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In the face of unrelenting forward motion toward reopening from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman announced Wednesday that the City of St....
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has no plans to roll back the reopening of the state, citing increased testing and disproportionately high numbers among at-risk populations as...
The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce presents: Coronavirus Impact Insights. Click the play arrow above to watch the full video. On this episode Chris Steinocher, CEO...
A St. Petersburg City Council committee wants to make sure there is plenty of parkland when the Tropicana Field site is redeveloped. “I don’t want to...
Calls to defund the police both locally and nationally are coming to the forefront of conversations, buoyed by worldwide protests against police brutality that sparked after...
At the same time that Gov. Ron DeSantis was announcing a plan to reopen Florida’s public schools, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners was getting...
Potential challengers looking to flip the seat currently held by Rep. Charlie Crist took the Zoom stage Wednesday afternoon for the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club’s virtual...
St. Petersburg City Council’s final virtual meeting before summer break was interrupted Thursday shortly after being called to order, as unknown participants in the meeting, under...
Pinellas County might stop booking people into the county jail except for very serious offenses because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the jail. “We...
The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce presents: Coronavirus Impact Insights. Click the play arrow above to watch the full video. On this episode, Jaclyn Boland, CEO...
