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The Clearwater marina, home to fishing charters and dinner cruises since the early 1950s, is expected to see a major overhaul that would replace the aging...
Downtown Clearwater will soon receive expanded access to free public internet service through a program that will also serve as a communications platform and tie into...
The City of Oldsmar is soliciting a developer to build a centralized town center to spark economic activity downtown and energize the city. The city has...
Founded in 2014, Social Venture Partners (SVP) Tampa Bay’s mission is to bolster the growth and sustainability of regional nonprofits by utilizing its members’ expertise and...
Local hospitals are airlifting patients impacted by Hurricane Ian’s devastation in South Florida to St. Petersburg. Through the storm – which did bring wind gusts of...
With memories of last year’s emergency discharge of contaminated water from the former phosphate plant still fresh in people’s minds, local stakeholders anxiously watched as Hurricane...
Overnight Wednesday, an MH-60 helicopter crew based at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescued seven people in four separate incidents from southwest Florida to Gulfport....
The St. Pete Catalyst is tracking the impact Hurricane Ian caused in Pinellas County. Please continue to revisit this story for updates. As Hurricane Ian swept...
The reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Ian can be found here. News as of 5:40 p.m.: Hurricane Ian, which currently stands as a Category 4...
Despite the heavy wind and rain outside the Lealman Exchange Wednesday, the scene inside the massive building’s concrete walls was decidedly serene. The 77,000 square-foot facility...
