St. Petersburg

After growing up on food stamps, Clark started a program that holds community dinners for families living in food deserts.

Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the St. Petersburg-based Uhuru Movement, and two others face charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and failing to register with the Justice Department as agents of a foreign government.

Hear from novelist, restauranteur and Tampa Bay resident Randy Wayne White. We up with him at — where else? — Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille.

The Pinellas County Commission vote culminated an arduous two-year journey that most recently began after St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch said he wanted to start over with the plan to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District.

The Pinellas County Commission will vote Tuesday on a plan to build a new stadium for the Rays as part of one a redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District.

They were standing under a Banyan tree on Beach Drive when the storms moved through Thursday afternoon.

By a 5-3 vote, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a plan to replace Tropicana Field and transform the Historic Gas Plant District.

The St. Petersburg City Council will decide on a redevelopment project that would provide the Rays with a new stadium and transform the Historic Gas Plant District.

St. Petersburg City Council members voted 5-3 to move forward with the plan to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District. A final vote is scheduled for July 11.

The 30,000-seat stadium would include an open feel, including a pavilion, and is envisioned as a multi-purpose facility that could be used for concerts and festivals.

Attorneys for Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and Secretary of State Cord Byrd filed answers to a lawsuit that alleges the districts were gerrymandered and violate constitutional equal-protection rights.

Several community and advocacy groups gathered on the steps of St. Petersburg City Hall to voice concerns on the redevelopment plan nearing final approval by local officials.