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Following debate on the Eviction Prevention and Probate Assistance Program’s legality, and several other questions, renters facing eviction in South St. Petersburg will now receive pro...
For Gwendolyn Reese, the news that St. Petersburg city officials and the Tampa Bay Rays reached an agreement to redevelop the area around Tropicana Field represented...
Renowned journalist Bob Woodruff and members of his foundation are disbursing $5 million to organizations throughout Tampa Bay and the state to help veterans impacted by...
The State Legislature has allocated $354 million to widen Interstate 275 in north St. Petersburg as part of a regional express lane system. The significant project...
In a culinary twist that Mother Nature herself might applaud, Tampa Bay Watch is dishing out a recipe for redemption – not in the kitchen, but...
Nearly 200 people aboard Brightline’s commuter rail train arrived inside Orlando International Airport’s new mass transit terminal Sept. 22 – marking a historic day for the...
St. Petersburg’s landmark 2021 Structural Racism Study urged city officials to establish a chief equity officer position; Mayor Ken Welch announced that he created the role...
Inside the St. Petersburg College’s Allstate Center, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch congratulated business owners for participating in the city’s first South St. Pete Microfund program...
Prominent local author Peter Kageyama, the self-proclaimed “city love guy,” believes colleges embody many municipal characteristics – they both have leadership, constituents, infrastructure and provide programming....
Local leaders are advancing initiatives to plant over 600 trees, ensure a South St. Petersburg community remains free from pollution and create eight food forests and...