St. Petersburg and Clearwater to Host The Ocean Race in 2027
The 2027 edition of The Ocean Race—the storied round-the-world crewed raced that has previously been sailed as the Whitbread and the Volvo Ocean Race—announced its new route will take the fleet of IMOCA 60 monohulls to North America with a May stopover in St. Petersburg, Florida. This, race...
St. Petersburg is seeking proposals for a convention center feasibility study
In the future, St. Petersburg may join other Florida municipalities like Tampa and Orlando and become the home of a convention center. The City is taking steps to determine the long-term impacts of building a facilty downtown. Mayor Ken Welch and the St. Petersburg government began to accept proposals for...
Wall Street Trading App Snubs Miami, Plants Flag In St. Pete HQ Move
Webull, the trading app that once occupied two floors on Wall Street, has quietly traded the canyons of Manhattan for the palm trees of St. Petersburg, staking its global headquarters at 200 Carillon Parkway. Company leaders insist this was not just a tax play. They describe it as a bet on local talent, quality of...
Port St. Petersburg master plan released
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A master plan for the Port of St. Petersburg was released last Thursday which reimagines the four acres of waterfront property with a park, cruise terminal and marine repair facility. “It was definitely overdue for a new look and perspective at what we do with...
Deadly Crash Turns Busy St. Pete Crossroads Into Traffic Nightmare
A deadly crash brought traffic in north St. Petersburg to a grinding halt today, shutting down the busy intersection of 38th Avenue North and 66th Street North in every direction and choking off one of the city’s main east-west routes during peak drive time. St. Petersburg police said the...
St. Pete’s Chattaway restaurant will close this summer: ‘It’s definitely bittersweet’
The Chattaway, St. Petersburg’s longest-running-restaurant, will close this summer. Reached by phone at the restaurant, Greg Kitto, son of Chattaway matriarch Jillian Frers, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the closing is “definitely bittersweet.” He promised to elaborate after dinner service on Tuesday night....
St. Pete icon The Chattaway set to close its doors this July after 75...
St. Pete is losing one of its oldest family-owned businesses this summer. The Chattaway, founded in 1951 with a history that dates back even further, announced that it will be closing its doors this July, ending one of the city’s most iconic runs. The historic restaurant, located at 358...
Convicted Venice Predator Snared In Pinellas Park Sting After Crossing County Lines
Ryan John Tramutola PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – A Venice man and convicted sex offender is...
‘Deeply concerning’: 3 accused of holding woman captive for hours in Tampa
Three men were arrested on Sunday after deputies said they held a woman against her will for several hours.
Easy Tiger Hi-Fi Lounge To Open Next Month in St. Pete EDGE District
Matt Kaye will launch Easy Tiger next month at 915 1st Ave. N. in St. Petersburg's EDGE District. It's a hi-fi listening lounge and cocktail bar. The 1,600-square-foot spot sits on the same block as The Bends, which Kaye started over ten years ago. Vinyl DJ sets will spin through...
