Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2019
7min424
St. Pete is definitely growing, and so is the demand for more access to the waterfront and its activities.
Tag: City of St. PetersburgMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 24, 2019
5min363
Changes would include mitigation and tougher penalties.
Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2018
6min537
Mail-in ballots have been out for some time, early voting is gearing up, and Nov. 6 Election Day is right around the corner. Everyone’s focused on the Florida Governor’s election and other big campaign battles, but right now, we want to draw your attention to a little City of St. Petersburg item that’s hanging on […]
Drew WilsonJune 20, 2018
3min268
A St. Petersburg medical practice filed a lawsuit in Pinellas County Circuit Court earlier this month charging that Pinellas County’s wage-theft ordinance violates the state constitution. The ordinance at issue in allows employees who believe they have been denied wages unfairly to file a complaint with the county Office of Human Rights. If the office […]
Staff ReportsMarch 4, 2018
2min936
Charlie and Carole Crist have sold their condo in the Parkshore Plaza building in downtown St. Petersburg. The couple, who are going through a divorce, sold the condo to Susan and Daniel McGeown for $1.35 million, about $300,000 more than they paid for the property when they bought it in mid-2015. The Crist real estate […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 20, 2018
4min178
Rep. Kathleen Peters announced on Saturday morning she was withdrawing her bid to join the Public Service Commission (PSC), citing the need to fight St. Pete’s plan to pump wastewater underground. Peters, a Treasure Island Republican, relayed her decision in an email. “I felt that my experience in business, local and state government, and as Chair of the […]
Peter SchorschAugust 15, 2017
3min154
With a client roster that includes everything from local governments to energy organizations, Capitol Alliance Group posted strong quarterly earnings during the second quarter. The boutique firm of Jeff Sharkey and Taylor Patrick Biehl reported earning at least $460,000 — $230,000 for their legislative work and $230,000 for their executive branch work — during the second […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 15, 2016
4min217
Buses in Williams Park are gone. Sunday was the first day buses stopped at a variety of places in downtown St. Pete instead of all picking up and dropping off passengers at Williams Park. With the old bus shelters no longer surrounding the park, serving as a barrier, St. Pete officials hope the park can […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 15, 2016
7min410
St. Pete wants to move its people around St. Pete over the roads. Earlier this month the city submitted an application for a $40 million federal grant with its big-ticket item focused on Aerial Cable Propelled Transit. Or Gondolas. It’s an almost Jetsonian vision invoking images of people floating along in bubbles. Though, in St. […]
Phil AmmannMay 7, 2015
2min195
Power Design Inc., a family-owned electrical contracting business, is expanding its national headquarters in St. Petersburg. The $3 million move will bring 60 new jobs to the region, as well as maintaining 196 jobs. Gov. Rick Scott called the expansion “great news for families” in St. Petersburg. “Thanks to companies like Power Design who continue […]