St. Pete Catalyst

It’s the 12th year for the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival on Clearwater Beach.

The proposal comes months after the commission voted to defund Creative Pinellas. While the nonprofit did not shutter entirely, its operational capacity was significantly reduced following the decision.

The monthly event supports local small businesses, artists and musicians.

The St. Petersburg event runs from Friday to Sunday.

"The Statement," which stars Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti, will shoot in St. Petersburg on April 6-8. The casting company is paying extras $200 for 12 hours’ work.

This year, the county hosted back-to-back tournaments, the NFCA and ESPN college softball tournaments, featuring 12 ranked teams, including the top two in the country

The project will address flooding issues in some south St. Petersburg neighborhoods.

The stopover will take place in May 2027.

A submission deadline is scheduled for April 30.

The Florida Holocaust Museum sponsors the March 22 talk at Bayboro Brewing.

The inventory is being moved to its Tampa location. The Pinellas Park store will close at the end of April.

The revised plan reduces the size and intensity of the project that circulated last fall and restructures the redevelopment into a single phase instead of two.