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The five weeks following the launch of the Seminole Tribe’s sports betting app have seen a federal judge throw out their Gaming Compact with Florida, a...
With Justin McAllister & Brian Senior
The St. Peterburg City Council is moving forward with discussions to either create a mechanism for early voting in municipal elections or move to in-conjunction voting...
Rise St. Pete, the city’s memorial to the lives lost on 9/11, was dedicated in a brief ceremony Sunday afternoon. A crowd of approximately 100 gathered...
At its annual “Business Breakfast of Champions” event, Metropolitan Ministries became one of the first Tampa Bay nonprofits to raise charitable dollars via a drop of...
In a city known for its innovation and love of the arts, it was only fitting that St. Petersburg takes an innovative and artistic approach when...
Like many 10 year-olds, A’veion Robinson enjoys video games and going outside to play basketball. Unlike many 10 year-olds, Aveion runs two small businesses and is...
According to Pinellas County Schools (PCS), only 9% of the county’s teachers are Black; worse yet, only 2% of teachers are Black males – even as...
A bright yellow and teal-colored bus station now stands on the corner of 1st Avenue and 5th Street in downtown St. Petersburg, marking the completion of...
The city-commissioned report on structural racism and its pernicious effect on the lives of Black people in St. Petersburg is in. It’s infuriating. And frightening in...
