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While it doesn’t affect company earnings or the team’s outlook, St. Petersburg-based Jabil and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently made a significant impact on the lives...
What was supposed to be a fun night out has forever altered the life of Thomas, a 16-year-old who is now paralyzed from the waist down. ...
St. Petersburg’s leisure services administrator said talks regarding a departmental name change with Mayor Ken Welch began in earnest following Hurricane Ian. It was late September...
Decorum calls for absolute quiet inside a public library. For St. Petersburg’s longtime main library, however, the silence has been deafening. When the President Barack Obama...
After years of planning and gathering public input, Pinellas County has approved the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area plan, designed to spur new private and public...
The University of South Florida’s pursuit of an on-campus stadium reached another milestone Tuesday as officials unanimously approved its $340 million price tag and a financing...
A plethora of shops and restaurants continue attracting people to downtown St. Petersburg, increasing the need for more condominiums and other establishments; the ensuing construction, however,...
Tampa Bay is losing its seagrass, and St. Petersburg officials plan to construct a mitigation bank on city-owned submerged land adjacent to the Vinoy Park beach....
Low-income tenants facing eviction in St. Petersburg could soon receive pro-bono legal counsel after the city council formally approved exploring a long-discussed initiative. The resolution, passed...
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is planning to expand its SunRunner fleet and access to residents. The SunRunner service, a 10.3-miles bus rapid transit line that...