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Matthew Griffin - Local Government Reporter
Matthew Griffin

Local Government Reporter

  1. As St. Peterburg’s Tangerine Plaza sits empty, a food desert’s impact persists
    Aug. 24• St. Petersburg
    An early-morning passerby walks past a real estate sign advertising the availability of a 38,900 square foot space for a major grocery store along 18th Avenue S. at Tangerine Plaza in St. Petersburg, as seen on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. There is concern from many in the community that city and other officials aren’t working hard enough to address the lack of a major grocer in an area that is considered a food desert.
  2. St. Petersburg mayor, City Council elections are today. Here’s what you need to know.
    Aug. 24• Elections
    Voters head to the polls as the doors open for the St. Petersburg Primary Election at Lake Vista Recreation Center Tuesday morning.
  3. Meet the bird man of St. Petersburg’s Sunken Gardens
    Aug. 23• St. Petersburg
    Frank Nesmith, 79, head bird curator at Sunken Gardens, says hello to Bobbie Sue, a 30-year-old double yellow-headed amazon and Nesmith’s favorite bird. “Hello,” echoed Bobbie Sue, “I’m a pretty bird!” Thursday, August 5, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  5. Hurricane Center watches two tropical disturbances over the Atlantic
    Aug. 8• Hurricane
    The National Hurricane Center is watching two low-pressure systems that could form into cyclones in the next five days.
  6. Pedestrian killed in Treasure Island
    Aug. 8• Breaking News
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  7. Here’s what you need to know in St. Petersburg’s mayor, City Council races
    Aug. 6• Elections
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  8. Tampa City Council sets 2035 goal for city’s clean energy transition
    Aug. 5• Tampa
    Tampa City Hall.
  9. Here’s who’s running for St. Petersburg City Council District 4
    Jul. 30• St. Petersburg
    The candidates for St. Petersburg City Council District 4, including Jarib Figueredo at top left, Lisset Hanewicz at top middle, Clifford Hobbs III at top right, Tom Mullins at bottom left, and Doug O'Dowd at bottom right.
  10. Pasco charity co-founder sentenced to 120 days in jail for battery
    Jul. 29• Pasco
    Brian Anderson will serve 120 days in jail for battery against massage therapist Mariah King, Pasco County Judge Joseph Poblick announced Thursday. His sentence also requires him to serve eight month’s probation, to undergo psychosexual evaluation and to pay court costs. He will receive credit for time he has already spent in jail.
  11. Protesters call for stepped up government action after Red Tide outbreak
    Jul. 25• Environment
    Jack Tenney speaks during the Rally to save Florida from Red Tide, Sunday July 25, 2021 in Tampa.
  12. St. Petersburg to require developers who get city money to provide community benefits
    Jul. 22• Business
    The St. Petersburg skyline looking west from the waterfront in June 2018.
  13. St. Petersburg City Council shows support for Cuba protests
    Jul. 22• St. Petersburg
    A crowd chants at a protest in solidarity with Cuba outside of Kathy Castor's office on Monday, July 12, 2021 in Tampa.
  14. St. Petersburg to hold public budget hearings in September, plans millage rate reduction
    Jul. 22• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  15. In St. Petersburg mayor’s race, an unexpected name comes up: Trump
    Jul. 22• Elections
    St. Petersburg mayoral candidates Darden Rice, left, and Ken Welch are at odds over support each has received from area Republicans. Both are Democrats, but the mayor's race is a non-partisan affair.
  16. Veterans charity head found guilty of battery leaves job
    Jul. 21• Pasco
    Brian Anderson, head of the veteran’s charity Veterans Alternative, watches as potential jurors arrive in court as jury selection begins in his misdemeanor battery case stemming from a charge that he inappropriately touched massage therapist Mariah King in October, 2020, before Sixth Judicial Circuit Court judge Joseph Poblick on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at the West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey.
  17. Raymond James Stadium to hold job fair July 24
    Jul. 17• Community News
  18. St. Petersburg City Council provides funds for workforce housing and arts centers
    Jul. 16• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Council members unanimously approved the appropriation of $1.4M in CARES Act funding to the Office of Cultural Affairs. Fourteen St. Pete organizations, including the Dali Museum (pictured), the Florida Holocaust Museum and the Palladium theater could receive funding.
  19. Pasco charity head convicted of battery for inappropriately touching massage therapist
    Jul. 13• Pasco
    Brian Anderson, head of the veteran’s charity Veterans Alternative, watches as potential jurors arrive in court as jury selection begins on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at the West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey.
  20. Who’s running in St. Petersburg’s District 1 City Council race?
    Jul. 12• Elections
    The City Council chamber at St. Petersburg City Hall.
  21. Palm Harbor woman dies after being hit by vehicle while bicycling
    Jul. 11• Breaking News
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  22. National Weather Service warns of Red Tide in Pinellas County
    Jul. 11• Pinellas
    St. Petersburg city employees clean up a fish kill from red tide along a St. Petersburg's waterfront park, on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Bay Vista Park in St. Petersburg.
  23. Bicyclist hit and killed by vehicle in Largo
    Jul. 11• Breaking News
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  24. St. Petersburg City Council moves ahead on community benefit agreement
    Jul. 8• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]