St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch frequently expressed doubt that he could lower property taxes for a fourth consecutive year following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The city’s...
The University of South Florida annually ranks among the nation’s leaders for producing new patents. However, that intellectual property (IP) rarely generates revenue for the school...
A 121-year-old Portuguese soccer team spent a month at a training facility in Tampa before traveling to Miami for its opening match in the FIFA Club...
Resiliency is the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from challenges, which objectively describes Pinellas County’s tourism industry. Visitors contributed a record $8.29 million to local...
L.L. Kirchner, who has guest-hosted HSN programming for the past nine years, expressed disbelief over the cable shopping network shuttering its sprawling St. Petersburg campus after...
A popular St. Petersburg market that showcases underrepresented vendors will soon return home to Tropicana Field after a nearly five-month storm-induced hiatus. Renee Edwards-Perry, founder of...
Premier sporting events continue bringing big crowds and dollars to Pinellas County, although a storm-damaged facility could present a new hurdle. Visit St. Pete-Clearwater (VSPC) announced...
Pinellas County Commission Chairperson Kathleen Peters sent a sternly worded letter to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday requesting written, explicit answers regarding the team’s future...
Pinellas County officials have touted the local tourism industry’s resiliency amid back-to-back hurricanes. Recently released metrics underscore their point. Area lodgings collected $96.76 million in bed...
While local news outlets continue disappearing at an increasing – and alarming – rate, two St. Petersburg-based daily publications are working together to revitalize local journalism....