St Pete Catalyst

A $26.5 million expansion of RTX's Collins Aerospace operation in Largo is moving forward as the company prepares to increase radar production and add more than 100 jobs. Recent Pinellas County permitting records show interior construction underway at Col

On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays learned the starting times for the first two games of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field. Game 1 will be Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Game 2 will be Monday (Oct. 5) at 8 p.m. Tampa Bay will play the winner o

In November, the City of St. Petersburg will ask residents to vote on a general obligation bond of up to $600 million to finance storm resilience improvements to stormwater, wastewater and potable water infrastructure systems. City of St. Petersburg publi

In the nearly 49 years since the tragic plane crash that took Lynyrd Skynyrd down, killing the band's singing/songwriting frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines, time has done its due diligence on the musicians wh

Clearwater has approved the $1 million sale of a small city-owned parcel needed for the planned EVO Entertainment project downtown, while a separate fight over public streets within the site continues. The Community Redevelopment Agency voted Monday to se

A new multi-family community in west St. Petersburg is one step closer to reality. Metro Development Group and Porter Development officially broke ground on Azalea Cay Monday. The first phase of the approximately 1,000 unit project will feature 341 apartm

St. Petersburg philanthropists Trevor Burgess and Gary Hess have committed $5 million to St. Pete Free Clinic, giving the nonprofit a significant boost as it prepares to open a new flagship facility in South St. Petersburg. The gift will support Care Forw

In 1881, America was just coming out of the Reconstruction period. The Civil War had ended less than 20 years before, and its awful stench still hung in the air. For former slaves, their families and their descendants, it would an uphill climb. For them,

In 2018, St. Petersburg approved up to $5 million to help preserve historic buildings downtown. Years later, the city has held just one round of grants. Planning Director Derek Kilborn acknowledged during a Committee of the Whole meeting Sept. 24 that lit

Craft Kafe owner Teddy Skiadiotis signed a lease for a Skyway Marina District location in 2019. Several years of construction, plumbing and other delays later, he is reluctant to celebrate until the doors actually open. "This has been five, six years in t