Pinellas transit authority to reduce service, cut routes

As Covid-19 relief funds are depleting and inflation is spiking, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is preparing to eliminate multiple bus routes and take other actions to stay within a tighter budget.

This week, the PSTA board will come to a consensus on a recommended mileage rate, which will pre-determine the number of routes that will be affected.

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Vintage Pinellas: The enigma of Captain Wilson Hubbard

He operated the most lucrative fishing-excursion fleet on the Gulf Coast, and knew the waters of the Pinellas barrier islands, every fathom, by heart. And Wilson Hubbard, the only child of traveling carnies, also knew how to spin a yarn – a fish tale - when it was to his advantage.

“I’m a pretty good fisherman,” Hubbard once told a reporter, in a rare moment of candor, “but I’m a better businessman.”

Arts Alive! podcast: Duncan McClellan

About 17 minutes into this Arts Alive! podcast interview, acclaimed contemporary glass artist Duncan McClellan lays bare the humility that has made him one of St. Pete’s favorite creatives.