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St Pete Catalyst
Published September 09Ongoing Tierra Verde marina fight shifts to parking claim
Opponents say Greenleaf used wet slips restricted by a state lease to reduce the project’s parking requirements
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 09St. Pete Beach’s new fire station to be built for hurricanes
The city will break ground Sept. 16 on the $10.5 million replacement station.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 09Welch blasts FDOT over Pride mural
On Wednesday, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch accused FDOT of a “deliberate campaign of erasure” after the state again covered the city’s Progressive Pride and Common Grounds murals at the Central Avenue and 25th Street intersection, as well as the Central Ave. and 5th Street…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 09How Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri became an architect of mass deportation
You can’t accuse Bob Gualtieri of going with the flow. The Pinellas County sheriff has the rare combination of brains and guts to go against the current and move the needle on nationwide policy. His undertakings are enabled by his legal savvy and the respect held for him by law…
WMNF 88.5
Published September 09The Scoop: Wed. Sep. 9, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Immigrants in Pinellas are sometimes released into ICE custody, then rebooked, resetting the 72 hour detention time limit.
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 09St. Petersburg Catholic gym fire leaves volleyball team without home court
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 09Letters: St. Petersburg pastor has a modest proposal for a safer city
Crime is a serious problem, and our public officials have reminded us of an important principle: if a surveillance tool helps solve crimes, and you are not committing crimes, what exactly do you have to worry about? So I would like to offer a modest proposal. Let us begin by…
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 09Memories of 9-11 are still sharp for Pinellas Park’s Harold Behar
Pinellas Park High's School Resource Officer was at Ground Zero in 2001.
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 09County: Water system maintenance to begin Sept. 21
Pinellas County will temporarily change its water disinfection process and use chlorine from Sept. 21 through Oct. 10. According to a prepared statement, “drinking water may smell or taste slightly different but there will be no impact to water pressure or service.”
I Love the Burg
Published September 09Chefs Circle Forum brings hospitality leaders together for conversations on the future in St. Pete
St. Pete’s bars and restaurants help give the city its personality. That’s why the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing hospitality leaders together again for the next Chefs […]
I Love the Burg
Published September 09Reverie Room, a dreamy bookstore and lounge, is now open in St. Pete
St. Pete’s newest bookstore is a dreamworld escape in the middle of the city. Reverie Room, located at 655 31st Street South, officially opens today, September 29, in the Warehouse […]
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 09Ground broken for USF’s Uptown Landing
The district will feature student housing, restaurants, a hotel, a conference center and an academic research building.