In July, several local union representatives pleaded with city council members to appeal a court ruling that nullified St. Petersburg’s apprenticeship and disadvantaged worker ordinances. That...
St. Petersburg City Council members are now scrambling to save any aspects of three ordinances supporting apprentices and marginalized trade workers. City officials and community leaders...
Before offering his immediate resignation, former Madeira Beach Mayor Jim Rostek sent a mass email to constituents detailing alleged corruption and improprieties throughout city government. He...
In January 2023, Mayor Ken Welch compared a partnership between St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays to an engagement. The betrothed announced the team was...
A makeup date to discuss plans for a new $1.3 billion ballpark in downtown St. Petersburg caused Thursday evening’s city council meeting to conclude on a...
Leasecake, a real estate solutions pioneer and member of Tampa’s Embarc Collective, announced the closure of a $10 million Series A extension round Tuesday. The Winter...
St. Petersburg abruptly scrapped its Tenant Bill of Rights in July 2023 due to state preemptions; an initiative to implement similar protections in some form is...
Pinellas County commissioners voted Tuesday to terminate contracts with a construction firm overseeing long-delayed bridge projects from Palm Harbor to South St. Petersburg totaling $17.4 million....
St. Petersburg City Council members postponed allocating $1.25 million to Tropicana Field redevelopment consultants due to the inclusion of a new entity and a lack of...
Small and minority-owned businesses typically get a mere fraction of projects that more established companies dominate, but Pinellas County is adjusting its procurement solicitation process to...
