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A new committee focused on workforce and economic development may meet on an as-needed basis on a monthly schedule. During a Thursday city council meeting, council...
A 300-foot-wide tornado with winds reaching 100 mph touched down in St. Petersburg Thursday afternoon, and local officials praised first responders for their quick response. Lt....
National Football League officials selected a Clearwater-based nonprofit as one of only five recipients to receive funding and national recognition, for its innovative partnership with the...
In St. Petersburg’s Black community, the Starling School and Daycare Center is a familiar name. Viola Starling was fulfilling a dream when she founded the childcare...
Throughout pandemic-induced construction delays, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida’s leadership insisted their latest $10.2 million facility was more than just another place to sell and distribute products. The...
A sizable contingent of local and state leaders gathered in St. Petersburg’s Mirror Lake neighborhood Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction on a facility for...
City officials, particularly Mayor Ken Welch, are taking a fresh look at St. Petersburg’s Manhattan Casino after the lease expired on yet another failed venture at...
Before the Tampa Bay Rays organization submitted its proposal to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District, they invited several descendants from families displaced in the name...
The city administration has fired two directors and a manager within one month for reasons unknown. The affected workers include: Alfred Wendler, director of property management...
Officials with Boston-based Harte Hanks recently acquired a St. Petersburg sales play development and experimentation startup because they felt its unique culture fit well with the...
