For more than 200 homeless people in Pinellas County, the Christmas holiday was in marked contrast to last year. The residents enjoyed a holiday breakfast served by volunteers at the new Project Hope, a tent city on 126th Avenue. Later, Santa's helpers brought gifts. ...more

December 25, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - For more than 200 homeless people in Pinellas County, today's Christmas holiday was in marked contrast to last year. ...more

December 25, 2007

Matthew Luther felt invigorated while setting up camp at Pinellas Hope, the 10-acre campsite for the homeless that opened Saturday. ...more

December 2, 2007

Disabled people who rely on Pasco County's on-call paratransit service to get around will have to dig deeper to pay for rides. ...more

November 30, 2007

The Bay area's homeless have reached a partial compromise with the city of St. Petersburg. Instead of camping out in front of the Mahaffey Theater, they've moved across the street. ...more

November 27, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - The Bay area's homeless have reached a partial compromise with the city of St. Petersburg. Instead of camping out in front of the Mahaffey Theater, they've moved across the street. ...more

November 26, 2007

Images of police with box cutters, slicing and discarding homeless people's tents as a fire and safety threat, cast a national spotlight on St. Petersburg's treatment of its neediest residents. ...more

November 2, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Video images of police wielding box cutters, slicing and discarding homeless people's tents deemed a fire and public safety threat, cast a national spotlight on St. Petersburg's treatment of some of its neediest residents. Now, a tent city preparing to open on Dec. 1 is aimed at avoiding a possible repeat of the widely publicized tent-slashing incident in January. ...more

October 31, 2007