Pinellas hurricane rehousing funding sparks debate

Pinellas County will receive $512,336 in federal funding to help rapidly rehouse residents affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Commissioners will now approve grant recipients to avoid potential controversy.

Staff initially planned to rank and award applicants without the commission's oversight. However, Commissioner Vince Nowicki expressed concern that the Homeless Leadership Alliance (HLA) of Pinellas could receive funding.

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Acclaimed ambassador kicks off Conference on World Affairs

The 2025 St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs began Tuesday evening at the Palladium Theater with a keynote address that embodied the three-day event’s theme - “The Ties That Bind Us.”

Former ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, who served under six presidential administrations, kicked off the conference with a keynote address on the power of diplomacy. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on the subject after negotiating groundbreaking agreements with Germany, Austria, France and several other European countries regarding restitution of property, payment for slave and forced labor, and recovery of looted art and bank accounts.

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