Seven housing projects receive city ARPA funds

After receiving statewide recognition for dedicating 76% of American Rescue Plan Act funding to affordable housing solutions, St. Petersburg City Councilmembers have now allocated $23.8 million to seven projects.

The developments are exempt from the city's Community Benefits Program as each will offer all units as affordable or workforce housing. That means the 483 total apartments are for those making at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI).

Innovation Center attracts global tenant interest	Nonprofit transitions shelter to affordable housing
Construction commences on The Nolen	Inside St. Pete’s first crypto-themed boutique hotel

Florida’s first Family Justice Center opens in St. Pete

Through a widely collaborative effort and with keen attention to details that support victims’ needs, Community Action Stops Abuse Pinellas (CASA) opened the state’s first Family Justice Center.

Several city council members, county commissioners, business leaders, philanthropists and Mayor Ken Welch attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony off Arlington Avenue in St. Petersburg Wednesday, adjacent to other CASA Pinellas facilities. The standing-room-only crowd heard how the center provides comprehensive, collaborative, "trauma-informed" free services to domestic violence survivors and their families under one roof.

	Rescued Clearwater Beach dolphin now has a name
	St. Pete debris removal is around 40% complete
	MarineMax closes IGY Marinas deal
	Swoop Airlines to resume St. Pete-to-Toronto flights
	Haunted car wash comes to Pinellas
	Westshore hotel to close due to I-275 expansion