St. Pete Pride

According to St. Pete Pride’s nonprofit leadership, though individual donations grew this year, it wasn’t enough to save Shades of Pride.

From a race mixed with a music festival to all things watermelon and the St. Pete Pride parade, here are a few things you can check out this weekend.

“At every turn, getting knocked down is met with getting back up. I think that’s the real celebration.”

The loose language of the Anti-DEI bill means officials must lean on city attorneys to parse what does and doesn’t fall under the punitive language of the bill.

We’re still reacting to the shock of a Florida earthquake. And we get into youth camps on Day 2 of our summer prep segments. Speaking of summertime, "flesh-eating bacteria" is back in the news.

Florida’s largest Pride parade takes place along the St. Pete Bayfront June 27.

A bill that would ban cities and counties from actively participating or funding DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion events — passed the state Senate Thursday.

The vote was delayed following an exchange between Mayor Ken Welch and city council member Brandi Gabbard.

The city had asked for five of its street murals to be exempt from a statewide ban on street art, saying they create a sense of place.

Rainbow-painted crosswalks and Black Lives Matter street art installations could be a thing of the past. New guidelines place bans on political, social or ideological messaging.

Organizers report more than 300,000 people attended St. Pete Pride's culminating events. After the Trans March, the throng lined Bayshore Drive along the downtown waterfront for the parade.

The "People's Pride Coalition" formed last year to protest against corporate sponsorships and the use of police for security.