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African-American beauty salons in St. Petersburg were busy in recent days, as Black girls from kindergarten to high school and college prepared to head to classes...
The rise in the popularity of e-bikes and continued user growth of bicyclists on the Pinellas Trail is calling for some improved signage and messaging. During...
Pinellas County is now using its regional stormwater collection facilities to spur redevelopment in what it considers priority areas, including unincorporated Lealman. During Thursday’s work session,...
Pinellas County nonprofits negatively impacted by the pandemic and seeking to expand services and upgrade facilities now have a new potential funding resource. On Aug. 8,...
The redevelopment of the battered Coquina Key Shopping Plaza is one step closer to reality. In a four-to-one vote Tuesday evening, with commission member Valarie Nussbaum-Harris...
Last week, concerned St. Petersburg residents reported receiving antisemitic fliers on their doorsteps. The notes began by condemning progressives for promoting communism, and conservatives for only...
This month, the City of Largo approved a nearly $70 million contract for a mixed-used project encompassing a new state-of-the-art City Hall – which will now...
As one of the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) most expansive commands, Sector St. Petersburg has served the region, state and nation from its base on...
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is the first institution in the state to establish a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program that creates...
Following the city council’s recent approval of four ballot questions, residents will help shape St. Petersburg’s future during a November special election. Council members approved the...