St. Pete will soon accept proposals for developing Gas Plant District after Rays deal falls through

The city of St. Petersburg will soon be fielding offers for 86 acres of prime downtown real estate, and some developers have already begun courting officials with their visions for the site.

Hundreds of students learn about different jobs at BAM! Fest Career Day

Around 900 students from Pinellas and Hillsborough County descended upon the Mahaffey Theatre for BAM! (Books, Art and Music) Festival Career Day. 

St. Pete organization prepares for thousands needing food assistance this Thanksgiving

Soaring food prices and cuts to assistance means more families are turning to local food drives for help getting by. Looking ahead to Thanksgiving, one Bay Area organization is already working on feeding families for the holiday. 

Historic Wedding Cake House in St. Pete for sale

The owner of the unique Wedding Cake House in St. Petersburg’s historic old northeast neighborhood is selling, and the asking price is $2.15 million.

TikTok fire trend sends St. Pete teen to the hospital

The "Jam Jar Pulse Jet" trend is a dangerous TikTok challenge that experts are warning against. The trend involves pouring rubbing alcohol in a jar, putting a lid with a hole on top and lighting the alcohol on fire.

USF expands 4-year nursing program to St. Pete campus to help statewide shortage

Nurses are part of the backbone in hospitals and there’s a critical shortage of them in Florida. The University of South Florida plans to help add more future nurses to the workforce by expanding its four-year nursing program to its St. Petersburg campus.

Drug, gun arrest after man found asleep in car at St. Pete apartment: police

A 23-year-old man is facing a variety of charges after he was found passed out in a Rolls-Royce with drugs and guns at a St. Petersburg apartment parking lot, according to police.

St. Pete leaders want management review of billing department amid high water bill issues

After months of complaints about irregularly high water bills, a St. Petersburg City Council committee has selected the billing and collections department for a formal management evaluation.

Pop art show marries classics to western art at the James Museum

Western Art is in the name. And in Americana, nothing says Western like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. So, when a showing of some special pieces by Pop artist Ben Steele was available, the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art jumped at the chance to show his work.

St. Pete firefighters warn lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise

Calls tied to lithium-ion batteries are keeping fire crews busy in St. Pete, and firefighters across the country are using this week to educate and help prevent more of these dangerous blazes. They say they’re responding to these incidents at an alarming rate.

St. Pete city council debates inclusive city flags after state stripped street murals

City leaders in St. Petersburg said they’re determined to reclaim messages that were paved over by the state. The Black History Matters and Pride street murals were erased under orders from Governor Ron DeSantis, in a statewide effort to remove "ideology" from public roadways.