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Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 11, 2018

With the Ybor City stadium deal likely dead, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is ready and willing to again talk about keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in his city. “The memorandum of understanding we struck with the Tampa Bay Rays worked as intended. The organization was given three years to explore future stadium sites throughout […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2018

The St. Petersburg City Council will vote to officially name the new pier “The St. Pete Pier,” and provide three terms for different portions of the overwater and adjoining attractions, during a meeting Thursday. The city has been referring to the new pier for more than a year as The St. Pete Pier or new […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 13, 2018

St. Petersburg artist Ya La’Ford is creating a piece of public art that will be displayed on the 357 on 5th development in downtown, the world-renowned artist announced Tuesday. “Cosmic Whispers” will be an 8-foot by 13-foot wall mural back-lit by blue LED lighting illuminating a laser cut chrome labyrinth. The mural will be on […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018

Two ballot measures in St. Petersburg sailed to easy victory Tuesday: Both would extend lease terms on city-owned waterfront land. They both passed with nearly 70 percent of the vote. The pier amendment allows Tampa Bay Watch, the nonprofit group that will operate the pier marine education center, a better guarantee on its investment in […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018

Democrat Charlie Crist scored an easy victory over Republican George Buck in his reelection race for Congressional District 13 in St. Petersburg and parts of Pinellas County. In a landslide, Crist grabbed 58 percent of the vote of the vote. Crist’s race looked sealed from the get-go. He raked in well over $3 million to […]

Staff ReportsNovember 1, 2018

Nicholas Ekonomou is facing another lawsuit and this time it has nothing to do with the historic YMCA building he owns in downtown St. Petersburg. Ekonomou sold a dishwasher on Craigslist, and the new owner alleges it was damaged, according to documents filed in Pinellas County court. Ekonomou listed the KitchenAid brand dishwasher as brand […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 30, 2018

Tickets for the Cross Bay Ferry are now on sale on the group’s website. The waterborne transit service between downtown St. Petersburg and downtown Tampa begins Thursday. Riders can also purchase tickets by phone at (727) 273-5932. The six-month service from November through April is entering its second season. Organizers lowered the price from $10 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 30, 2018

The Warehouse Arts District will break ground for Rise St. Pete, a Sept. 11 memorial and park, this Saturday. A structure will feature pieces of steel recovered from the World Trade Center after the two towers collapsed. Owners of the American Freedom Distillery, which operates in the Warehouse Arts District, worked on the U.S. military […]

Staff ReportsOctober 30, 2018

Owners of St. Petersburg’s Sundial entertainment plaza are suing one of its tenants for not paying rent. Fashion designer Tracy Negoshian leases a 2,700 square-foot shop in Sundial and has allegedly not paid rent in more than a year. A lawsuit filed in Pinellas County alleges Negoshian is not paying, which costs between $113,000 to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 22, 2018

Lindsay Cross launched a new television ad this past weekend highlighting her experience as an “environmental scientist and problem solver, not a politician.” Cross is running against incumbent Jeff Brandes for the Senate District 24 seat covering parts of St. Petersburg, Pinellas Park and St. Pete Beach. “As executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

With Ybor stadium deal dead, St. Petersburg back in play for Rays

City Council expected to make ’St. Pete Pier‘ name official

Ya La’Ford to create new wall mural in downtown St. Pete

St. Pete waterfront lease extensions get OK from voters

Charlie Crist sails to easy victory over George Buck

Historic YMCA owner Nicholas Ekonomou faces latest lawsuit … over a dishwasher

Cross Bay Ferry tickets now on sale

St. Pete 9/11 memorial will use World Trade Center steel

Sundial owners sue fashion designer over back rent

Lindsay Cross ad: ‘Put a scientist in the Senate’