The City Commission had more concerns than enthusiasm Thursday night for the details surrounding a Florida Communities Trust grant the city could use to buy coastal land north of downtown. Despite those misgivings, commissioners approved the contract the city would have to sign before it could receive the money from the FCT. ...more

February 8, 2008

There has been another small setback in the city's plans to revitalize its downtown core. In an agreement reached Dec. 18 in which the city council voted to sell 17.98 acres southeast of Bullard Parkway and 56th Street to Ram Development Co./Pinnacle Realty Advisors for $14.4 million, the master developer consented to presenting its preliminary site plan of pedestrian-friendly retail, residential, restaurant and office components for approval at Tuesday's council meeting. ...more

February 7, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Opponents of the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium proposal are expected at this morning's St. Petersburg City Council meeting to push their efforts to preserve Al Lang Field as parkland. ...more

February 7, 2008

Local officials are concerned over the impact Curtis Fundamental School will have on traffic in the Dunedin neighborhood surrounding the school's soon-to-be campus on Milwaukee Avenue. Rather than just worrying, however, city staffers are taking steps to prevent gridlock from forming along the two-lane avenue at the beginning and end of each school day. ...more

February 2, 2008

PLANT CITY – Residents will soon by able to pay utility bills with the click of a mouse. City commissioners unanimously chose to seek an agreement with e-commerce business PayPal. The city plans to offer online payment of utility bills, and PayPal, which specializes in payments and money transfers via the Internet, will be the primary way to make those payments, according to a city staff report. ...more

January 30, 2008

After four years of planning and some disappointment, local dog owners will soon be able to exercise their pooches at a city-operated dog park. Tuesday night the City Commission agreed to reserve a half-acre at Safety Harbor City Park, on Seventh Street South, for dog fanciers. ...more

January 26, 2008

The city council took its first tentative step Thursday toward building a new baseball stadium on the downtown waterfront, giving the go-ahead for the city to solicit proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field. ...more

January 18, 2008

Items of interest from Monday's city commission meeting include: •A public hearing regarding the final plat of the 420-acre tract known as County Line Farms will be held Jan. 28. ...more

January 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Although residents will not be allowed to speak this afternoon, when the city council decides whether to seek proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field, people will get at least three chances to voice their opinions in the coming months. ...more

January 17, 2008

If you want to improve your community, the city wants to hear from you. ...more

January 5, 2008