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Dr. William “Bill” Hogarth, a legendary biologist who helped lead the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s marine science renaissance, died Nov. 5. Campus officials announced...
St. Petersburg voters overwhelmingly approved two city charter amendments and ballot referendums Tuesday, while Republicans secured several local seats in the first election since state redistricting....
Nearly 700,000 active, eligible Pinellas County voters have the opportunity to exercise their civic duty and help decide dozens of local, state and national races today....
Update (3:26 p.m.) – Statement from Liz Dimmitt: “I am the CEO/Co-Founder of Fairgrounds St. Pete which is a tenant of The Factory St. Pete and...
Two weeks after it allocated nearly $24 million to affordable housing projects, the St. Petersburg City Council distributed another $9.1 million to create social service hubs...
Halloween’s over, and so begins the mad rush toward Thanksgiving and Christmas. But not everyone will be dreaming of fall gatherings with turkey feasts or making...
Voters will soon decide whether to keep or abolish the state’s Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), an unelected body with the power to put constitutional amendments on...
Pinellas County Schools could have sold the 98-year-old building overlooking Mirror Lake near downtown St. Petersburg to a developer. Even without an expansive, functional structure, land...
For the past few weeks, environmental officials have monitored toxic algal blooms just south of Tampa Bay – bad news for a state that has lost...
As controversial talks continue about the future of the 100-acre Albert Whitted Airport, the airport committee, along with its tenants, wants to remind the community of...
