Pinellas County officials ordered a mandatory Zone A evacuation at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday ahead of what would soon become Hurricane Helene. That encompasses coastal neighborhoods...
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, chair of the Budget Committee, and Congresswoman Kathy Castor led a roundtable discussion on climate change and skyrocketing state insurance premiums Saturday...
St. Petersburg City Council members heard some welcome news Thursday regarding ongoing efforts to bolster resiliency throughout the low-lying peninsula; however, time and money remain significant...
A long-awaited initiative to replace St. Petersburg’s aging and eroding seawalls will soon commence as city council members unanimously approved a $1.6 million construction proposal May...
Four state grants totaling roughly $28.32 million will provide critical funding for environmental resiliency efforts throughout St. Petersburg. At a March 21 meeting, the city council...
Several St. Petersburg residents decried a lack of functioning tidal backflow prevention valves at the Feb. 13 Resilience Community Listening Session; plans to install more efficient...
Flooding is an increasing problem on the St. Petersburg peninsula, and residents of low-lying communities implored city officials to “do something” in an emotional and informative...
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...
St. Petersburg’s public works department is preparing for a hurricane a week after clamping a pipe that leaked about 10,600 gallons of raw sewage into a...
While crews have stopped a leak that dumped about 10,600 gallons of untreated sewage into St. Petersburg’s Riviera Bay, city officials are still working to assess...
