Latest in string of murders prompts outcry from mayor, police chief

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Anthony Holloway convened a press conference Wednesday afternoon to urge the killer of the young mother of two...

Law that limits liability for Covid-19 claims draws criticism

Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed into law SB 72, a statute that limits civil liability for damages relating to Covid-19. On its face, the law...

St. Petersburg Tenants Union seeks to expand renter protections

Members of the St. Petersburg Tenants Union recently joined a city council session to advocate for increased renter protections, citing increasing rent and disparities between landlords...

St. Pete negotiating term sheet with potential Tangerine Plaza developer

Mayor Rick Kriseman has made his choice for a developer for Tangerine Plaza. The prospective developer, Sugar Hill Group LLC, has proposed a project that would...

High-tech tax firm moves headquarters from New York to St. Pete

Hot on the heels of Dynasty Financial Services, another financial sector firm has pulled up stakes from New York and headed to St. Petersburg. CrossBorder Solutions,...

Kriseman: Downtown high-rise is one part of the housing solution for a growing St. Pete

People want to live in St. Petersburg. That’s why Mayor Rick Kriseman and other community leaders celebrated the groundbreaking Tuesday of 334, a 24-story residential tower...

Banker discusses plight of Black-owned businesses amid pandemic

According to data published last summer by the National Bureau of Economic Research and the University of California, Santa Cruz, the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy...

Tiger Bay panel talks alleviating food insecurity, hunger in St. Pete

Click the triangle above to watch.  Forty minutes into Monday’s Suncoast Tiger Bay Club virtual forum The Face of Hunger: Food Insecurity in Our Community, one...

Shore Acres among flood-prone areas where homeowners could get a tax break

Bills making their way through the Florida Legislature would give a tax break to homeowners in flood zones. Under the legislation, property owners who elevate their...

OPSWAT founder discusses move to Tampa, plans for IPO

Cybsersecurity firm OPSWAT entered the Tampa Bay market with a splash in late 2019, acquiring Impulse, a company that, among other services, protects the data of...