Project updates provided at Developer’s Council meeting

City of St. Petersburg leaders provided updates on a variety of projects at the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership Developer’s Council meeting Tuesday.

According to its website, the 60-year-old organization is “dedicated to thoughtful growth and urban redevelopment” and focuses on “big-picture, long-range issues and works to form a shared vision for St. Petersburg’s future.”

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Too much ‘intensity’: The Pelican development approved despite pushback

The St. Petersburg City Council denied an appeal from Preserve the 'Burg Thursday, clearing the way for the controversial Pelican apartment development to move forward.

The appeal stemmed from a January 2026 decision by the Development Review Commission.

Arts Alive! podcast: Musician Simon Lasky

Today in the Arts Alive! studio, our guest is jazz pianist Simon Lasky. A Londoner by birth, Lasky came to the United States in 2018 to study at the University of South Florida. These days, he’s an integral part of the Tampa Bay jazz community, a vast collection of top-drawer talent that can adapt to virtually any situation, any gig, to create something musically extraordinary.