St. Petersburg’s landmark 2021 Structural Racism Study urged city officials to establish a chief equity officer position; Mayor Ken Welch announced that he created the role...
The St. Petersburg Foundation (SPF) is riding a wave of philanthropic success by capitalizing on public-private partnerships; Irv Cohen now looks to bolster and recreate a...
Florida’s first advanced collegiate program designed to help first responders overcome internal and external mental health challenges now has a home in St. Petersburg. As Sasha...
An innovative program reimagining how St. Petersburg police respond to noncriminal and nonviolent emergency calls will continue into the foreseeable future due to its resounding success....
When Pinellas County Commissioners handed over the keys to an expansive community hub last year, they hoped a unique public-private partnership would bolster its impact; the...
Communities across the state and nation now follow St. Petersburg’s lead as officials incorporate new technology into the Stormwater Master Plan to mitigate flooding. However,...
Robert Blackmon immediately noticed that Harder Hall, Sebring’s historic Mediterranean-style pink hotel, bore a striking resemblance to St. Petersburg’s Vinoy Resort and Golf Club. The former...
St. Petersburg City Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders believes local officials have a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to create a supplier diversity program that could serve as...
According to the Department of Health, on average, a healthy baby in Pinellas County suffocated and died from sleeping unsafely every month until 2018; a local...
Officials with St. Petersburg’s Palm Lake Christian Church hope to set a new trend by transforming long-vacant institutionally-zoned land into much-needed housing. The church’s governing board...
