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Approval of an ambitious plan to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg for at least 30 more years is far from certain. However, the...
The City of St. Petersburg has announced that residents selected the Forward Together youth crime prevention program as the recipient of $1 million in funding through...
Allison Mihalich, director of St. Petersburg’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, will step down from her post to pursue a new role with the federal government....
Mayor Ken Welch noted that St. Petersburg sits on the precipice of a “historic opportunity” Tuesday morning. Just over four hours later, after a final workshop...
Condominium owners in St. Petersburg face towering uncertainty as over 200 buildings must complete Milestone Inspection Reports by Dec. 31. A new state law requires mandatory...
St. Petersburg city council members recently discussed establishing a pilot program that would subsidize various transportation options and collect transit data to help inform policy decisions....
Enforcing St. Petersburg’s short-term rental ordinance remains a challenging, typically reactive endeavor; however, repeat offenders could now face a $10,000 fine. City council members discussed issuing...
If you’re searching for a way to give back to your community, the Catalyst’s Impact Connector is here to help. Each week, we feature five organizations...
St. Petersburg City Council members are now scrambling to save any aspects of three ordinances supporting apprentices and marginalized trade workers. City officials and community leaders...
Details regarding a proposed luxury-branded, 44-story condominium tower in downtown St. Petersburg continue emerging as a development group meets with surrounding stakeholders. Speculation reached a fever...
