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  1. Gadfly files to challenge Pinellas Commissioner Charlie Justice
    Earlier today• Pinellas
    Vince Nowicki, a real estate agent who briefly ran for mayor of St. Petersburg in 2021, has declared his candidacy for Pinellas County Commission.
  2. Nonprofit tapped to lead creation of trauma support service hubs in St. Petersburg
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    LaDonna Butler, co-founder of The Well for Life speaks to those gathered at the launch of the organization's Liberated and Living Well campaign, on Feb. 22, 2022 in St. Petersburg. The Well has been selected as the lead nonprofit for a project starting Community Support Hubs across the city.
  3. St. Petersburg’s ‘420′ shop promises to get you high. Is it legal?
    July 6• Business
    The fourth St. Pete 420 store opened this month. The locally-owned shop takes advantage of loopholes in federal marijuana laws to sell recreational, high-THC products that skirt around state and federal laws.
  5. Passing the baton: Related Group is a family affair
    July 5• Real Estate
    Photos by Nick Garcia for Florida Trend Magazine
  6. See photos from St. Pete’s Fourth of July celebrations
    July 5• Life & Culture
    The St. Petersburg Fourth of July fireworks display on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at the St. Pete Pier.
  7. St. Petersburg man faces murder charge in death of mother’s fiancé
    July 3• Breaking News
    Michael Wood, 26, of St. Petersburg was arrested on April 10 on an aggravated battery charge after he struck his mother's fiancé, Kenneth McMurray, 37. McMurray died of his injuries Sunday and now Wood faces a second-degree murder charge, St. Petersburg police said.
  8. After 36 years, this Pinellas-Pasco public defender is leaving the courtroom
    July 3• Pinellas
    Pinellas County public defender Greg Williams collects personal items from his office at the Pinellas County Justice Center on Thursday, May 4, 2023, days after his official retirement from 36 years of service with the office.
  9. This St. Petersburg church wants out of its local historic designation
    July 3• St. Petersburg
    Senior Pastor Carl Mobley is seen outside the 10th Street Church of God on June 23. It's one of the oldest wood-frame churches in the city.
  10. Paquita, the St. Petersburg Sunken Gardens parrot, dies
    June 30• St. Petersburg
    Paquita was known for belting her own name while looking up at the sky: "PAQUIIIIIITA!"
  11. See inside this historic St. Petersburg mansion before it’s torn down
    June 30• Real Estate
    The Rutland Farley Mansion is seen in this undated photo courtesy of Engel & Völkers.
  12. Florida school district urged to stop book scrutiny. Groups fear censorship.
    June 30• Education
    A panel of librarians from the Pinellas County school district is scheduled to review 87 books in early July.
  13. 12 Fourth of July bar and restaurant specials in Tampa Bay
    June 30• Food
    Get a free margarita flight from Bahama Breeze with proof of a canceled flight Saturday-July 8.
  14. As permitless carry becomes law in Florida, Tampa Bay officials urge training
    June 30• Florida
    Guns on display for purchase are pictured in this screen shot from a 75-second video the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office released in conjunction with other Pinellas law enforcement agencies to educate the public about the permitless carry law that takes effect in Florida on Saturday. Tampa Bay law enforcement leaders are educating their personnel and the public about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — under the new law and are urging gunowners to take part in training.
  15. At 63, a St. Petersburg woman is living her happiest life — and taking questions
    June 30• St. Petersburg
    Marylyn Reilly began hormone therapy 15 months ago and plans to have gender-affirming surgery later this year. At 63-years-old, she said she is the happiest she's ever been. Now, she's helping to educate her peers on what it means to be trans.
  16. Death sentences overturned in St. Petersburg houseboat murders
    June 29• Crime
    Reynaldo Figueroa-Sanabria is shown in the court room during the penalty phase of his trial at the Pinellas County Justice Center in 2019.
  17. You can see 16 Tampa Bay art shows for free this summer
    June 29• Visual Arts
    Donna M. Richardson's mixed media on canvas, "Frida I," is on display in "Donna Richardson: Spiritual Influences" at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg from July 8-Aug. 24, 2023.
  18. New Rays ballpark could create 17,000+ jobs in Pinellas, analysis says
    June 29• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, on left, and Pinellas County Commissioner Rene Flowers greet the audience during a Suncoast Tiger Bay Club meeting at Tropicana Field on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in St. Petersburg.
  19. St. Petersburg man sexually attacked woman who mistook him for Uber driver, police say
    June 28• Crime
    Kenneth Levelle Streeter, 32, was arrested on charges of kidnapping and attempted sexual battery.
  20. A St. Petersburg musical theater summer camp for kids is looking for campers
    June 28• Stage
    A production of Seussical Jr. by Sears Studio Performing Arts Academy. The musical will be performed by students attending the musical theater camp presented by the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on July 28-29, 2023.
  21. Tampa Bay airports brace for busy July 4 — expect delays, cancellations
    June 28• Transportation
    This is a record travel year for the Independence Day holiday, according to AAA The Auto Club Group.
  22. CNN’s Anderson Cooper coming to Tampa this fall to accept journalism award
    June 28• Life & Culture
    CNN anchor and CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper will be awarded the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism by the St. Petersburg-based Poynter Institute at its annual Bowtie Ball fundraiser on Nov. 18.
  23. In St. Petersburg, the Vitale Bros. teach kids the art of graffiti
    June 28• Visual Arts
    Students line up to practice during the Overspray Graffiti Camp hosted by the Vitale Bros. at Overspray on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in St. Petersburg.
  24. New Tampa Bay app aims to make online dating more authentic — but it’s not easy
    June 28• Tampa
    Weaver Dating, which debuted locally in early June, says it uses an algorithm to match people based on core values important for long-term relationships.
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