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Inside the evolution of Rays stadium solutions

Removing - and repairing - the remnants of Tropicana Field’s shredded roof was a priority for St. Petersburg officials and contractors in Hurricane Milton’s immediate aftermath.

Documents obtained by the Catalyst show that building officials met with at least one specialized construction firm a day after Milton made landfall. In a Friday, Oct. 11 email sent after visiting the site, Javier Rattia, partner director for Dunn Lightweight, noted that his firm was under a “very tight schedule” to dismantle and replace Tropicana Field’s roof in time for the 2025 season.

Pinellas County faces a ‘monumental’ rebuilding process

Pinellas County faces a ‘monumental’ rebuilding process

Places This Week: A two-story downtown penthouse

Places This Week: A two-story downtown penthouse

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Young adult fantasy writer gives readers ‘Wishes and Choices’

St. Pete author D.B. Thomas’ first young adult novel, Wishes and Choices, is a fantasy adventure tale set in an alternate universe. In the fast-moving, pulse-quickening story, the wizard Mystral battles the forces of dark magic – and a disturbing prophecy about the future – with the aid of a non-magical protégé, a teenage girl named Kit.

(“One false step and evil wins,” warns the narrator – a wily cat – in the prologue.)

Meet the Candidates: Deborah Figgs-Sanders

Arts Alive! podcast: Radio Theatre Project

Coast Guard offloads $115 million worth of drugs in St. Pete
Army Corps provides Operation Blue Roof application assistance
Disaster assistance deadlines approach
St. Petersburg has a new fire chief
USF men’s basketball coach dies at 43

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Live Conservation MFA

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Hidden, Historic Campbell Park tour

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