City of St. Petersburg

Longtime Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch is days away from becoming St. Pete’s next mayor. In the second half of our interview, mayor-elect Ken Welch spoke about the issue of housing. One of a handful...

Mayor-elect Ken Welch has spent 20 years on the Pinellas County Commission, representing his hometown of St. Petersburg. Now he’ll be sworn in as the city of St. Pete’s first Black mayor. Community celebrations had...

A vigil for homeless people who died in Pinellas, took place as part of the 14th Annual National Homeless Persons Memorial Day.

St. Pete City Council voted 6-1 to explore rent control in the New Year.

Reproductive freedoms in Florida are at risk, but local officials say there are ways to mitigate Tallahassee's attacks on women's rights.

Accountable Now, a police use-of-force database, showed comprehensive data that St. Pete's policing is impacting Black residents most.

Last week, dozens of residents with the St. Pete Tenant’s Union urged St. Pete City Council to vote against two housing ordinances the union had formerly supported. The first ordinance originally extended notice to vacate...

St. Pete is considering its affordable housing allocation for the $45.4 million the city’s receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Bigger and better than ever—this year’s festival is now on two nights at two great locations: Friday December 3rd at New World Brewery in Seminole Heights and Saturday December 4th at Cage Brewing in St. Petersburg.

The St. Petersburg City Council recently passed an ordinance that requires many companies doing business with the city to pay their employees a living wage. WMNF News interviewed Charlie Gerdes, one member of the St....

St. Petersburg’s Mayor Rick Kriseman’s budget can be reviewed and questioned at an open house Monday evening; on MidPoint we hear about the proposed budget in St. Petersburg, how it affects low-income communities and how residents...