Jeff Rosenfield

LARGO — The changing of the guard for local governing bodies is typically a bittersweet affair. Those who lost an election or decided not to seek reelection bid farewell to public office, while new faces join their colleagues on the dais, eager to embrace the challenge of running a community.

BELLEAIR — Holiday spirit could be felt in the air over the town of Belleair and neighboring Belleair Bluffs last weekend, as each community saw large crowds turn out for

LARGO — The agenda for the Nov. 19 Largo City Commission didn't allow the two recent election winners, Mike DiBrizzi and John Lauser, to ease into their new roles.

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Ever since Hurricane Helene decimated Indian Rocks Beach on Sept. 26, an area that was once a haven for people to relax and unwind has become

PALM HARBOR — The final score of the inaugural Pro Cup, a celebrity golf event featuring a dozen athletes from the four major North American sports, was as lopsided as many predicted.

PALM HARBOR — Four months before PGA Tour pros attempt to conquer Innisbrook Golf Resort's famed Copperhead Course at the Valspar Championship in March, 48 retired athletes from the four major North American sports tackled the notoriously challenging course in the inaugural Pro Cup on Dec. 12-14.

BELLEAIR — Following a turbulent year that saw three new commissioners join the board and two hurricanes decimate sections of town, it's safe to say almost everyone in Belleair is ready to put 2024 behind them.

LARGO — The Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade returned to downtown Largo last weekend following a one-year hiatus after severe thunderstorms washed out the Rotary Club's annual festivities in December 2023.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — Incumbent Commissioner Suzy Sofer, Vice Mayor Karen Rafferty and Mayor Chris Arbutine have been automatically appointed to serve two-year terms in March after no one qualified to run against them.

LARGO — Pinellas County readers received an early Christmas gift this year as the Book Rescuers, a popular Pinellas Park used book reseller, recently moved into new headquarters at 8325 Ulmerton Road in Largo.