‘Good hands:’ St. Pete City Council welcomes new leadership

Lisset Hanewicz’s parents were exiled from Cuba. Their daughter is now the first Hispanic chairperson of the St. Petersburg City Council.

Hanewicz officially took the gavel from Councilmember Copley Gerdes during an emotional ceremony Thursday. “I knew we would need extra tissues,” Mayor Ken Welch said later in the meeting.

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Ribbon cutting held for senior affordable housing project

A new affordable housing project for seniors is the first step in redeveloping Rainbow Village, an older community in Largo.

Pinellas County Housing Authority and Newstar Development representatives came together Thursday to celebrate the opening of Heritage Oaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony.

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