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A weekly roundup of notable local real estate news. Clearwater Island Estates home sells A 3,162 square-foot home, sitting on a nearly one-third acre lot in...
A workforce training program is highlighting the story of one Pinellas County woman, to show how the program is transforming lives throughout Tampa Bay. Sharon Brindamour’s...
Tampa Bay Rays’ leadership realizes that soundbites and succinct news articles cannot adequately convey the complexities surrounding the Historic Gas Plant District’s history and its 20-year,...
Pinellas County’s workforce development agency is relaunching a program to help job seekers increase their chances of landing the right role. After a brief hiatus at...
Despite some community objection, St. Petersburg’s Design Review Commission (DRC) Wednesday unanimously approved a 25-story, 152-unit condominium tower proposed for 4th Avenue and 4th Street South. ...
Like many entrepreneurs, Gary Kraeger was motivated by the disruption caused by Covid-19. Kraeger, of Crescent Heights, was specifically interested in and looking to help restaurants....
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony was more than a celebration of brick and mortar – it symbolized progress in efforts to...
At a meeting in December, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said charging fares for the previously free SunRunner service solved St. Pete Beach’s homelessness “problems.” While...
As a peninsula on a peninsula, St. Petersburg is uniquely susceptible to sea level rise and flooding; however, it is also home to organizations dedicated to...
A recently released report found that St. Petersburg lost 10% of its African American residents between 2018 and 2022; the demographic grew by 16% across the...