We’re asking thought leaders, business people and creatives to talk about the upcoming new year and give us catalyzing ideas for making St. Pete a better place to live. What should our city look like? What are their hopes, their plans, their problem-solving ideas? This is Catalyze 2026.
The end of 2025 marks the conclusion of Mike Harting’s first year on the St. Petersburg City Council, and the business owner has realized that “municipalities are giant, slow-moving entities.”
However, technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous vehicles and drones have moved from the realm of science fiction to near ubiquity in today’s society…