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The free community event is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Enoch D. Davis Center. Photo: City of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg tenants and homeowners can access a smorgasbord of resources at a Housing and Apartment Fair tonight, Wednesday, March 4, from 5-7 p.m. ​The city and Bay Area Apartment Association […]

Pinellas County School Board Chair Caprice Edmond is also president of the Greater Florida Consortium of School Boards. Photo: Facebook. Pinellas County school district officials continue grappling with declining enrollment, rising operational costs, funding changes, necessary closures, and political headwinds. ​School Board Chair Caprice Edmond shared her thoughts on the district’s challenges and successes in […]

From left: St. Petersburg City Councilmembers Richie Floyd, Deborah Figgs-Sanders, Gina Driscoll, Copley Gerdes, Mayor Ken Welch, Council Chair Lisset Hanewicz, Mike Harting, Brandi Gabbard, Cory Givens Jr. Photo: City of St. Petersburg. ​St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch sent a letter to state leaders on Thursday denouncing legislation that would effectively ban any actions related […]

The Center for Coastal Resilience would replace an underutilized parking lot, which is temporarily housing a yacht, at Port St. Petersburg. USF’s College of Marine Science (background) has advocated for the facility. Photos by Mark Parker. ​Long-discussed plans to expand on the Maritime and Defense Technology Hub’s success have received the first of three critical […]

Photo Credit Isis Climes: Black English Bookstore lobby area Hillsborough County connects local readers to a curated literary treasure in Tampa Heights. Late Tampa City Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson created Black English Bookstore with the vision to “amplify voices” and pay tribute to “the ancestors who were unable to read and write.” Her daughter, Ariel Amirah, […]

Alex Palou (right) won the 2026 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in dominating fashion. Christian Lundgaard (center) finished third. Photos by Mark Parker. Nikita Johnson climbed another rung up IndyCar’s developmental ladder in thrilling fashion on Sunday by claiming a victory at his hometown Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. ​The St. Petersburg native, […]

Professor Judith A.M. Scully has taught at Stetson Law since 2009 and has built her career around racial equity, criminal justice reform, and preparing students to lead with purpose. The Truth Tellers Scholarship Fund was established in her name to continue that work and support future attorneys committed to justice. Photo courtesy of Judith Scully […]

Photo Credit: Celeste Roberts; Youths at the Skills Center A youth center in Hillsborough County is changing the way after-school programs function with its state-of-the-art sports facility. Co-founder and CEO of The Skills Center, Celeste Roberts, is helping pave the way for students to successfully navigate the workforce through youth development programs. “We are a […]

Brian Peret, AI Salon St. Pete/ Tampa and Codeboxx Academy Director speaking to attendees at one of the AI Salon gatherings. Photo taken by Aron Bryce, courtesy of Ai salon Facebook Group AI Salon St. Petersburg is a local chapter of a global AI community focused on conversations around how artificial intelligence is shaping work […]

The last project to trigger St. Petersburg’s community benefits process was the Historic Gas Plant District’s redevelopment. Photo: City of St. Petersburg. Proposed revisions to St. Petersburg’s community benefits process, created to foster more equitable growth, have elicited concerns from city council members. ​Standing members of the city’s Community Benefits Advisory Council (CBAC) suggested the […]

The Haynes Heroes Scholarship was created to honor the life and work of Reverend Watson Haynes, II, and to support students across Pinellas County as they prepare for their next step after high school. Presented by the Pinellas County Urban League, the scholarship reflects Rev. Haynes’ long-standing commitment to education, access, and community growth across […]

​Once implemented, a new study’s recommendations will create more connected, accessible, and vibrant communities within the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). ​Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) officials are now concluding the Connecting South St. Pete CRA study’s final phase. Nicole Dufva, director of planning, provided the agency’s governing board with an update on […]

St. Petersburg College has named a lifelong K-12 educator and administrator as its new dean of dual enrollment, which enables high school students to earn college credits. ​Dr. Raquel Hairston, the former principal of SPC’s collegiate high school, will now shape its dual enrollment strategy and partnerships. Expanding regional access to early college opportunities is […]

Fallout from the We Belong Here music festival, held at Vinoy Park in December, nearly jeopardized other events in downtown St. Petersburg. Photos by Mark Parker. Rhythmic bass from We Belong Here, a self-billed “intimate” concert along St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront, was heard in neighboring Gulfport. Subsequent backlash continues reverberating. ​The two-day electronic music festival, […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that the state could provide additional land for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium during a press conference at Hillsborough College earlier this month. Image: Screengrab. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida cabinet approved giving Hillsborough College 22 acres of additional land to accommodate a Tampa Bay Rays stadium on Tuesday. ​The […]

In November 2023, Germany-based Volocopter completed the first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) test flight at a large U.S. airport, and the first in Florida, in Tampa. Photo: Tampa International Airport. A task force established to help St. Petersburg capitalize on the rapidly evolving advanced air mobility industry has provided its final recommendations to […]

Attallah Shabazz, daughter of human rights activist Malcolm X. Photo sourced from the LA Times, 1983. Attallah Shabazz, an international human rights advocate and daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X, will speak at Eckerd College on Friday, Feb. 27, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Fox Hall as part of the EC Classic weekend […]

Photo provided by CULC Photo provided by CULC A brand new mini mall is set to debut this year in the historic North Greenwood area of Clearwater. Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition’s (CULC) Executive Director, Gloria Campbell, is at the helm of launching the new venture and establishing a business incubator for the community. In her […]

Television Judge Greg Mathis is well known to audiences, having arbitrated countless cases on national television for nearly three decades. But what audiences may not know is that the Judge Mathis they know and love today would not be if it were not for civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson. “There would really be no Judge Mathis 27 […]

The railroad segment is visible in a gravel parking lot owned by Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill (background). A parking garage owned by Ellison Development sits to the left. Booker Creek is to the right. Photos by Mark Parker. Decades-long plans to acquire a decommissioned stretch of railroad tracks and create an urban trail extension […]