Dignitaries celebrate St. Pete Science Center’s rebirth

A group of current and former government officials, as diverse as the programming planned for a reimagined Science Center, celebrated the dawn of a new era for the once-beloved institution Friday.

The list of speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony underscored the bipartisan collaboration and time it took to reach that milestone. Former Governor Charlie Crist, Mayor Ken Welch, Sen. Darryl Rouson, Rep. Linda Chaney, Rep. Berny Jacques, City Councilmember Copley Gerdes and former Councilmember Robert Blackmon, the project’s visionary, each addressed a standing-room-only crowd.

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Local startup designs maritime rocket launch platform

Innovative startups are at the heart of St. Petersburg-based incubator spARK Labs by ARK Invest. Seagate Space, which has designed an offshore semi-submersible launch platform for rockets, is one such company.

The Gateway-S was given approval in principle (AIP) from third-party classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in December.

Arts Alive! podcast: Exploring ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’

In the Arts Alive! studio today are Anthony Gervais and Troy Padraic Brooks, names and faces that will be familiar to fans of live professional theater on both sides of the bay.

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