Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 24, 2019
8min787
Smith is taking a job with the Mercury public relations firm.
Tag: St. Petersburg
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 24, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 16, 2019
5min227
Airbnb steps up with cash, St. Pete with supplies
Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
2min368
Charlie Crist received three key House Appropriations Committee subcommittee appointments, covering defense, NOAA, NASA, special counsel.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 14, 2019
4min455
St. Petersburg City Council member Lisa Wheeler-Bowman filed for re-election to her District 7 seat, she announced Monday. Wheeler-Bowman served as City Council chair last year and vice-chair the year before. She also serves on the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s Board of Directors and was the vice chair of the city’s Housing, Land Use and […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 10, 2019
3min341
In his fourth annual State of the Economy address this week, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman touted a range of key accomplishments in 2018 — from high construction value to the low cost of living. Among economic indicators, St. Pete had the highest construction value on record with nearly $700 million in construction projects stemming from more than […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 10, 2019
4min307
A new report from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) shows trial lawyers spent about $9.2 million on advertising in the Tampa-St. Petersburg and Miami-Fort Lauderdale media markets during the third quarter of 2018. That’s just a slice of the $226 million spent in markets nationwide. That’s an increase of about $40 million over spending in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 9, 2019
4min405
Scott Orsini is launching a bid for St. Pete City Council, the first to file for the seat currently held by Council Chair Charlie Gerdes. “I’m running for City Council because I want to serve my community and make St. Pete an even better city,” the St. Petersburg lawyer said in an announcement Wednesday. Gerdes is term-limited […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2019
4min398
The first St. Petersburg City Council meeting of 2019 Thursday will include several updates to construction contracts for the new pier. City Council members will vote on a series of budget changes to accommodate continued construction activity and increases to initial cost projections. That includes $47,000 to the city’s contract with Florida Associated Space Design in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018
4min613
The Tampa Bay Rays quest to move to Tampa is officially over … at least for now. The team submitted its “decision notice” to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman Monday. “Please be advised that, as required … the Rays hereby notify the city the Rays will not attempt to negotiate the “new agreements” or prepare […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2018
3min358
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 […]