Rough waters: Tampa Bay Watch addresses accusations of unfair advantages

The Tampa Bay Watch group has recently come under fire by commercial St. Pete Pier tenants, accusing the nonprofit marine education group of conducting commercial activities thus, creating unfair competition for businesses. 

"[Tampa Bay Watch] suddenly moves to commercial [docks], jumping a waitlist, and now they are doing dolphin tours, site seeing ... plus they are advertising at The Pier. How is that fair to any of the other businesses that are on the strip?" Bill Waters, a local boat captain, said during a Thursday St. Petersburg City Council meeting. "This doesn't pass the smell test." 

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Plans for large residential project on Jabil property move forward

Car-Free St. Pete proposes new project to transform downtown streets

The Car-Free St. Pete group is proposing to create a pedestrian-focused loop downtown. 

The project called the St. Pete Straza would transform existing streets into a three-plus mile loop that combines the elements of a street, a plaza and a park. 

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