Daniel Figueroa IVJanuary 4, 2022
5min655
With a glass of rum and a cheers, Rick Kriseman bid leading the Sunshine City farewell Monday.
Tag: St. Petersburg PierCarolina Amesty slips further into impropriety.
Daniel Figueroa IVJanuary 4, 2022
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 19, 2020
3min321
To encourage social distancing, there won't be a large celebration.
Peter SchorschJanuary 14, 2018
44min674
— Optimistic Floridians show love for Bob Buckhorn — Floridians, feeling good for the future, are also showing love for Buckhorn, naming him second most popular Democrat in the state, according to a new survey from the Florida Chamber Political Institute. In the first statewide poll of the New Year, conducted Jan. 2-5, Voter Opinions asked 600 […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 7, 2018
38min211
Tampa Bay is more than a body of water — so much more. To start, an admission: I really missed writing about Tampa Bay, particularly its politics. With all that is going on in the region surrounding my beloved St. Petersburg, it was tough to resist being drawn back into the fray. And in the […]
Phil AmmannMay 31, 2017
3min363
St. Petersburg has finally received the official OK to rebuild the Pier. This city received a permit Wednesday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the last step to clearing the way for construction on the new Pier. “The ‘New St. Pete Pier’ will be a dynamic extension of our iconic waterfront park system, and […]
Joe HendersonDecember 14, 2016
4min160
If we have learned anything from the just-completed election, it is this: People are fed up with the political status quo. I mean, isn’t that obvious? Apparently not to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. He wants to shift an additional $14 million into his city’s Pier project, which could bring the overall cost to $80 […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 20166min234
It is the difference between the executive and the legislative. The former is about the buck stopping here. The latter is about forming a committee to explore when would be best to meet to address the problem. It’s about management style. With a political career that included time on St. Petersburg’s City Council and as a […]