Local News in Pinellas County

PSTA lowers property tax rate and approves FY 2027 budget

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Wednesday reduced its property tax rate for the third year and approved its 2027 fiscal year budget. According to a prepared statement, ” the tax rate for FY 2027 is set to .7168 mills, which is the full roll-back rate, meaning no…

Minor league crowds dip, but local baseball still has plenty of life

Green Bench Brewing hosts Halloween movie series under the stars

Green Bench Brewing is welcoming spooky season to St. Petersburg with a Halloween film series in their beer garden at 1133 Baum Avenue. All month in October, you can catch […]

Belleair Police sergeant receives ‘well-deserved’ promotion

After final call, Buck Martinez earns Blue Jays’ lasting honor

St. Petersburg's Williams Park to be revived with Winter Wonder

It will serve as a six-week testing ground for a transformation aimed at making the city’s oldest public space a year-round destination.

Things To Do Sept. 24-Oct. 1 in Gulfport, St. Pete

An outdoor concert, a Halloween-themed market, and a one-woman show; Here's your weekly list of things to do Sept. 24-Oct. 1 in Pinellas.

Weekend spotlight: Jazzmen Brecker and Valdés; the DLs

The Catalyst’s every-Thursday guide to bay area entertainment and the arts.

Parents push back against Pinellas school closures

School board members said they will discuss closure plans again during an Oct. 6 workshop before the final vote on Oct. 13.

New St. Pete book store and community space to debut

Reverie Room is designed to encourage people to commune and converse.

Florida’s loose campaign finance laws just got more relaxed

"Florida has what some have described as already having a kind of 'Wild West' of campaign finance laws," Gary Fineout said.

Scientology-backed Clearwater entertainment complex clears roadblock