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For over eight hours Tuesday, St. Petersburg City Council members discussed the city’s fiscal year 2023 (FY23) operating budget – Mayor Ken Welch’s first – which...
The Woodson Warriors Scholarship program is now in its fourth year of helping local Black high school students achieve their dreams of attending college – and...
An open-source software tool created by a University of South Florida researcher is changing how the world’s transit agencies provide travel information by quickly identifying errors...
The Cross-Bay Ferry linking St. Petersburg and Tampa set sail May 1 for its last voyage of the season, but it’s future is long from over...
As the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina falls further into disrepair, city council members continue to explore the best course of action to rehabilitate and revitalize the...
The city’s long-discussed plans of working with a developer to build a new Municipal Services Center and redevelop the old MSC site have come to a...
During its upcoming annual luncheon, the Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg is honoring five “Fabulous Females” for their contributions to the community while raising money...
The City of St. Petersburg is enthusiastically moving to align municipal elections with the county, state and country, which would provide an early voting option and...
Dr. Anthony Fauci made big news this week when he seemed to declare that the pandemic is over in the United States. But Fauci, the President’s...
Across the world Thursday, Holocaust survivors, their descendants and supporters united in solemn solidarity to honor Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. St. Petersburg’s Florida Holocaust...
