A search committee at St. Petersburg College plans to meet Thursday to pick eight finalists from the 21 people who have applied to replace retiring President Carl Kuttler. ...more

January 5, 2010

Former city council member David W. "Bill" Foster became St. Petersburg's 53rd mayor on Saturday. ...more

January 2, 2010

The opening of a bank isn't usually cause for a neighborhood celebration, but in the Midtown area Dec. 22 the new GTE Federal Credit Union was a community event. ...more

December 28, 2009

Overview of buildings OLD: All Children's Hospital opened in 1927 with just 15 beds in an old fruit packing plant, according to Rick Baker's book "Mangroves to Major League." Called the American Legion Hospital for Crippled Children, its first mission was to fight polio. The hospital known today as All Children's opened south of downtown St. Petersburg in 1967. ...more

December 5, 2009

Once again, St. Petersburg officials are showing pettiness about the future of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team. ...more

November 24, 2009

Bill Foster is this city's next mayor. Foster beat opponent Kathleen Ford by fewer than 3,000 votes in an election where roughly 30 percent of registered voters turned out. ...more

November 4, 2009

Bill Foster has won the race to become this city's next mayor. ...more

November 3, 2009

Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford are battling to replace Mayor Rick Baker, who is finishing his second term. ...more

November 3, 2009

Miami and St. Petersburg will select new mayors Tuesday with the candidates disagreeing over economic plans for their respective cities and the construction of stadiums for baseball's Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

November 1, 2009

Police arrested two juveniles early this morning and charged them with breaking into the home of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and stealing electronic equipment, including a laptop computer. Charged with the burglary of Baker's home this week were Jeffrey Fleming, 15, and Terrill Floyd, 16. ...more

August 7, 2009