U.S. Rep Kathy Castor credited St. Petersburg leaders and residents for their intentional efforts to support small businesses; she also stressed the importance of shopping locally...
Details surrounding the new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark continue emerging as elected officials – restricted from jointly discussing governmental matters by Florida’s “Sunshine Laws” – hear...
Pinellas County Commissioners have contributed $37.8 million to help fund 1,146 under-construction affordable housing units; however, supply still lags far behind demand, and the average construction...
Nearly 170,000 veterans reside in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, and many lack access to much-needed behavioral health care. U.S. Army combat veteran Paul Kim, founder of...
St. Petersburg City Council members recently welcomed state lawmakers to City Hall for a legislative recap, and the discussion often centered on one topic – a...
An initiative to help 253 St. Petersburg city employees with residency requirements afford soaring rents has just 23 participants through its first eight months. The program...
Communities across the state and nation now follow St. Petersburg’s lead as officials incorporate new technology into the Stormwater Master Plan to mitigate flooding. However,...
In order to remain financially viable, developers behind the proposed mixed-use redevelopment of two city-owned sites along the downtown Clearwater waterfront must reduce the “visionary” project’s...
After spending 12 years in the State Legislature as a moderate Republican unafraid to work across the aisle and call out leadership, Jeff Brandes believes there...
A flurry of new legislation percolating out of Tallahassee could undue months, if not years, of local work to increase support for St. Petersburg’s renters. Council...