🚂 He sued a railroad and won $13M. Then gave it back to St. Pete.

Plus: Florida's Cabinet made the Rays' Tampa stadium a done deal, Pinellas voted to close two schools last night, and race week is here.

🌊 Dark money, no more free parking, and a shooter still on the loose in St. Pete

Plus: The three stories St. Pete residents are talking about this Friday — including one that could change how you pay your electric bill forever.

💰 Someone's trying to buy out one of St. Pete's biggest companies and it's getting ugly

Plus: The beaches are finally back, and Tampa Bay just escalated the drought warning

🦠 Measles hits St. Pete Catholic High (and it's spreading fast)

Plus: Record marathon turnout breaks registration, and a 76-year-old shoots neighbor's dog for barking

🎪 Free robots, research vessels, and chaos: Saturday in St. Pete

Plus: Beach renourishment complete by March, English-only DMV exams now required, and what's happening with the Lightning during Olympic break

🎯 The $6.8B decision that just split St. Pete City Hall down the middle

Plus: Whataburger announces opening date, and NASCAR is coming to St. Pete streets?

🏗️ St. Pete just did something no other Florida city has ever pulled off

Plus: Someone's paying canvassers to lie about municipalization, a local teacher got arrested for inappropriate conduct with students, and your baseball team is one vote closer to leaving for Tampa.

🚨 A Pivotal Day for St. Pete And a Tragic One for Clearwater

Plus: Nine developers enter the Gas Plant race, deputies shoot a woman during a suicide-by-cop call, and the city launches a new arts grant.

🏗️ St. Pete's biggest decision in decades happens today

Plus: The Lightning's outdoor game turned into the most memorable regular-season moment in franchise history, and the Rays just confirmed they're serious about leaving (here's the actual price tag)

🌇 Council had 4 meetings this week. Not one had good news.

From property tax doomsday scenarios to a $10M emergency fund fight, City Council committees tackled it all this week. None of it was pretty. Here's your breakdown.

👀 St. Pete Is Quietly Debating This (uh oh)

Plus: Gasparilla kicks off, the city weighs an unusual development deal on the Deuces, and we need your help proving this email actually landed.

⚡ Outdoor hockey in Florida, AI scams, and faster 911 response

Plus: More Saint Petersburg news you do not want to miss (trust me)

💔 UPDATE: Shore Acres mother charged with murder after heartbreaking discovery

Plus: A suspicious child death in Shore Acres has investigators searching for answers, and why Florida found arsenic in 28 candy products.

🏗️ St. Pete just flipped the script on how developers get deals

Plus: A suspicious child death in Shore Acres has investigators searching for answers, and why Florida found arsenic in 28 candy products.

🕵️ St. Pete Robbery Ends in Self-Defense Stunner

Plus: Palm Pavilion’s emotional “Final Sunset,” a cold snap that won’t quit, and Mama Duck’s farewell swim from Clearwater.

🏢 Downtown landlord ghosts on $46M mortgage (tenants are pissed)

Plus: The Cordova Inn just tripled in size and is opening a rooftop bar with Pier views in 3 weeks, and the Lightning are building an ice rink outside at Raymond James Stadium

☀️ St. Pete City Council Recap: New Housing Rules, 10x ROI on Youth Programs, and One Apartment Complex Begging for Help

Plus: Council finally gets serious about who qualifies for "affordable" housing, and the guy who revived NYC's Bryant Park is now working on Williams Park.

🏖️ A Twitch streamer just dropped $2.4M on a St. Pete Beach icon

Plus: The Pinellas Trail gets a fancy new state designation, and voters will decide on a $35M maritime tech hub this November.

🏙️ St. Pete needs you (seriously)

Plus: DeSantis drops $20M on nursing programs at SPC, and affordable homeownership is actually happening in South St. Pete.

🏢 The $134M tower St Pete didn't ask for (or did they?)

Plus: why Pinellas is closing its own schools before someone else does

Well, this is awkward for Mayor Welch...

Plus: A massive coworking hub is coming to the Warehouse Arts District

🤯 Wait, are the Rays really leaving St. Pete?

our Monday briefing: Pinellas wants to cut red tape, Tampa might steal our baseball team, and it actually snowed yesterday (just not here)

🏗️ The $6.8B fight for St. Pete's Gas Plant District

Billionaires, housing authorities, and construction giants are assembling their teams. Proposals due Feb 3. Plus: the Rays traded Josh Lowe, and it's actually cold outside.

🎓 St. Pete's investing in Gen Z (finally)

🚤 Ashley Moody to Senate + 25,000 boat people invade downtown