Keith Watts never expected to eventually lead St. Petersburg Fire Rescue when he joined the department in 2018. He recently became the city’s first African American...
Clearwater officials recently allocated $500,000 to weigh the pros and cons of replacing Duke Energy with a municipal utility. At least one St. Petersburg City Council...
Allison Mihalich, director of St. Petersburg’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, will step down from her post to pursue a new role with the federal government....
Many new St. Petersburg housing developments – and projects proposed under the Live Local Act – offer workforce housing units for tenants earning up to 120%...
In 2019, St. Petersburg became Florida’s first city to make an official “100% clean energy commitment,” with a 2035 target date. Quantifiable progress remains elusive. City...
In March, an interdenominational faith-based advocacy group penned an open letter criticizing Mayor Ken Welch’s efforts to address a lack of affordable housing in St. Petersburg....
A recent housing update provided several notable statistics as St. Petersburg’s leadership works to facilitate 7,800 new units by 2030. Amy Foster, housing development administrator, began...
In 2021, St. Petersburg-based Jabil set a goal to decrease company-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 25% over five years; the global manufacturing giant surpassed that benchmark...
Duke Energy’s local roots trace back to the St. Petersburg Electric Light and Power Company, which began serving the new city’s residents in 1899. After 125...
Mayor Ken Welch’s second annual State of the City address may have lacked a major announcement, but the pomp, circumstance and focus on unity found at...
