Is there more to come for Creative Pinellas?

When Pinellas County Commissioners approved their budget for the upcoming fiscal year Thursday, the apparent death knell sounded for Creative Pinellas.

However, administrators of the arts support group hint there might be a “next chapter.”

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Commissioners approve county’s fiscal year budget

At its Thursday meeting, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved the final fiscal year 2025-2026 budget. The fiscal year begins Oct. 1. 

The general fund property rate has been decreased to 4.5423 mills, which is the lowest level in the county since 1990. The complete approved budget is $4.8 billion, which is more than in years prior.  

Arts Alive! podcast: Theater director Stephen Riordan

Fellow podcaster Stephen Riordan is in the Arts Alive! studio today, talking about his theater company, Dead Canary, and the production of Fat Pig that opened Thursday night at The Studio@620.

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