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With just three days remaining until Opening Day, the Tampa Bay Rays unveiled several new features and promotions to boost the game day experience at Tropicana...
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has appointed Assistant City Administrator Rob Gerdes to serve as the next city administrator. The appointment is subject to city council...
The former University Mall in North Tampa continues its transformation into a hub of innovation with blackboXXcelerator joining a growing tech cluster that already includes the...
For the last 60 years, the Tampa Bay Planning Council has convened the region, from Citrus to Manatee County, to support decision making, economic development, preparedness...
In need of more space and upgraded facilities to handle its myriad responsibilities, the City of St. Petersburg recently awarded $8.2 million for construction of a...
The faithful came from as far south as St. Petersburg and as far north as Eastlake, arriving by cars and coach buses to make a stand...
St. Pete virtual reality firm 3D Cloud by Marxent has partnered with the Douglas L. Jamerson Elementary School to open a STEM lab. Marxent donated $5,000...
In letter dated March 11, the U.S. Department of Labor demanded that embattled public employment agency CareerSource Pinellas repay $1.9 million in misspent funding within the...
A cancer-stricken bird living at ZooTampa has a second lease on life thanks to her caregivers, specialists from the University of South Florida and Tampa General...
Residents on the west side of St. Petersburg will soon have easier access to medical care thanks to Bayfront Health’s new state-of-the-art, $37 million facility currently...