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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has held a seat at the table over the years in determining the future of the 86-acre Tropicana Field site. With...
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties will soon transform two vacant properties on St. Petersburg’s south side into much-needed affordable housing. Mayor Ken...
In 2021, Duke Energy Florida’s innovative technology that can repair itself and re-route power helped Pinellas County residents avoid over 57,600 extended outages, saving over three...
Sally Seymour isn’t afraid to climb the totem pole at HCA Healthcare, which owns multiple hospitals spanning across Tampa Bay, where she has made her mark...
When Family Support Services (FSS) became the lead agency for Pinellas and Pasco Counties’ child welfare system this year, the organization’s leadership knew they faced many...
The Tampa Bay Rays are increasing their impact in the community, offering incentives for reading that could net children and their parents game tickets. Now in...
Fortuitous. That’s how wealth advisor Clinton Byrd described his introduction to Terri Lipsey Scott, executive director of the Woodson African American Museum of Florida. Byrd and...
Hope Villages of America (HVA) has announced its plans to provide 34 affordable housing units in an area desperate for housing solutions; however, 14 of those...
Whether it’s an abundance of affordable housing or much-desired office space, St. Petersburg residents are invited to weigh in on the future redevelopment of the Historic...
The University of South Florida is pacing state institutions across several performance metrics and adding to already historic funding levels for its efforts. During its meeting...