Around town: Regional news briefs | Pinellas County
Top schools, parishes honored for ‘acts of mercy’ ST. PETERSBURG — The Diocese of St. Petersburg has honored…
St. Pete Named A ‘Trail Town’ By FL Dept. Of Environmental Protection
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — St. Petersburg was recently designated a “Trail Town” by the Florida Department of Environmental…
USF Class of 2026 Chronicle: WR Dmari Roberts
Roberts isn’t just a #BayMade receiver out of St Pete… This Lakewood High product means business at the…
St. Pete bands stage Thursday benefit for photographer recovering from cancer
Pleasures plays The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 31, 2020. Credit: Brian Mahar / Creative Loafing…
Pinellas reveals recommended school closures, consolidations
Schools in Pinellas Park and Gulfport are officially on the chopping block as district officials have unveiled the…
Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean
Dyllan Furness, College of Marine Science For the first time and with help from artificial intelligence, researchers have…
Capitol Watch: Mosaic Bill Gets Fast-tracked; Port Bill Gets Worse
by Mitch Maley TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House showed its priorities in the first bill to pass through…
DeSantis announces $20M in new funding for Florida nursing programs
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday an additional $20 million in state funding to bolster…
204-unit affordable housing development in west St. Pete revived by Gravel Road Partners with county funding support
Gravel Road Partners has positioned itself as a specialist in workforce and attainable housing, with Sixty90 representing its…
Hazmat crews respond to Pinellas Park business fire
Pinellas Park Fire Rescue said stored chemicals caused the fire inside the building. PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Pinellas…
Pinellas man convicted for using dead business partner’s identity for COVID fraud
A federal jury has convicted a Pinellas County man on multiple charges after stealing more than $955,000 in…
St. Pete explores public record request improvements
A comprehensive report on St. Petersburg’s public records procedures provided insight into an esoteric process and the sheer…