City of St. Petersburg unveils new water lab
The City of St. Petersburg is now utilizing its new Water Resources Department laboratory. This comes after years of using a building not initially designed for testing. A ribbon cutting was held Dec. 9. The 11,600-square-foot facility, at 1650 3rd Ave. N., is used to test drinking, waste and beach...
Visioning begins for new 28-acre walkable mixed-use development near Warehouse Arts District in St....
What would you create with 28 acres of land in St Pete? A park? An amphitheater? Attainable housing? Artist studios?. Those questions were at the center of a recent four-day community charrette that began to shape the future of a large industrial property along the Pinellas Trail, home to St. Petersburg Distillery...
‘SeaWinds’ Planned for 2026 Groundbreaking in St. Petersburg’s Old Pasadena neighborhood
Mattamy Homes has plans for a residential development in St. Petersburg’s historic Old Pasadena neighborhood. SeaWinds is a multi-phase project that will span three sites. The first phase will comprise 20 single-family homes measuring 2,156 to 2,357 square feet; the second phase will host 40 townhomes; and the third...
Demolition sets stage for $125 million St. Pete tower
The development team behind a long-planned, 23-story mixed-use tower near Tropicana Field is just days away from demolishing a warehouse at the site. Gallery Haus, first unveiled in January 2024, is a $125 million project at 155 17th St. S. Miami-based commercial real estate investment firms LD&D and Black Salmon,...
St. Petersburg gives Science Center revival the green light
The Science Center in west St. Petersburg is on its way to making a comeback. The City Council unanimously voted Dec. 4 to sell a 4-acre lot at 7701 22nd Ave. N. to the St. Petersburg Group. That cleared a major hurdle for an overhaul of the Science Center, where generations of Pinellas County schoolchildren spent...
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1 billion, with next draw Saturday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion after there was no winner of the big prize Wednesday night. It is the seventh-largest jackpot in the game’s history, just behind the $1.08 billion prize that was claimed in July 2023. There have been 42 consecutive...
Missing Endangered Adult Reported by Largo Police
Largo Police are searching for Petro Kuqo, an 87-year-old man diagnosed with dementia, who was reported missing and endangered. According to investigators, Kuqo walked out of his residence at 1845 Oak Trail W, in Clearwater at approximately 9 a.m. today and did not return. He was last seen wearing a grey pajama-style...
Super fog from burn causes fatal Alligator Alley crash
One dead, three injured in seven-vehicle pileup on I-75 Alligator Alley after prescribed burn smoke likely created super fog with near-zero visibility.
Walmart to open 4 new Florida locations in early 2026, here’s where
Did you know Walmart has more stores in Florida than (almost) any other state? Four more are coming in the next few months, the company said. Another location is coming to West Central Florida in January, with more slated in the early part of 2026, the company confirmed to USA TODAY on Dec. 8. Walmart previously said...
New technical college opens in Plant City for students, adults
On Friday, Hillsborough County Public Schools cut the ribbon to a brand-new technical college for both students and adults.
