As 2023 comes to a close, it is time to look back at some of the local stories that catalyzed community conversations and dominated political discourse...
Pinellas County tourism stakeholders – and there are many, as the industry is the area’s largest economic driver – have plenty to celebrate this holiday season....
A new $15 million state grant will help Pinellas County officials pay for an ongoing $37 million emergency dune restoration project. However, some coastal communities refuse...
A ban on fishing for sharks from the beach is now in place in Redington Shores. The town passed the ordinance banning beach shark fishing at...
A $3.2 million grant will help University of South Florida St. Petersburg researchers better forecast an annual sargassum bloom that has stumped scientists with its ever-increasing...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is working to discern the effectiveness of its red tide forecasting tool, particularly among underserved communities. Local marine science...
Pinellas County officials implemented an emergency plan in less than a week to construct new protective dunes to replace sand washed away by Hurricane Idalia, underscoring...
Pinellas County officials plan to offer about $300 million in local tourism taxes to a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium in St. Petersburg. That would equate...
The extent of Hurricane Idalia’s effect on Pinellas County’s coastline is coming into focus, with Kelli Levy stating that “we literally do not have dry, sandy...
Severe erosion plagued over half of Pinellas County’s beaches long before Hurricane Idalia’s winds and storm surge lashed the coastline. By Thursday morning, county workers removed...
