St. Petersburg News
The latest St. Petersburg news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
St. Pete mobile produce stands to start selling in December
Four city-backed mobile produce stands start selling in St. Petersburg neighborhoods in December. The city wants residents to say where they should stop.
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Arts
Beyond the Rainbow photo exhibit opens Friday at Studio@620
The city's Beyond the Rainbow LGBTQ+ portrait exhibit opens with a free reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Studio@620 and runs through Nov. 16.
Public Safety
St. Pete police to give $289,000 to 54 community programs
St. Petersburg police will hand about $289,000 in seized criminal assets to 54 community programs on Monday. It is the largest round in at least six years.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 6: City Hall, County
Nov. 6: 3 items from St. Petersburg's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Stormwater
St. Pete's $600M water bond: about $96 per $100,000
The city puts the $600 million water bond at about 0.96 mills, or $96 a year per $100,000 of taxable value. Bonds would be sold from 2027 to 2030 at an estimated 4.5%.
Health
Pinellas dengue cases reach 80 as helicopters treat St. Pete
Pinellas has 80 locally acquired dengue cases, up 13 in a week, the state's latest report shows. Helicopters sprayed larvae treatment over parts of St. Pete on Thursday.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 5: City Hall, County
Nov. 5: 3 items from St. Petersburg's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Hurricane Milton
FEMA to pay for Vinoy Basin seawall rebuilt after Milton
FEMA plans to fund the city's rebuild of the Vinoy Basin seawall, damaged by Hurricane Milton, with a steel wall and new sidewalk. Comments are due Nov. 11.
Elections
Crist beats Welch for mayor; all 5 St. Pete questions pass
Charlie Crist took 62% to Mayor Ken Welch's 38%, and voters passed the $600 million water bonds and four other city questions. Unofficial results, all precincts.
Veterans
St. Pete Veterans Day ceremony moves to Albert Whitted Airport
The city's 13th annual Veterans Day ceremony is 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Albert Whitted Airport hangar. Two veterans get the Honored Veteran Award.
Elections
Pinellas County: 264,647 ballots cast before Election Day
264,647 Pinellas County voters, 43.1% of the active rolls, voted early or by mail before Tuesday. Where St. Pete voted early, the busiest day and what's left.
Pets
Pinellas shelter offers 30-day holiday fosters to Dec. 30
Foster an adoptable Pinellas County shelter dog or cat for up to 30 days through Dec. 30. The county provides food and supplies. How to sign up and where to go.
Restaurants
St. Pete restaurant inspections: 96 of 126 in the clear
State inspectors checked 126 St. Petersburg food businesses in October; 96 ended in the clear. A Domino's had an emergency order and passed the next day. Full list.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 29: City Hall, County
Oct. 29: 3 items from St. Petersburg's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
MLK Day
MLK essay contest opens to Pinellas students; due Nov. 30
Pinellas middle and high school students have until Nov. 30 to enter the city's 37th MLK essay contest. Finalists speak Jan. 15 for a $500 scholarship.
Jobs
St. Pete unemployment falls to 3.9% in September
St. Petersburg's jobless rate fell to 3.9% in September from 4.2% in August, level with a year ago. Pinellas County was 4.1%, Florida 4.2% and the U.S. 4.0%.
Rays
Rays World Series wager: donate to St. Pete Free Clinic
Mayor Welch's World Series bet with Milwaukee raises food and money for St. Pete Free Clinic. Drop items at City Hall, rec centers or libraries.
Rays
World Series at the Trop: Brewers win it in Game 5
The Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field on Oct. 28 to win the World Series four games to one. Scores of all five games and the parking guide fans used at the Trop.
Halloween
Halloween on Central Sunday: road closures, parking
Halloween on Central parking: free spaces in Tropicana Field lots, free SunRunner rides to 13th or 22nd Street, and Central Avenue closed 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
MLK Day
St. Pete offers 20 MLK mini-grants of $2,500; apply by Oct. 28
St. Petersburg will fund up to 20 MLK Day events with $2,500 grants. Nonprofits, churches and small businesses in the city can apply until 4 p.m. Oct. 28.
Police
Arrest made in fatal 5th Avenue North hit-and-run
St. Petersburg police arrested a 21-year-old on a warrant Tuesday in the Aug. 19 hit-and-run that killed a scooter rider at 5th Avenue North and Tyrone Boulevard.
Hurricane Milton
St. Petersburg gets $173 million more for Milton recovery
HUD fixed a geocoding error that sent Milton aid outside the city. $126 million goes to housing repairs, and denied Sunrise St. Pete applicants come first.
City Hall
St. Petersburg approves $1.018 billion budget for FY27
City Council adopted a $1.018 billion budget: $185.8 million for police, about $100 million for water and sewer and $15 million for one drainage project.