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Homeowners are not the only ones experiencing sticker shock when renewing property insurance, as city officials must pay $3.24 million more in 2023 than they did...
A company operating out of St. Petersburg’s Maritime and Defense Technology Hub recently completed the first uncrewed Alaska ocean mapping mission and discovered a 3,200-foot-tall seamount...
The local CareerSource affiliate held its first board meeting since state leadership voted to consolidate Pinellas and Hillsborough County’s workforce development agencies in February. Adrienne Johnston,...
Local manufacturers and job seekers have a new resource as AmSkills is opening a long-awaited Neighborhood Training Center at the Lealman Exchange. The nonprofit career training...
A recent study highlighted how St. Petersburg’s gender wage gap is well below the national average and has decreased by nearly 6% over the past four...
Thanks to a local couple’s passion for movies, long-gone evening trips to the local Blockbuster could once again become a ritual for St. Petersburg residents. Angela...
The Allendale Equity & Justice Center will soon become St. Petersburg’s first nonprofit to provide free collaborative workspaces for change-makers, thanks to the Leadership St. Pete...
After nearly seven years of planning and construction, Clearwater officials want to commemorate the long-awaited opening of the city’s $84 million downtown waterfront redevelopment in grand...
City council members unanimously approved St. Petersburg Fire Rescue’s (SPFR) strategic plan and recognized some of the agency’s most outstanding members at a recent meeting. The...
Harmful algal blooms that have lingered along the Gulf Coast for about five months are increasing in intensity as the local tourism industry enters one of...
