Saint Petersburg FL

After more than a year of resident complaints over sky-high water bills, St. Petersburg City Council members are moving forward with a management review of the city’s billing and collections department.

After 20 years in business, the owner of Janet’s Antiques, 2545 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, is retiring and selling the 5,450-square-foot property for $2.3 million. Built in 1925, the one-story structure sits on a 0.16-acre lot in the city’s Grand Central District and provides 70 feet of frontage on Central Avenue.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Pete man is back home after sailing almost 6,000 miles in a pontoon boat to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay. Ronald McDonald supports families with kids in the hospital, providing them with a place to stay, meals and more.

Tampa, FL – A Tampa man is back behind bars after allegedly robbing a Truist Bank and then being turned in by his own mother just hours later. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway around 1:10 p.m. on The post Tampa Man...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Manatee County’s commissioners didn’t expect to be threatened with removal from office for considering two measures meant to enhance...

A Florida man has been hit with federal charges after allegedly stealing $7,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets from a convenience store — and then returning hours later to the same store to cash them in, according to authorities. Justin Farley, 43, pulled up to a Circle K in...

Don McRae’s quiet, calming style, unselfish commitment, loyalty, and devotion served him well as he was appointed to higher levels of service as human rights director, deputy city manager, assistant city manager, deputy city administrator, chief of staff and eventually city manager in the City of St. Petersburg....

St. Petersburg is expanding access to preventative dental care for children through fluoride varnish applications. Officials allocated $50,000 to partner with Evara Health and establish the city's Fluoride for Families program, which includes providing on-site fluoride varnish application during community etvents....

Get ready to sip wine and spin records at 86 Wine Bar, a new intimate wine bar and lounge that has quietly opened at 2930 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North Unit #B. The cozy, dimly lit 35-seat space blends a passion for natural wines, Mediterranean-style small plates, and eclectic vinyl in a minimalist setting...

ST. PETE, Fla. — The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is getting ready to launch the largest redesign of its transit system in nearly 40 years. Pinellas County’s public transportation provider has branded the new and improved bus system as the Connected Community Bus Network. The new system is restructuring PSTA’s...