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Despite the potential for legal challenges, St. Petersburg city officials are moving forward with an ordinance to increase supplier diversity and support for minority and women-owned...
Cranes on barges can be seen as cars zip past the hundreds of workers constructing the new Howard Frankland Bridge that will link Tampa and St....
January will mark the one-year anniversary of Kenneth Welch serving as St. Petersburg’s 54th mayor. Welch was sworn in on Jan. 6, becoming the city’s first...
Sail Future Academy, a local nonprofit private school that teaches disadvantaged teens life skills, has won a prestigious national prize for its unique education model. Officials...
At 6’5 and 327 lbs., Dillan Gibbons is a big man with a big heart; so, it was only appropriate that his innovative nonprofit organization bear...
A new committee focused on workforce and economic development may meet on an as-needed basis on a monthly schedule. During a Thursday city council meeting, council...
A 300-foot-wide tornado with winds reaching 100 mph touched down in St. Petersburg Thursday afternoon, and local officials praised first responders for their quick response. Lt....
National Football League officials selected a Clearwater-based nonprofit as one of only five recipients to receive funding and national recognition, for its innovative partnership with the...
In St. Petersburg’s Black community, the Starling School and Daycare Center is a familiar name. Viola Starling was fulfilling a dream when she founded the childcare...
Throughout pandemic-induced construction delays, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida’s leadership insisted their latest $10.2 million facility was more than just another place to sell and distribute products. The...