A family in St. Petersburg’s flood-prone Shore Acres neighborhood recently received the city’s blessing to transform a .35-acre, single-family lot into two parcels with elevated homes....
A bipartisan trio of state legislators hope to resolve a longstanding impasse between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and property owners delaying the renourishment of...
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...
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...
Emergency sand dune construction is nearing completion in coastal areas hit hardest by Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge, despite beachgoers trampling freshly planted vegetation critical to stabilizing...
Tampa-based insurtech firm Slide Insurance may acquire up to 86,000 Florida homeowners policies from Farmers Insurance. The acquisition follows Farmers Insurance’s ongoing plan to reduce its...
Tampa-based property and casualty insurer Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. anticipates seeing $40 million in net retained losses in connection with recent natural disaster events. The insurer,...
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...
Monthly utility bills will increase by 4% to 8.5% in St. Petersburg due to aging infrastructure and inflationary costs. City Councilmembers approved the new rates, which...
Maiye Waller spent years recovering from her newborn son’s death in 2017 due to childbirth complications; her mission to turn tragedy into triumph recently received a...