Marina redevelopment proposals surface

City officials recently released proposals with drastically different term lengths from two companies vying to redevelop and operate the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina.

The downtown facility is in disrepair, and a 2017 Master Plan called for extensive improvements. Mayor Ken Welch issued the proposal request in April, which includes the option to reimagine Fresco's Waterfront Bistro's space adjacent to the marina.

Meet the businesses benefiting from the South St. Pete microfund

Tampa General to acquire hospital network in $290M deal

YMCA will sell local campus to reinvest in child care

The ‘Cocoon’ St. Pete estate is on the market

Delays hinder embattled affordable townhome project

Weeds are the only thing that has grown vertically nearly eight months after local leaders broke ground on a long-awaited South St. Petersburg affordable townhome development.

City Councilmember Gina Driscoll expressed relief that a public-private partnership was paying dividends after years of "ups and downs" at the ceremony for the Shell Dash Townhomes last December. St. Louis-based developer Bob Mayer, president of Exact, acknowledged Driscoll’s support through “a lot of bad news.”

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