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As a panel of local experts recently explained, identifying what’s causing the ongoing affordable housing crisis is much easier than ascertaining or implementing solutions. However, the...
Families priced out of renting in South St. Petersburg will soon have another affordable ownership opportunity at the Shell Dash Townhomes. Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas...
From toxic algae blooms to plastics contaminating the water, marine scientists are concerned about the future of Tampa Bay, but see opportunities in how the public...
There will be no warmup laps for the new Florida Legislature as their first task following last month’s election is tackling a homeowners insurance industry in...
The Suncoast Tiger Bay Club hosted elected officials to help celebrate its 44th year as a non-partisan public square for civic discourse at its annual Year...
A software company Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority utilizes for its on-demand paratransit service by dispatching Uber and Lyft drivers owes the agency $600,000. During a PSTA...
Realizing that abstract physics concepts are among the most challenging for students to grasp, faculty from the University of South Florida are utilizing augmented reality to...
On the website for the new Doc Ford’s Jungle Terrace Rum Bar and Grille (8790 Bay Pines Blvd.), novelist Randy Wayne White – creator of the...
The nation’s newest armed forces branch has officially opened a regional command center in Tampa. Officials with the U.S. Space Force (USSF) activated its local headquarters,...
The full proposals submitted by developers and groups vying to have control of the redevelopment of Tropicana Field/Historic Gas Plant District have been revealed. Today, the...
