In August 2023, Hurricane Idalia’s roughly four-foot storm surge inundated the Pinellas County peninsula. Local officials expect significantly worse conditions Thursday. County Commissioners held an emergency...
Duke Energy Florida officials provided rare public access to a secretive control center in St. Petersburg before the 2023 hurricane season; they showcased a decidedly more...
City officials project that St. Petersburg will spend $6.8 billion on capital improvements over the next 30 years, with water resources and infrastructure improvements accounting for...
Meteorologists at Colorado State University have predicted an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season for 2024. Traditionally, the season begins June 1 and continues through Nov. 30,...
Economic and personnel challenges are tempering optimism for the development industry’s economic growth in 2024, according to the latest local Voice of Architecture survey. The Tampa...
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...
This story will be updated as the situation warrants. Tropical Storm Idalia became a hurricane overnight and will likely rapidly intensify before making landfall along Florida’s...
The second weekend of 2021 isn’t a whole lot different from the first. There are very few performances, of any sort, although that will likely change...