Development process changing for Live Local Act

While Senate Bill 102 - known as the Live Local Act - increases state affordable housing funding, it also strips regulatory powers from city and county governments.

At the July 27 Committee of the Whole meeting, St. Petersburg City Council members heard how the recently enacted legislation will impact affordable housing initiatives. It eliminates public hearings and places approval authority in the hands of administrators, who must strictly follow state standards.

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Local author shares stories from the streets

While the historically significant area around St. Petersburg’s 22nd Street South - the Deuces - is undergoing a renaissance, a local author highlights its recent, grittier past.

Charles Davis is now “99.8%” done with his second book revolving around the troubled life of its eponymous protagonist, Tyrone Jenkins. Davis self-published the series’ first entry, Tyrone I Din Do Nuffin, in 2019.

Arts Alive! podcast: Rui Farias, Museum of History

He’s a well-done St. Petersburger all the way, but Rui Farias wasn’t born in the Sunshine City. He moved here with his family as a young lad – very young - and as he says in this Arts Alive! podcast interview, he “doesn’t remember” Connecticut.