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  1. Former St. Pete council member Karl Nurse announces School Board run
    6 hours ago• Education
    Karl Nurse, who spent 10 years on the St. Petersburg City Council, announced this week he is running for the Pinellas County School Board. [Times (2013)]
  2. Pinellas private schools salute their top students
    Yesterday• Education
    Madison Hickey, along with 137 other seniors from Clearwater Central Catholic High, participated in a social distancing graduation on Sunday. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  3. Pride of Pinellas: They made their mark in the county’s public schools.
    Yesterday• Education
    The Gibbs High Class of 2018 celebrated after graduation ceremonies at Tropicana Field, where the Pinellas County school system typically holds most of its graduations. In this most atypical of school years, district officials say they are discussing the possibility of in-person ceremonies at the indoor stadium this summer, providing conditions with the coronavirus allow it. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times (2018)]
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  5. Defense contractor Pole Star Global opening St. Petersburg office
    Yesterday• Business
    Pole Star Global, based in London, is opening an office in the Ceridian building on 34th Street South in St. Petersburg. DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times (2019)
  6. Judges dismiss lawsuit filed by St. Pete housing agency board members removed from office
    May 25• St. Petersburg
    Former St. Petersburg Housing Authority Board Chairman Harry Harvey listens during a 2019 meeting. A panel of three judges last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by Harvey and two other board members against the city of St. Petersburg seeking to reverse their removal from office.
  7. St. Petersburg is accepting applications for social service grants to help vulnerable people
    May 25• Community News
  8. Overcast weather could dampen Memorial Day weekend
    May 24• News
    Sunset Beach at Treasure Island on Saturday morning. By Sunday the crowds were showing up early to avid the dark clouds on the horizon that threatened to dampen the afternoon. Monday is expected to be rainy for Memorial Day. [Megan Reeves]
  9. As the world slowly reopens, these 13 Tampa Bay business owners adapt to the times
    May 24• Business
    David Eliasson, 48, Tampa, owner of Snack Attack Vending, has seen his sales shrink 50 percent since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. He services 250 accounts around Tampa Bay. He poses at home May 19, 2020, with his van that carries his inventory snacks and drinks [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  10. Memorial Day weekend plus a pandemic equals busy beaches in Pinellas
    May 23• Health
    Clearwater beach nearly at capacity during Memorial Day weekend as law enforcement limits crowds to provide for proper social distancing Saturday. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  11. Construction and demolition hum along in St. Pete Skyway Marina District
    May 23• Community News
    The large-scale mural on the side of a self-storage facility in the Skyway Marina District in St. Petersburg. Artist Matt Kress spent 10 weeks creating the mural that can be seen off Interstate 275 South. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
  12. Can cigar lounges serve booze? Governor’s order brought cloud of uncertainty
    May 23• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg cigar shop Central Cigars was told by state officials on May 14 that it can, in fact, serve alcohol to patrons on site. The state clarification overruled Pinellas County and St. Petersburg, which had said Central Cigars could not serve alcohol to patrons for on-site consumption. [JOSH SOLOMON | Times]
  13. St. Pete Pier preparing for delayed reveal
    May 23• Community News
    New signage has been installed at the entrance to the new St. Petersburg Pier. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  14. Police arrest teen in accidental shooting of 9-year-old nephew
    May 23• St. Petersburg
  15. More Floridians out of work than anytime in history
    May 22• Business
    Server Nate Combs, of Clearwater, right, busses a table where customers from left, John Kokolakis, of Palm Harbor, Ed O'Brien, of Clearwater, Greg Bopp, of New Port Richey, and Richard Cotter, of Tampa, finish a business lunch on Friday at the Iron Oak New American BBQ in downtown Palm Harbor. Combs said the restaurant is staffed at 30-percent of its capacity. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
  16. Pandemic forces St. Pete Pride to cancel 2020 parade, celebration
    May 21• St. Petersburg
    St. Pete Pride announced Thursday it has canceled its 2020 celebration. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Tampa Bay Times]
  17. St. Petersburg’s downtown marina now closer to major renovation
    May 21• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg is considering leasing its downtown municipal marina to a private company, who will pay for renovations and operate the marina. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  18. After 37 years, a caravan of love for Pinellas principal Darren Hammond
    May 21• Gradebook
    Darren Hammond, the long-time principal of Pinellas Secondary School, smiles Thursday during a surprise caravan in his honor as he prepares to retire amid the coronavirus pandemic. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
  19. No full house as Tampa Seminole Hard Rock casino reopens
    May 21• Business
    Blackjack dealer Roland Miyares wears a face mask and gloves while dealing to a guest as the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa re-opens to the public for the first time since March 20 to a limited capacity on Thursday. The hotel and casino has implemented many safety and security measures to keep guests and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic including mandatory temperature checks with a thermal camera as well as requiring everyone to wear masks on property. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  20. Jabil executives to take pay cut and forgo bonuses through Nov. 30
    May 21• Business
    The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted St. Petersburg-based Jabil to cut executive pay 25 percent and suspend short-term bonuses from June 1 through Nov. 30. (Times file photo)
  21. St. Petersburg to close Bayshore Drive NE to vehicles starting Friday
    May 21• Health
    The street closure will allow those who wish to cycle or jog along the waterfront to do so while social distancing. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  22. St. Petersburg landlords will need to notify tenants of their rights
    May 21• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  23. 2.4 million more file jobless claims, driving total of lost jobs to 38.6 million
    May 21• Business
    Protestors wave signs at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he and Vice President Mike Pence visit the Westminster Baldwin Park on Wednesday in Orlando. Pence and DeSantis participated in a roundtable discussion with hospitality and tourism industry leaders to discuss their plans for re-opening during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) [CHRIS O'MEARA | AP]
  24. After canceled season, St. Pete’s Second Time Arounders turn to the virtual world to perform
    May 21• Music
    St. Petersburg's Second Time Arounders marching band performed virtually after having their entire spring season canceled. [Screenshot from Youtube]
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