St. Petersburg celebrates citizen ‘Hurricane Heroes’

Four St. Petersburg residents received well-earned recognition Friday for helping lead despondent neighbors on the path to recovery amid an unprecedented hurricane season, despite also suffering storm damage.

Congresswoman Kathy Castor, State Rep. Lindsay Cross and City Councilmember Mike Harting led an emotional event highlighting Courtney Stein, Brad Stein, Matt Thorn and Kevin Batdorf’s efforts to uplift their communities. Castor issued a call for Hurricane Heroes nominations in late November.

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‘Beyond the bus’: New SunRunner station opens downtown

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) cut the ribbon Friday on the newest SunRunner station in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, marking another expansion of the region’s first bus rapid transit system.

The new station, located near the Sundial parking garage along 1st Ave. N., will offer service every 15 minutes. PSTA is also launching a new initiative called “SunRunner After Dark,” providing double the number of buses and more frequent pickups from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Today on Arts Alive!, Minke Huls discusses his earliest ambitions to make music his livelihood, his career trajectory and more.

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