Congressional earmarks are back; St. Pete requests $5 million

With Congress reversing its decade-old ban on federal earmarks, albeit under new branding, city officials are making a mad dash to submit applications for federal funding to their local lawmakers - St. Petersburg included.

Federal earmarks became known as “pork-barrel spending” before both the House and Senate banned the practice in 2011. Public sentiment on congressionally directed spending soured due to corruption scandals and spending boondoggles such as highly publicized “bridges to nowhere.”

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New Central Avenue café imagines a world in 2D

Maria Merello and her wife want to take St. Pete locals into a two-dimensional world, making it feel as if they are walking into an illustration by creating a new immersive experience in the Grand Central District - the 2D Café.

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