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With two new Covid-19 vaccines poised to receive F.D.A. authorization, there’s a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, but Pinellas County health officials warn...
With the flip of a coin, Ed Montanari retained his spot as chairman of the St. Petersburg city council for another year. The coin flip, which...
St.Vincent de Paul CARES will receive a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to eradicate youth and family homelessness in Hillsborough and...
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman sharply criticized policies that kept gay, lesbian and transgender persons from serving openly in the U.S. military during the city’s Veterans...
Maybe Tuesday night’s mysterious fireworks display was tied to the unveiling of the First Flight monument at the St. Pete Pier. Perhaps it was a test...
The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club’s contributions to the city’s history soon will be recognized with a bronze plaque inside the building. The Shuffleboard Club, at 559...
The St. Petersburg renaissance has been in full swing for more than a decade. We’ve excelled in many areas and struggled in others. In our series...
While he’s proud of where St. Petersburg stands when compared to other cities in terms of managing Covid-19, Mayor Rick Kriseman said there’s still a lot...
St. Petersburg is one of six cities in Florida, and one of 94 cities nationwide, that earned 100 percent on the 2020 Municipal Equality Index. The...
The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Good ‘Burger award ceremony may have had to move online this year, but that didn’t dampen the festive spirit...