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In October 2023, SPCA Tampa Bay announced a once-unthinkable partnership with puppy brokers and retailers designed to raise industry standards and rehome retired breeding dogs from...
St. Petersburg administrators are revamping the city’s Affordable Lot Disposition Program to increase attainable homeownership opportunities and eliminate construction delays that can span nearly four years....
While the pandemic was raging, restauranter Michael Schwartz hit the proverbial fork in the road. “During Covid, I was bored,” he remembered. “I didn’t really know...
Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. asked a sold-out crowd at the St. Petersburg Coliseum to do more than celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and...
A bipartisan trio of state legislators hope to resolve a longstanding impasse between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and property owners delaying the renourishment of...
If you’re searching for a way to give back to your community, the Catalyst’s Impact Connector is here to help. Each week, we feature five organizations...
Five engineering firms hoping to land the civil engineering work for the proposed Historic Gas Plant redevelopment were chosen Friday by a committee from St. Petersburg’s...
The St. Pete Beach City Commission filled its last vacancy a day before holding a special meeting on a massive, controversial redevelopment project. However, the four...
A 9-year-old girl is turning her struggles with health and bullying into a charitable, and (soon) an entrepreneurial endeavor. Audrey Brown and her identical twin sister...
Clearwater-based MarineMax, the world’s largest recreational boat, yacht and superyacht services company, added to its portfolio this week, purchasing William Tenders USA. William Tenders USA is...