St. Pete shines at 2025 Grand Prix

The Sunshine City lived up to its moniker Sunday, as over 100,000 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg attendees enjoyed blue skies and temperatures in the low 70s.

Two-time defending NTT IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou started the season with a victory after completing the 100-lap, 1.8-mile street course in 1 hour, 51 minutes and 8.51 seconds. An expected global audience of more than one million viewers also saw that St. Petersburg, while still recovering from back-to-back hurricanes, is an ideal location for marquee events.

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St. Pete’s near-term stormwater projects top $1.5 billion

St. Petersburg’s leadership hoped to complete $960 million in stormwater projects over the next five years. Mayor Ken Welch's quest to address rapidly evolving climate threats added $545 million.

City council members heard a comprehensive report on the St. Pete Agile Resilience (SPAR) program for the first time Thursday. Welch established the plan - now among several related to stormwater - in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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