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St. Pete balks at warehouse tree removal request
"They seem like they want to maintain some trees, but they want us to take their word for it."
FloridaRAMA event to blend art and fashion
The Sonder Atelier x FloridaRAMA fashion show will be held Saturday, July 11.
Five ways to give back and get involved in your community
Channel your energy into giving back to the community.
Councilmember Shaw Reports on Hurricane Preparedness
Vice Mayor Marlene Shaw attended a Florida Division of Emergency Management hurricane preparedness briefing covering the 2026 hurricane season outlook, emergency preparedness, state disaster resources, recovery and mitigation funding, and evacuation guidance. Officials emphasized…
Hidden beneath Central Park, 22-seat cocktail parlor The Winfield opens in downtown St. Pete
The Winfield, a 22-seat cocktail parlor hidden beneath downtown St. Pete's sprawling Central Park food hall, opens today. While Central Park occupies nearly 27,700 square feet over five stories at 551 Central Avenue, its newest concept seats just 22 guests, offering an intimate…
My Mayor 2026 – Episode 2
Welcome back to season 2 of My Mayor, the Catalyst series that helps you get to know the person behind the policy. We sat down with each candidate and asked them each the same five questions, with a few follow up questions sprinkled in. For Episode 2, we asked: What’s something…
St. Petersburg Catholic High School charts $64 million campus expansion
St. Petersburg Catholic High School is preparing for the largest campus expansion in its nearly 70-year history. On Wednesday, the St. Petersburg Development Review Commission approved a long-term master plan that will add new academic, athletic, and administrative buildings…
Kahwa Coffee opens Palm Harbor location
The new store, at 32700 US Hwy 19 N., opened its doors last month.
Arts Alive! podcast: LAB Theater’s Owen Robertson
Playwright Wendy Graf’s The Cross and the Saber is a sobering drama set in the not-too-distant future. The play, now through July 19 at LAB Theater Project in Ybor City, gives us an America ruled by a totalitarian government that does not tolerate dissent of any kind. That’s a…
Places This Week: 1941 Belleair estate lists for $6.5 million
The Catalyst’s weekly roundup of notable Pinellas County real estate news.
K-9 facility faces new questions as Commerce Park proposals seek land
“A great deal of effort and time goes into training the dogs."
Welch selects Gas Plant developers; Council holds the golden shovel
"When these folks move in, we are restarting a neighborhood.”