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Water, stormwater and sanitation rates will increase in a range from $5.60 a month to $7.44 a month for typical customers in St. Petersburg beginning Oct....
Concerns about funding for the new Community Assistance Liaison program in the St. Petersburg Police Department and for affordable housing dominated a public hearing for the...
Having Covid-19 is like swimming in deep water, according to the Pinellas-Pasco County medical examiner. People who are young and healthy will probably be fine. But...
The Tampa Bay Partnership recently released its 2020 Regional Equity Report, revealing the dramatic inequities that exist for Black residents both within Tampa Bay and in...
The St. Petersburg renaissance has been in full swing for more than a decade. We’ve excelled in many areas and struggled in others. In our series...
During one of his weekly Facebook Lives in early July, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman made a solemn pronouncement. “I do think if the data we...
The League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area is kicking off its Thursday Nights With The League series of virtual forums Sept. 3 with...
Monica Kile is leaving her post as executive director of Preserve the ‘Burg effective Monday, Aug. 31. Kile cited family health issues and the Covid-19 pandemic...
As the parent of five children, three of whom attend public school in Pinellas County, Amanda Loeffler has been keeping a close eye on school reopening...
Food insecurity has been an ongoing issue in St. Petersburg, and the city is taking a major step toward addressing it. At a meeting Thursday, the...
