Pinellas County Commission

The money will come from reallocating funding set aside for future bond payments on a new county administrative complex in Clearwater.

Dave Eggers has been undergoing treatment since July after being diagnosed in August.

Here's how a city built a dome to land a Major League Baseball team despite being told not to — and how the search for something better has continued ever since.

“[The state] needs to take responsibility for what they own.”

“Data centers aren’t a job creator,” said Kathleen Peters, who reported staff has been approached with a proposal to build one along Gandy Boulevard.

As the last Arts Annual in the county-owned gallery space in Pinellas County, the exhibition is seen by organizers as a kind of grand finale.

In a preliminary 5-2 vote, county commission slashed about $1 million in funding for the nonprofit with plans to instead award about $500,000 in grants for arts tourism.

The county commission discussed the idea at a workshop last week, but came to the conclusion that there are other options.

Said Commissioner Vince Nowicki, who introduced the legislation: “I think we have a duty to look at this through the DOGE lens that this board passed 6 to 1 just a few weeks ago.”

In an interview with Chris Russo on SiriusXM, commissioner Rob Manfred reiterated that "we believe in the market" and remains hopeful the Trop will be ready for the Rays in 2026.

The county clarified how it plans to enforce quiet hours and other restrictions for short-term rentals.

There are several possible scenarios that could keep the team in the Tampa Bay area. Or they might seek greener fields elsewhere.