Advertisement
  1. news

St. Petersburg

89° F, Mostly Cloudy89° F, Mostly Cloudy
  1. Pinellas doctor accused of murdering a lawyer finally has representation for trial
    • Crime
    Tomasz Kosowski appears with his court-appointed private lawyers, Daniel Hernandez and Jane McNeill, at the Pinellas County Justice Center on Friday.
  2. Tampa Bay airports working to comply with Florida’s weather modification ban
    • Environment
    A Delta Air Lines passenger jet taxis away from a gate at Tampa International Airport in 2024. All public-use airports in Florida will be required to file monthly reports concerning weather modification, per a new state law.
  3. Investors snapped up Tampa Bay homes damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton
    • Real Estate
    An aerial drone view looking west from Gulf Blvd towards the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in St. Pete Beach. On left is 77th Ave, in center is 78th Ave, on right is 79th Ave, with Gulf Blvd pictured at bottom. Several storm damaged homes on this block have sold since last hurricane season.
  5. Peanut farm that sought 700 acres of Florida state forest withdraws plan
    • Environment
    Katherine Sayler, a biologist and Southeast representative with the nonprofit Defenders of Wildlife, hiked the Ellaville tract of the Twin Rivers State Forest on March 7, and documented this gopher tortoise burrow on the property. State wildlife officials led a gopher tortoise population count on this land in April 2017 and they found as many as 440 tortoises. This piece of land was part of a land swap proposal that would have been traded to a peanut farming operation.
  6. Here’s the first retail spot coming to St. Petersburg’s tallest tower, 400 Central
    • Food
    A new specialty wine shop, gourmet grocer and wine bar is the first announced commercial tenant at 400 Central, a 46-story condo and office tower along the 400 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg.
  7. Morgan Freeman is coming to St. Petersburg for a night of the blues
    • Music News
    Actor Morgan Freeman will come to St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater to join the Florida Orchestra for a symphonic blues event on Sept. 25.
  8. Plant City sees rare flash flooding. More rain is on the way for Tampa Bay.
    • Weather
    A boat travels through a rainstorm off Veterans Memorial Marina Park in July 2024. A low pressure system moving west across Florida this week is expected to bring up to 4 inches of rain in areas of Tampa Bay.
  9. Pass-a-Grille’s Berkeley Beach Club hotel and restaurant sold to new owners
    • Food
    Pass-a-Grille's Berkeley Beach Club has been sold to new owners.
  10. The Rays could have a new owner by September. Here’s what local officials think.
    • Politics
    Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg is on track to sell the team by September to Patrick Zalupski, a Jacksonville-based developer, The Athletic reported Monday.
  11. Who is Patrick Zalupski, the developer in line to buy the Rays?
    • Rays
    Patrick Zalupski is seen in this undated photo from the University of Florida.
  12. Stuart Sternberg to sell Rays to group led by Jacksonville developer, report says
    • Rays
    Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg mingles on the field ahead of a game against the Colorado Rockies in March at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
  13. Top Florida House Democrat says she’s running for state Senate
    • Politics
    House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, announced she is running for state Senate.
  14. How much do local fireworks displays cost? We look at the numbers
    • Life & Culture
    Clearwater's fireworks explode over Clearwater Harbor next to the Memorial Causeway in 2018. The city spent $50,000 on its fireworks show in 2025.
  15. 7 places to get seriously good ice cream around Tampa Bay
    • Food
    Max Chillura, co-founder, scoops some ice cream into a waffle cone at Chill Bros. Scoop Shop on Oct. 7, 2022, in Tampa.
  16. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Ice Cream Fest, rodeo, Keyshia Cole
    • Life & Culture
    A customer holds a margarita from Tacos El Patrón Taquería in Wesley Chapel in 2024.
  17. Tampa Bay developers say we can’t build offices fast enough. Here’s why
    • Real Estate
    Downtown St. Petersburg is seen in August of 2024.
  18. USF researchers develop AI that detects PTSD in children’s facial expressions
    • Health
    A team of researchers at the University of South Florida have combined their expertise in childhood trauma and artificial intelligence to create an objective, cost-effective tool that helps identify PTSD through facial expressions. Pictured is the Marshall Student Center on the Tampa campus in 2024.
  19. This Chuck E. Cheese arcade in St. Petersburg caters to adults and teens
    • Things To Do
    Chuck's Arcade, in Tyrone Square Mall, is a spinoff of the successful Chuck E. Cheese pizza restaurant franchise.
  20. St. Petersburg man convicted of decapitating dog could be released from jail
    • Crime
    Domingo Rodriguez is seen in a Pinellas County booking photo taken on May 15, 2024, after his arrest on charges of cruelty to animals and improper disposal of a dead animal. Rodriguez's newly adopted bulldog mix, Dexter, right, was found dead and decapitated in a plastic bag floating in the water at Fort De Soto Park on May 14, 2024.
  21. 5 things to know about demolition of the old Howard Frankland Bridge
    • Business
    Eduardo Cilanga Cruz, of Tampa, cuts sections of 2x4 lumber while creating a safety rail for demolition workers on Friday, July 11, 2025. The northbound span of the Howard Frankland Bridge, built in the 1950s, will be demolished over the coming months, marking the last chapter in a yearslong project.
  22. How to grow a thicker skin | Column
    • Viewpoints
    How to be braver and speak your mind in fractured times? That takes some toughening up.
  23. St. Petersburg voters could be asked to decide on new tax to upgrade infrastructure
    • St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg city officials and City Council members are discussing putting a referendum to voters that would add a new property tax to accelerate projects to upgrade water and stormwater systems and make them more resilient to storms.
  24. How this organic farm became one of Manatee County’s biggest players
    • Food
    A look at the fields at Gamble Creek Farms.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Spend your days with Hayes

Subscribe to our free Stephinitely newsletter

Columnist Stephanie Hayes will share thoughts, feelings and funny business with you every Monday.

You’re all signed up!

Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started.

Explore all your options
Advertisement