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City to host Artificial Intelligence Open House Aug. 25
The City of St. Petersburg will host an Artificial Intelligence Open House Aug. 25 at the President Barack Obama Main Library, at 3745 9th Avenue N., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. According to a prepared statement, attendees will be able to “learn more about how AI is being used in…
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Take Two on Tuesday with Mayor Love (8/11/2026) – Upcoming Meetings
Mayor Karen Love provides Gulfport residents with important updates on upcoming City Council meeting dates and community events. She highlights the city’s priorities for stormwater projects and the senior center expansion, while sharing ways residents can stay informed and access…

St. Pete warehouse approved after contentious tree debate
The changes came directly in response to commissioners' concerns at the July meeting.
Seminole holds property tax rate steady for 20th straight year

Chamber honors Seminole agent who turns homes into getaways

Three Largo commissioners win new terms unopposed; Holmes draws challenger

Indian Rocks Beach honors its ‘cottage artist’

Property tax reform could lead to ‘gut-wrenching decisions,’ Dunedin officials say

Longtime Dunedin librarians reflect on decades of change, community service

‘We don’t answer to this nonsense’: Florida pediatricians pushback on Trump’s new childhood vaccine orders
Pediatricians in Florida are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. And the state’s leading pediatric medical association, the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said they’re not on…

813 Day arrives with 100+ deals and freebies all over Tampa this Thursday
August 13, better known as 813 Day, has gone from a niche quirk of the calendar to perhaps the biggest unofficial holiday in Hillsborough County. The 2026 version, coming this […]