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...
Tampa-based nonprofit Project Dyanmo’s leadership returned from evacuating Maui wildfire victims just in time to prepare for an emergency much closer to home – Hurricane Idalia....
Now that Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge has retreated into the Gulf and bay from whence it came, hundreds of families are left to clean up the...
As first responders, businesses and homeowners assess the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge, local officials have warned of a new safety risk – electric...
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...
