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How is the government shutdown affecting St. Pete?St. Petersburg is home to one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most expansive commands. Local service members and their families could soon need some support. A bill that would fund the military during the ongoing government shutdown failed to muster enough votes Thursday in the Senate. Personnel, who are at risk of missing paychecks, have received sample letters they can use as a “guide” when discussing payment arrangements with mortgage lenders, landlords and creditors. |
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St. Pete council approves Gas Plant study discussionThe City of St. Petersburg will consider hiring the world’s oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary land use experts to study the Historic Gas Plant site. Home to Tropicana Field and a sea of surface parking lots in the heart of a land-scarce city, the roughly 86-acre area is also the subject of oft-contentious debate and several multi-billion-dollar redevelopment proposals. Councilmember Brandi Gabbard said Thursday that St. Petersburg lacks an unbiased, professional study on the Gas Plant’s best uses. |
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Arts Alive! podcast: Alexander Jones, projectALCHEMYOur Arts Alive! guest today is choreographer Alexander Jones, founder and artistic director of the bay area’s premiere contemporary dance company, projectALCHEMY. |
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