SWAMP Mountain Bike Club is bringing the first trails to Pinellas County at Lake...
Singletracks may earn commissions from affiliate links and/or receive products from manufacturers for review. Read our editorial guidelines here. That’s how SWAMP Mountain Bike Club (SWAMP) Executive Director Pat Sanchez describes the reality for mountain bikers in Pinellas County, Florida — a peninsula hemmed in by...
Police searching for missing 12-year-old in Florida
FLORIDA — A Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen in Tampa, authorities said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the alert for Larisa Olivera-Valenzuela on Friday. According to officials, the girl is described as a white-Hispanic female, approximately 5 feet 5...
Pinellas County Traffic Alert: Major Lane Closures And Nightly Construction Slated For March 22-28
Road Work Signs (Unsplash) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Drivers in Pinellas County are facing a...
Hop Aboard This Nostalgic Florida Train For A Ride You’ll Never Forget
Somewhere between Tampa and Sarasota, in a town called Parrish that you’ve probably never heard of, sits a time machine disguised as a railroad museum. The Florida Railroad Museum doesn’t advertise itself as a portal to the past, but that’s exactly what it is. One minute you’re...
Construction project causing more delays on 54th Avenue in Pinellas
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A construction project on 54th Avenue North is leading to more backups during rush hour. Late last year, crews closed the westbound right-turn lane from 54th Avenue North to 113th Street. Randy Kittle says that one lane being closed can cause a lot of delays.
Skyway Marina Parking Lot Poised for 174 Low-Rent Units if County Signs Off
What is now a big parking lot in St. Petersburg’s Skyway Marina District could turn into one of the city’s more affordable new addresses, if a Nashville developer gets the green light. Elmington Capital Group has filed plans for Skyway Flats, a five-story, 174-unit affordable apartment community with rents projected...
Downtown St. Pete apartment complex Beacon 430 sells for $131 million
A downtown St. Pete apartment complex has traded hands in a nine-figure deal. Beacon 430, a four-story, 327-unit luxury apartment community at 430 3rd Avenue South, sold for $131 million, or just over $400,000 per unit, according to a deed recorded Wednesday with the Pinellas County Clerk’s office. The...
Elevator outage at St. Pete affordable housing complex leaves residents stranded for days
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Residents at The Portland, an income-restricted affordable apartment building in St. Petersburg, say they are growing frustrated after an elevator outage that has stretched on for several days, leaving some unable to leave their homes. For those living on upper floors, the outage has turned...
One of America’s best arts festivals, Mainsail Art Festival, brings thousands to St. Pete
One of St. Pete’s longest-running and most beloved city events is back for 2026, as the 51st annual Mainsail Art Festival brings one of the country’s most celebrated arts experiences to the downtown waterfront. Hosted in scenic Vinoy Park (701 Bayshore Dr. NE), the sprawling art festival is returning next weekend,...
The Dog Bar named Tampa Bay’s favorite local pet-friendly venue
Sit. Stay. Drink. It’s a mantra St. Petersburg has been celebrating at Dog Bar for 10 years as of this month. “Sometimes it feels like 10 decades, sometimes it feels like 10 weeks,” Co-Founder and Owner Fred Metzler laughs. “It was such a struggle in the beginning, because no one knew who we were or what we did, and...
