Saint Petersburg FL

Let’s set the scene. It’s 2026. Banned books are a policy conversation. Government documents are regularly described as either classified, missing or “never existed.” Into this environment, two artists have decided to build a fake library full of fabricated records, secret plans and banned books, tilt the whole thing...

Eleven aging bungalow-style apartment units dating back to 1925 will be demolished and replaced with a new apartment community in the Bartlett Park neighborhood of south St. Pete. On Wednesday, the St. Petersburg Development Review Commission approved a redevelopment plan and setback variances for the property at 421...

TAMPA, Florida - A 31-year-old St. Petersburg man has been charged with multiple drug and firearm offenses, potentially facing life in federal prison. Rayshawn Smith has been charged by criminal complaint with distribution of a controlled substance resulting in great bodily injury, possession of a firearm in...

In the shell of a former Dollar Tree in St. Pete Beach, a slice of Hollywood hummed to life. Locals arrived in T-shirts and jeans and emerged from makeshift dressing rooms in vintage color-block rompers and A-line skirts. A table of seamstresses pinned and tucked, altering garments in real time.

Not only does he perform standup himself, but Holden also started a traveling production company that hosts shows at St. Petersburg venues such as Ferg’s Sports Bar and Grill. St. Pete Stand-Up will open its own brick and mortar location, the St. Pete Comedy Club, in the Grand Central...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA )— A St. Petersburg man was arrested after posing as a Suncoast Credit Union employee and stealing more than $20,000 from two customers, the St. Petersburg Police Department announced. Around July 16, 2025, two Suncoast Credit Union customers fell victim to a scam where Akbar Hasssan Vann,...

St. Petersburg drivers who rely on the I-275 and 54th Avenue North interchange are about to get a long-term shakeup. Starting Thursday night, April 9, the Florida Department of Transportation will shut down two key ramps at the I-275/54th Avenue North interchange, sending traffic onto surface streets and into...

US Census data show that Pinellas County has the second-largest population decline in the country.

A major movie production is coming to Pinellas County, and the Don CeSar will have a starring role. FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia gives us the details.

Prine, a part time Gulfportian, died six years ago. The post Sam Farmer, Roc Helton will play John Prine songs in St. Pete on Tuesday appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .