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Before the Tampa Bay Rays organization submitted its proposal to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District, they invited several descendants from families displaced in the name...
The city administration has fired two directors and a manager within one month for reasons unknown. The affected workers include: Alfred Wendler, director of property management...
Officials with Boston-based Harte Hanks recently acquired a St. Petersburg sales play development and experimentation startup because they felt its unique culture fit well with the...
Clearwater council members are tussling over the language and lack of information to enter a binding contract with Ruth Eckerd Hall for control of the new...
Local officials continue grappling with cost increases impeding the construction of affordable housing developments, with at least five now delayed due to additional funding requests. During...
Now in its 54th year, one of the nation’s oldest leadership programs is welcoming 40 new, diverse members to its Class of 2023. Leadership St. Pete...
A committee solely dedicated to reviewing economic and workforce development policies and projects may come to the forefront. The city currently has committees tasked with prioritizing...
Financing and rebate programs, and providing permits in under two days, are among new initiatives City of St. Petersburg administrators hope will encourage homeowners to build...
A hurricane may have postponed the City of St. Petersburg’s annual Veteran’s Day Celebration from Nov. 11, but as many local officials noted, service members’ sacrifices...
As four groups maneuver to be selected to redevelop the Tropicana Field site, Black St. Petersburg residents whose lives have been closely linked to it are...
