Saint Petersburg FL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg City Council members talked publicly for the first time about Mayor Kenneth Welch’s redevelopment strategy for the Historic Gas Plant District at their Thursday meeting, and a majority were critical. “Community conversations and priorities do not equal planning,” said council...

Long-awaited plans to revitalize St. Petersburg’s Municipal Marina have turned a new page as the mayoral administration is searching for the $148 million-budgeted project’s contractor. The city recently issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) from firms with experience designing and building coastal facilities,...

Girl Scouts of West Central Florida has announced the honorees for its 2026 Women of Distinction Luncheon. The event will take place on March 4, 2026, at Armature Works in Tampa. This program has honored women in Tampa Bay for 34 years and is the region’s longest-running Women’s History Month...

St. Petersburg will reappraise 86 acres of prime real estate, currently home to Tropicana Field, but not before selecting a new redevelopment proposal. Some city council members expressed dismay over the timeline Thursday. The most recent valuation is over two years old, and Mayor Ken Welch announced plans to advance...

A traffic stop for a suspended license led Hillsborough County deputies to discover large amounts of drugs in the vehicle of a thirteen-time convicted felon, the sheriff’s office said.

A listing of Tampa Bay's best live music and concerts happening Friday-Thursday, Nov. 14-20. The post Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Nov. 14-20 appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Two men, Paul Wexler, 56, of Spring, Texas, and Paul Bleignier, 64, of Seminole, Florida, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a telemarketing scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare for unnecessary cancer genetic tests. Wexler received a four-year prison term, while Bleignier was sentenced...

The car's speed was approximately 77 mph when it struck the first pedestrians, police say.

In the aftermath of the government shutdown, the need for food is growing. To help fill the gaps, the Hillsborough County Health Services held a free grocery pickup event Friday in Plant City.

PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA — Deputies in Pinellas County arrested a 21-year-old woman from Holiday after she was caught driving 107 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone, allegedly racing to reach a Little Caesars pizza restaurant before it closed for the night. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s...