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Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 18, 2018

St. Petersburg City Council agreed to remove an onerous requirement that consultants working on the city’s sewage problems send all reports to council at the same time they share them with staff members. The vote came during a Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday ahead of City Council’s regular board meeting. Consultants complained the requirement […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 18, 2018

Four Historic Old Northeast homeowners are suing their neighbor and the city of St. Petersburg over plans to demolish a historic home in the neighborhood and rebuild a modern home on the property. William and Catherine Cobb and David and Elizabeth Skidmore live on the 700 block of 18th Avenue Northeast want to overturn city […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 16, 2018

Cross Bay Ferry is coming back. The service between downtown St. Petersburg and downtown Tampa launches November 1 with two new docking locations, officials overseeing the program announced Tuesday. The service will dock in the Vinoy Basin in St. Petersburg closer to the historic Renaissance Vinoy hotel. The previous dock in the Pelican Parking lot […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2018

The Tampa Bay Rowdies will continue playing soccer in the United Soccer League for at least five more seasons, the team announced Tuesday. Owner Bill Edwards is selling the team to the Tampa Bay Rays and made the five year guarantee a stipulation of that sale. Edwards did not disclose his selling price or additional […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018

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Longtime St. Petersburg community activist Theresa “Momma Tee” Lassiter died Sunday night, according to Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch. Welch and his wife, Donna Welch, were planning a celebration of her life and community activism this Friday but canceled the event after her passing. Lassiter had been suffering from cancer for a while, Welch said, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018

The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly purchasing the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer franchise and may also buy Al Lang Stadium. “Mr. [Bill] Edwards deserves much appreciation for remaking the Tampa Bay Rowdies and investing in Al Lang Stadium and our community,” St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said in a statement. “Similarly, the Tampa Bay Rays’ […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 27, 2018

A group of St. Pete Beach retirees are battling it out in court over access to a local American Legion Post. Michael Finnerty, age 70, and his 73-year-old wife Terri are suing Tom de Yampert for defamation. They allege his accusations that the couple had a hand in missing funds led to their ouster from American […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 26, 2018

The iconic Biff Burger in St. Petersburg could be closing if the stars don’t align for the longtime classic burger joint on 49th Street near 38th Avenue North. The restaurant’s former owners, George and Sandra Musser, are suing to foreclose on the property and restaurant because the new owners are defaulting on payments. The historic […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 21, 2018

Update: The St. Petersburg City Council canceled this item and did not hear the appellant’s case during it’s Sept. 20 meeting. A more than four-year battle over the historic downtown St. Petersburg YMCA will continue Thursday during a City Council meeting. Thomas Nestor, a local music promoter who tried unsuccessfully to purchase the building for […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 17, 2018

St. Petersburg ranks among the top in the nation on integration policies affecting newcomers, including immigrants, according to a new national assessment of policies and socioeconomic outcomes, Mayor Rick Kriseman announced Monday. Immigrants in the St. Pete area pay $549.5 million in taxes every year, according to the inaugural New American Economy Cities Index. The […]

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St. Pete City Council gives preliminary OK to scale back sewage reports

Old Northeast residents sue neighbor over plans to raze a historic home

Cross Bay Ferry returns with Nov. 1 launch date

Tampa Bay Rowdies to play at Al Lang for at least 5 years after Rays buy the team

Community activist ‘Momma Tee’ Lassiter dies at 62

Tampa Bay Rays to purchase Rowdies, Al Lang Stadium

St. Pete Beach American Legion spurs retiree drama

Iconic St. Pete Biff Burger in peril as foreclosure looms

The battle over St. Pete’s historic YMCA is still raging

St. Pete among tops in nation as immigrant-friendly