor Bill Foster said the city will begin booting cars owned by the "worst offenders," or those who have at least 10 outstanding parking tickets or owe more than $500 in city tickets. "Once I saw the list of violators, it just ...
Read more...USF St. Petersburg to offer three new MBA programs
Times Staff Writer Thursday, July 29, 2010 The College of Business at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg has launched three new MBA programs and will hold an information session for prospective students Thursday. The new programs are: MBA Online, in which students take two online classes a semester. No visits to campus are required. The program begins in January when the spring ...
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