The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill this week to make it illegal to text while driving. But there is a catch.
The program creates an incentive for private investment in the target area by providing a 20 percent rebate of the cost of specific building improvements.
This will be Kathleen Ford's third attempt to become St. Petersburg's mayor.
The revitalization plan will focus on 34th Street S between 30th Avenue and 54th Avenue South in St. Petersburg.
Two of the four county clerk offices that will handle the registries are in St. Petersburg. The filing fee will be $50, less for couples already registered in Pinellas County cities.
Anchor tenants the Columbia Restaurant and Cha Cha Coconuts are shutting down May 31 regardless if council delays closing the pier, TBO reports.
WowStPete, headed by TV pitchman Anthony Sullivan, is a new political action committee formed in preparation for a public referendum.
The primary election is in August with the general election, if needed, in November.
Around 40 local artists will reveal new art inspired by the "Lens." There will also be a presentation about the "Lens" pier, along with a silent auction.
The nuisance abatement board voted to close the business and the police department has suspended its extended hours permit.
The report also stated 16 percent of Pinellas adults could not afford to see a doctor in 2010.
The 149 small airports that will lose their air traffic control have a two-month reprieve as the FAA deals with legal challenges to the decision.
'If we are endowed by our creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?' Sen. Bill Nelson told the Tampa Bay Times.
St. Petersburg City Council voted to ban all "Spice" or synthetic marijuana products.
The violations center around Matt Spoor's brief time in St. Petersburg as its budget director and his return to Safety Harbor.
The 52-year-old subcontractor was working at a city water treatment plant.
Pinellas County Commission Chair Ken Welch delivered the State of Pinellas address this week.
The seasonal reclaimed water restrictions for Pinellas County reclaimed water customers will begin on Monday, April 1. St. Pete City Officials want you to know that the county's restrictions do not affect St. Petersburg.
The fate of the pier lawsuit is in the hands of Circuit Judge Jack Day.
Pfc. Kelli Bordeaux disappeared nearly a year ago. Investigators are still searching for solid leads on her case.
Albert Whitted is among 149 small airports nationwide losing air traffic control towers because of federal spending cuts.
Despite claims that parts of the redistricting process violated the Florida constitution, city leaders unanimously voted to approve the redistricting plan.
Results from a new phone survey by StPetePolls also asked voters about a hypothetical match-up for the mayor's race.
The health clinic will be located near the Pinellas County Jail and the county homeless shelter.
The FAA has delayed a decision on which air traffic control towers may close across the U.S. St. Pete's airport is on the list.
Community leader Darden Rice launched her campaign "St. Pete Strong" for St. Petersburg City Council District 4.
The Pinellas Republican state senator was not happy to go through emails to fulfill a public records request, the Florida Times-Union reported.
Staff began removing 83 old-fashioned billboards four months ago to make way for new digital billboards.
The St. Petersburg City Council member tells a Patch political blogger: 'Get off of the "Gerdes has his eye on being Mayor" schtick.'
St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved setting a public hearing date of March 21 for the proposed redistricting map. Council also decided to hold a workshop, hopefully, within the next 30 days to discuss concerns brought up Thursday.
Despite one councilor's efforts to end the contract for the red light camera program in St. Pete, council voted to keep the 22 cameras at intersections in the city.
The control tower at Albert Whitted Airport is slated to close April 7 because of federal cuts from sequestration, according to media reports.
The Stop the Lens campaign is holding a press conference at Vinoy Park on Thursday.
What rhymes with campaign? Alex Deunsing, who formerly taught verse at USF, will run for City Council in St. Petersburg.
Dozens of concerned voters are calling on lawmakers to make it easier for Floridians to vote.
Governor Rick Scott says his proposal to eliminate sales taxes on manufacturing equipment will create jobs and help businesses grow.
St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster is imposing a moratorium on red light camera citations immediately in response to Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke's concerns about flaws in the system.
Join Council Member Wengay Newton on Friday, March 1 as he leads a discussion targeting juvenile incarceration in Florida. Do you think children are becoming victims of a broken system? Join the conversation with local leaders.
Pinellas Park High School Students created the specialty license plate to honor officers that are killed in the line of duty. Lawmakers unveiled the proposed plate at the high school Wednesday.
American Traffic Solutions, which provides red light traffic cameras for St. Pete and 70 other Florida municipalities, says court rulings are on their side.