Back-to-back storms brought billions of dollars in damages to Pinellas County’s coastal communities; local and state officials believe the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deserves some...
Pinellas County’s critically eroded beaches are now ground zero for a longstanding impasse between the nation’s coastal communities and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kelli...
In January 2023, Mayor Ken Welch compared a proposed partnership between St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays to an engagement. He also hoped Pinellas County...
Pinellas County officials implemented an emergency plan in less than a week to construct new protective dunes to replace sand washed away by Hurricane Idalia, underscoring...
Pinellas County officials plan to offer about $300 million in local tourism taxes to a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium in St. Petersburg. That would equate...
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...
Over half of Pinellas County beaches are “critically eroded,” yet officials lack vital funding for renourishment projects – due to an impasse with the Army Corps...
Local politicians and business leaders comprising the Tourist Development Council (TDC) recommend giving Dali Museum officials $34 million in bed tax funding for a significant expansion....
