Author: Veronica Brezina

Habitat for Humanity plans 14 affordable homes on former St. Pete church site
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Habitat for Humanity plans 14 affordable homes on former St. Pete church site

A outdated church property in St. Pete’s Lake Euclid neighborhood would possibly perhaps presumably maybe well soon develop into an cheap homeownership community. Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside plans to perform 14 cheap single-family homes at 2500 16th Avenue North, the outdated home of St. Bede Episcopal Church. The church, constructed in 1952, used...

St. Pete recommends .85 million in disaster-recovery funding for six affordable housing projects
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St. Pete recommends $40.85 million in disaster-recovery funding for six affordable housing projects

St. Petersburg has urged six lifelike housing initiatives for a blended $40.85 million in federal nervousness-recovery funding, a serious investment that would possibly well well well maybe add or retain 645 lifelike residences across the city. The ideas practice a competitive Query for Functions direction of by design of the city’s Cheap Condo Housing Program....

Army Corps to work with St. Pete to address canal-based flooding in Riviera Bay and other neighborhoods
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Army Corps to work with St. Pete to address canal-based flooding in Riviera Bay and other neighborhoods

July 22, 2026 July 22, 2026/ Veronica Brezina Riviera Bay, a waterfront community in northeast St. pete | Homes.com The Metropolis of St. Petersburg is one step closer to advancing tasks geared toward reducing canal-connected flooding and restoring local waterways, with Riviera Bay expected to be a essential focal level. In line with the Riviera...

Thirsty First, local hangout and sports bar, to close after 10 years in downtown St. Pete
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Thirsty First, local hangout and sports bar, to close after 10 years in downtown St. Pete

July 21, 2026 July 21, 2026/ Veronica Brezina Thirsty First, located at 515 Central Avenue. | thirsty first After serving patrons and sports fans for a decade, the neatly-liked native hangout Thirsty First will permanently shut its doorways. Thirsty First, which has been a staple of downtown St. Petersburg’s nightlife scene since 2016, launched this...

Great Explorations eyes south St. Pete elementary school for new 80,000-square-foot Discovery Center
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Great Explorations eyes south St. Pete elementary school for new 80,000-square-foot Discovery Center

Known for its immersive faux-play spaces and tutorial programming, Worthy Explorations Childhood’s Museum is making ready to prolong its footprint and offerings to all ages, but no longer without abet and enter from the neighborhood. Based mostly in 1986 as The Palms-On Museum, Worthy Explorations has developed into a 24,000-sq.-foot center for creativeness and discovery...

After more than 100 years in downtown St. Pete, Trinity Lutheran Church votes to sell historic property
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After more than 100 years in downtown St. Pete, Trinity Lutheran Church votes to sell historic property

The 102-one year-old Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown St. Petersburg is for sale following the congregation’s vote to sell the historic property | Trinity Lutheran Church After more than a century in downtown St. Pete, Trinity Lutheran Church will effect its historic property at 401 fifth Road North up for sale. The choice to sell,...