Restaurateur Ryan Griffin dishes on his latest projects, opening soon [Audio]

There’s more than a year to go before the new Ryan Griffin will double his Tampa Bay portfolio this summer, adding Trophy Fish and Mandarin Heights to his successful Souzou and Mandarin Hide establishments. He stopped by the Catalyst studio recently to share the latest.

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Day 3: Friends of Strays with Councilwoman Rice

On Wednesday morning, Councilmember Rice was far from city hall, and her formal council attire. Donning jeans, rubber gloves and a ponytail, Rice got busy helping out the staff and volunteers at Friends of Strays Animal Shelter. During National Volunteer Week, Rice has been lifting up local non-profits doing the heavy lifting in St. Petersburg. Friends of Strays is another of these great causes.

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St. Pete City Council votes to join Mayor Kriseman in lawsuit against ‘draconian’ pre-emptions

AI has arrived, but are companies ready for it? On Thursday, the St. Petersburg City Council voted to join Mayor Rick Kriseman, along with 10 South Florida counterparts, in the lawsuit against Governor Rick Scott and the state of Florida’s pre-emption of local elected officials to pass gun regulations.

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