St. Petersburg City Council member Gina Driscoll asked for 1% from the city’s budget dedicated to the arts after Gov. Ron DeSantis slashed arts and culture grants from the state budget Maggie Duffy Alexis reports tampabay.com/life-culture/a…

Our Tampa Bay Times team is providing round-the-clock updates on #TropicalStormDebby as the Tampa Bay region braces for heavy rain and high winds. Here’s a selection of stories, all currently available to read without a paywall. 🧵👇🏻 tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

In Largo, five miles away from the coast, renters woke up to find their cars filled to the cupholders with water from Hurricane Debby. My dispatch: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

All facilities have resumed regular hours of operation, including Enoch Davis Center, Boyd Hill, Shore Acres Center & pools. The Summer Food Program will not be operating at Dell Holmes Park today. All other Summer Food sites are open. For updates, visit stpeteparksrec.org.

St. Petersburg has been dealt a double legal whammy regarding its ordinances that contractors employ a certain % of apprentices and disadvantaged workers: Preemption by the state, and a 5 year court battle defeat tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

Still here at St. Petersburg City Hall Council just voted 5-2 to grant an appeal of Community Planning & Preservation Commission's 0-7 vote denying Pasadena Community Church's zoning change request Public comment/debate started before 6pm. Some have looks of disgust, others hug

St. Petersburg City Council's final vote concerning the Historic Gas Plant District -- rezoning of some acres west and south of Tropicana Field to match the rest of the property -- is over Council votes 5-2 to accept that zoning change. Stadium deal critic John Muhammad absent

ICYMI: Hurricane Debby last week overwhelmed Tampa Bay's sewage systems, including in St. Petersburg. Here, 429,190 gallons of wastewater were discharged from manholes around the city. By Emily L. Mahoney Max Chesnes tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

Breaking: Ken Welch this week gave out $250,000 in bonuses to 17 officials for work on the Rays stadium deal and Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment. tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

St. Petersburg City Council member who voted yes on the Rays deal ⬇️

Out this week but Jack Evans is holding it down After my story Friday on how St. Petersburg Ken Welch gave bonuses to top staff following the Rays stadium deal/Historic Gas Plant District, he took them back. Now employees have to reimburse the city tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

Samantha Bequer comes to St. Petersburg City Hall from Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation. She's the third spokesperson hired under Mayor Ken Welch's administration. tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

A Moffitt Cancer Center was spiked for not having enough affordable/workforce housing That standard hasn't been applied to any project since In this deal: ❌affordable/wf housing ✅throughway to the Gas Plant ✅parking lot stays in use for Rays fans tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

What might have happened in both these cases if not for local journalists? Nothing. My ⁦Tampa Bay Times⁩ column about the importance of a vibrant local newsroom. ⁦ tampabay.com/news/environme…

St. Pete City Council District 5 candidate Torrie Jasuwan hosted a "Trailer Trash Tragedy" murder mystery party to fundraise for her children's Catholic school She wrote a public Facebook post about the party in May 2022 & deleted it after our interview tampabay.com/news/st-peters…