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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The City of St. Petersburg is now accepting applications for its Social Action Funding Grants, offering crucial financial support to social services agencies dedicated to addressing homelessness within the city. Agencies providing homeless services and/or homeless prevention services are...

As the committee tasked to recommend adaptive reuse of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall enters the final two months of its work, members are beginning to submit drafts of their portions of their final report due by the end of June. Members of the city’s Purple Ribbon Committee began...

St. Petersburg Month of Photography’s 2024 Photo Laureate, Ric Savid, debuted his solo exhibition “Darkroom Silver Linings” last Thursday evening at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Ybor City (FMoPA), marking the official start of this year’s St. Petersburg Month of Photography. The veteran photojournalist...

Bradenton police said the crash happened early Friday morning.

Patrick and Shelley Zvonik, a husband-and-wife team, have revitalized a 120-year-old house in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts neighborhood at 1213 13th Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205. The couple is planning to open The Village Patio restaurant there in mid-May, should final preparations continue smoothly. Patrick Zvonik...

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11. Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Look no further than the charming Boca Boutique on South Tamiami Trail in the Gulf Gate neighborhood. If ever there was a store that was designed to be the ultimate gift destination store for women...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police officers were able to rescue a man threatening to jump off the Ringling Bridge earlier this week. On the night of April 28, officers responded to a call about a man in crisis on the bridge. Officers discovered the man had a rope and chain around his neck and was standing on the...

BRADENTON, Fla. - A man died early Friday after Bradenton police say he was hit by a car. According to the Bradenton Police Department, the man was hit shortly after 6 a.m. in the 600 block of 13th Ave. E and later died from his injuries. Police say the driver...

In the heart of Siesta Key, on an early Saturday morning in April, Siesta Village was abuzz with excitement. It was the grand opening day and the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Tunaskin Aquatic Apparel shop. As the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce prepared for the event at the store’s new 5125 Ocean Boulevard...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg police say they've arrested the surviving suspect in a home invasion that left the other suspect dead after the homeowner fired shots last month. The backstory:. On April 16, SPPD said two men entered a home in the 3400 block of 40th St. N...