Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Author

Anne Lindberg - page 65

Anne Lindberg has 500 articles published.

Ken Peluso gathers enough signatures to qualify for Pinellas School Board race

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Ken Peluso, who’s running for re-election to the District 4 seat on the Pinellas School Board, has collected enough signatures to qualify for the race. “That just shows that I have widespread support and a great campaign team,” Peluso said. Two other candidates have announced they are running for Peluso’s seat, Chris Hardman and Eileen Long. A third opponent, Anthony Maccaroni, has withdrawn from the race, according to records from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office. Peluso was elected…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

City accepting applications for grant to fund projects in south St. Petersburg CRA

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

St. Petersburg is accepting applications for grants to fund projects designed to improve the city’s south Community Redevelopment Area. Because this is the first year for the grants, city officials are expecting a large number of applications. Officials, who want to fund as many projects as possible, say applicants should prioritize the most important improvement needed for their property. The applications will be evaluated in the order they’re received. Funding for the grants will come from TIF, or tax increment…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Stormy controversy over development engulfs Madeira Beach

in The Bay and the 'Burg by

A proposal to build a multi-story complex with a hotel, condominiums, restaurant and parking garage has blown into a full-scale storm between some residents and Madeira Beach officials. It’s a dispute that has grown increasingly nasty with the filing of ethics complaints and accusations of political corruption. The argument seems to have no middle ground for compromise because the two sides appear to agree on only two items – some type of development is needed, and the other side is…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

St. Petersburg Free Clinic buys Lealman building to expand food bank

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Bonnie Hechtkopf has searched for a way to honor her husband, Jared, ever since he died 15 years ago. She thinks she’s found it. Hechtkopf donated enough money to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic to buy a warehouse, rehab and renovate it to be used as a food bank that will provide food to more than 60,000 hungry people each month. It will be named the Jared S. Hechtkopf Community Food Bank. “This is perfect,” Hechtkopf said. “I wanted something…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Pinellas voter information cards in the mail starting today

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections began mailing new voter information cards to all 623,000 registered Pinellas County voters today. “Voters should carefully review the information on their new voter information cards – including name, address and political party affiliation – to make sure it is correct,” Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said. “If voters need to update any information, please call (727) 464-VOTE to make changes before the Aug. 1 deadline to register to vote and change political party…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Draft changes to Pinellas charter ready to go before public

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

After almost a year’s work, members of a volunteer group tasked with proposing changes to Pinellas’ charter are ready to take their suggestions to the public. They’ve scheduled two hearings to give residents a chance to comment. The hearings are one of the last steps before the six proposed changes are put on the November ballot so voters can decide whether to adopt them. The county charter acts like a constitution, providing the framework under which Pinellas is governed. The…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Regionalism is bar to transportation accessibility, Forward Pinellas director says

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Contrary to popular belief, Pinellas is not a “built out” county but one that has plenty of room for growth, according to one local transportation expert. “We have a lot of capacity for redevelopment,” Whit Blanton told the audience at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club on Friday. Blanton is executive director of Forward Pinellas, the new name for the organization formed by the merger of the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Pinellas Planning Council. Pinellas has the potential to add…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 63 64 65 66 67 … 72
Go to Top