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World Car Free Day brings people together in downtown Tampa
World Car Free Day brought people together for bike rides and walks in downtown Tampa, where families also enjoyed a museum birthday celebration.

EVO project clears another hurdle in Clearwater
Myrtle Development LLC is a Church of Scientology-affiliated development company.

PTM Partners secures $125 million loan for EDGE Collective phase two
Real estate investment and development firm PTM Partners has closed on a $125 million construction loan from an affiliate of GID to finance EDGE Collective II. According to a prepared statement, the development will be “a 330-unit Class AA multifamily high-rise including 19,000…

Ground broken for Azalea Cay multi-family community
The first phase of the approximately 1,000 unit project will feature 341 apartments.

Hyde Park Village transforms into a pumpkin patch wonderland for two weeks this October
Never mind what the thermometer says, the season of flannel, fall colors, and all things pumpkin has arrived. Hyde Park Village announced the return of its annual Pumpkin Patch, transforming […]

Burgess-Hess gift advances SPFC expansion
The $5 million contribution will support St. Pete Free Clinic’s $100 million Care Forward initiative.

If Florida ends school rules for vaccines, expect a wave of measles nationwide: study
The disease was declared eliminated from the US in 2000, but outbreaks have increased in recent years as vaccine skepticism rises.

‘Keep popping him’: Before killing schizophrenic St. Pete man, officers repeatedly tased him as he appeared to comply
Brian Pepal, 48, had a history of mental health issues and initially attacked officers before they subdued him with tasers last August. A state attorney called his death an ‘excusable homicide.’

Pete’s Bagels Grand Central shop to relocate
Pete’s Bagels’ Grand Central shop will be relocated to 1900 1st Avenue S. in early October, according to a post on the company’s Facebook page. The new site is four blocks away from the current location at 2361 1st Avenue S. The owners wrote that “we will have ample seating, a…

Inside the historic bank where St. Pete sandwich fave Sourdough Co. is moving
I guess you could say this sourdough shop has outgrown its starter home. EDGE District loaf and sandwich star The Sourdough Co. announced that it will be moving to the […]

St. Petersburg’s City Hall on Tour is Oct. 14
The City of St. Petersburg is hosting the final City Hall on Tour of 2026 Oct. 14 at the St. Petersburg Coliseum, at 535 4th Avenue N., from 5:30-7:30 p.m. According to a prepared statement, “residents will get the chance to meet with city officials, ask questions, share concerns…

Gulfport FUMC Expands Wednesday Dinners to Welcome All
Gulfport FUMC expands its Wednesday Community Dinners with grant funding, pay-what-you-can meals and a focus on serving the wider community.