Homeless people had until noon Tuesday to remove their personal belongings from sidewalks and public rights of way downtown. ...more

February 6, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Homeless people had until noon today to voluntarily remove their personal belonging from sidewalks and public rights of way downtown. ...more

February 5, 2008

Dirty and disheveled, Keith Peeler had been living on the streets for nearly a year when a crew of twentysomethings with cameras jumped out of a van and headed straight for him. Some of Peeler's homeless buddies wanted to run. ...more

February 2, 2008

It is a far cry from what happened 13 months ago, when police slashed the tents of homeless people on public rights of way, casting St. Petersburg into the national spotlight. ...more

February 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - It is a far cry from what happened 13 months ago, when police slashed the tents of homeless people on public rights of way, casting St. Petersburg into the national spotlight. Today, the city began enforcing another ordinance designed to force the homeless off sidewalks, but this time it used code enforcement officers and not police. And the code enforcement officers were armed only with little signs. ...more

February 1, 2008

They struck before daybreak, roaming through pastures, abandoned buildings and narrow alleys. ...more

January 31, 2008

AVON PARK — It's Friday, about 11 a.m. Two SUVs drive up, and five people get out. There's no sign outside identifying the name of the business to G&R Supermarket, in one of Avon Park's sketchiest neighborhoods. It's the sort of place that looks scary, but the people were companionable. For 30 minutes, Anthony Lomonico parked his maroon Cadillac Escalade in the Lacey Hills neighborhood of southeast Avon Park and tried to call a friend on his cell phone, but with no success. There were several men on the street, some just standing there looking at the cars, wondering what was going on. ...more

January 26, 2008

Homeless people will have to abide by tougher restrictions on where they can sleep and keep their belongings in the downtown area. ...more

January 26, 2008

Brandon's homeless residents may be dining at the I Am Hope Cafe by the end of February. ...more

January 26, 2008

Several agencies will work together this Wednesday to try to get a snapshot of the Pasco County homeless population. The Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County, in cooperation with Pasco County community development division, St. Leo University, Pasco-Hernando Community College, Pasco Sheriff's Office and the Dade City, Zephyrhills, Port Richey and New Port Richey police departments will team up for this annual census. ...more

January 26, 2008