Mark Parker

The Tampa Bay Rays' proposal to build a new $1.3 billion stadium included a pledge to annually emblazon jerseys with St. Petersburg's name for at least one home game. Any switch from the regional moniker would require approval from Major League Baseball (MLB). Multiple city council members expressed their appreciation for the municipal branding at [...]

Monica Kile believes preservationists and local officials should use “more carrots and less sticks” to save St. Petersburg's historic buildings from the wrecking ball.

St. Petersburg City Council members postponed allocating $1.25 million to Tropicana Field redevelopment consultants due to the inclusion of a new entity and a lack of financial information. The council voted 5-2 at its Nov. 30 meeting to defer the item until Dec. 7. City officials said the information was unlikely to become available by [...]

Webull, a popular stock trading application with over 40 million downloads, is increasing its international footprint with the recent acquisition of Mexican investment platform Flink. While Webull Corporation has Hong Kong roots, the company relocated its New York headquarters to St. Petersburg in November 2022. It offers low-commission online trading and cash management services. Mexico [...]

Officials with Tampa-based Grove, formerly Pocket Network Inc., recently announced that the company's first equity sale raised $7.35 million. Grove is a Web3 infrastructure provider that builds enterprise-grade products and services on top of the decentralized POKT Network. Web3 is the latest iteration of the internet that allows users to control their data and payments [...]

A new South St. Petersburg housing development will provide 60 affordable and workforce units – with 12 reserved for those making just 50% of the area median income (AMI).

University of South Florida officials announced Tuesday that an on-campus stadium will no longer open in 2026; however, they did release long-awaited renderings. USF Foundation CEO Jay Stroman blamed supply chain issues rather than the recent decision to terminate a $14.8 million design-build agreement with construction firm Barton Marlow for the delay. Stakeholders now hope [...]

Local leaders comprising the newly formed Hillsborough/Pinellas Workforce Development Consortium have taken their first steps toward establishing a consolidated organization. Several CareerSource Pinellas, CareerSource Tampa Bay and local government officials participated in the inaugural meeting Dec. 5. County Commissioners from both sides of the bay recently approved an interlocal agreement (ILA) - at state lawmakers’ [...]

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri believes charging fares for the previously free SunRunner service has solved St. Pete Beach’s homelessness “problems.” Gualtieri, speaking Wednesday at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s (PSTA) board meeting, said implementing the $2.25 one-way fee caused calls for assistance to plummet. In August, the board voted 13-2 to start charging for [...]

A local development firm is celebrating the completion of its first workforce housing project, the Sixteenth Square Townhomes, and the homeownership opportunities it provides. St. Petersburg-based Namaste Homes first proposed the project in late 2019. Plans underwent multiple changes as the developer and city officials partnered to address a then-burgeoning affordable housing crisis. The 11 [...]