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Matthew Griffin - Local Government Reporter
Matthew Griffin

Local Government Reporter

  1. Here’s who’s running for St. Petersburg City Council District 4
    Yesterday• 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. St. Petersburg to hold public budget hearings in September, plans millage rate reduction
    Jul. 22• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Raymond James Stadium to hold job fair July 24
    Jul. 17• Community News
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Who’s running in St. Petersburg’s District 1 City Council race?
    Jul. 12• Elections
    The City Council chamber at St. Petersburg City Hall.
  14. Palm Harbor woman dies after being hit by vehicle while bicycling
    Jul. 11• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  15. 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.
  16. Bicyclist hit and killed by vehicle in Largo
    Jul. 11• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  17. St. Petersburg City Council moves ahead on community benefit agreement
    Jul. 8• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  18. As St. Petersburg murders mount, 111 guns stolen from cars this year, police say
    Jul. 8• Crime
    Assistant Chief Michael Kovacsev, photographed here in March 2019, shared in an update to City Council Thursday that gun thefts from cars are up across the city as 2021 homicides mount.
  19. Pinellas, Hillsborough issue states of emergency as Elsa approaches
    Jul. 4• Hurricane
    The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners approved a state of emergency Sunday, helping the county government respond to Tropical Storm Elsa.
  20. Tropical storm watch in effect for Tampa Bay as Elsa moves closer
    Jul. 4• Hurricane
    The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch for Tampa Bay and much of Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday afternoon.
  21. St. Petersburg mayoral candidates discuss climate change, affordable housing
    Jun. 29• Elections
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  22. Hillsborough adds free shuttle for Fourth of July celebration
    Jun. 29• Tampa
    Fireworks blast off in front of the Tampa Convention Center, one of four locations around the river during the City of Tampa's Boom by the Bay independence day celebration on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Tampa.
  23. Torry Nelson says he’s the right person to lead St. Petersburg, despite his past
    Jun. 25• Elections
    Torry Nelson at Tuesday's St. Petersburg mayoral debate. The 43-year-old launched a last-minute bid for mayor.
  24. Michael S. Levinson brings unorthodox ideas to St. Petersburg mayoral race
    Jun. 22• St. Petersburg
    Michael S. Levinson poses for a profile on June 17. The perennial candidate is bringing unorthodox ideas to the race for mayor of St. Petersburg.