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Forward Pinellas was recently named the 2020 Planning Organization of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation. During the virtual Excellence in Transportation Planning Awards ceremony on April 9, Forward Pinellas was honored for outstanding achievements that encourage innovation, foster collaboration and partnerships, and demonstrate creative planning techniques, according to a press release. “FDOT would like to congratulate Forward Pinellas on winning the 2020 Planning Organi...

Pinellas organization says you can make a difference in the community with a 5-minute survey Jenny Kane/AP FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, a woman types on a keyboard in New York. Following the disclosure of a global cyberespionage campaign that penetrated multiple U.S. government agencies and private organizations, governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) and last updated 2021-04-20 21:21:59-04 ...

No. 13 in 2019 as speculation about an eventual mayoral bid bubbled over. Now Rice maintains that No. 13 spot, and her mayoral aspirations have become official. “With her public profile, political network, and influence continuing to grow, Darden Rice’s effectiveness in tackling profound issues with collaboration, smarts, and gusto, is only getting stronger,” said Progress Florida Executive Director Mark Ferrulo. “Those who know her, know public service is in her DNA. From her college ...

Allegiant announces new nonstop route to and from Portsmouth Allegiant recently announced a new nonstop route from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) to Portsmouth, New Hampshire beginning June 2. Allegiant also began a new route to Fargo, North Dakota on Feb. 11 and plans to fly nonstop to and from Little Rock, Arkansas beginning in May. Allegiant is PIE’s primary carrier currently offering 53 nonstop routes. It is the fourth largest airline in Tampa Bay. The new route comes ...

SAFETY HARBOR — There’s an old baseball saying, “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” and that adage could easily apply to the 2021 Safety Harbor City Commission races. Seven candidates, including two incumbents (Seat 1’s Nancy Besore and Seat 2’s Cliff Merz), two former commissioners (Seat 3 opponents Scott Long and two-term mayor Andy Steingold), and a trio of political newcomers (Seat 1 opponents Heather Norton and Lorraine Duffy Suarez, and Sea...

St. Petersburg’s election season begins. So who’s running? There may be seven months before the city’s primary elections, but candidates have already lined up.     From top left to bottom right: Gina Driscoll, Wengay Newton, Darden Rice, Clifford Hobbs III, Wendy Wesley, Ken Welch, Brandi Gabbard, Richie Floyd, Michael Ingram [ Photos courtesy of the candidates ] Updated Jan. 23 ST. PETERSBURG — Now that the national campaign season is over, a local one is just beginni...

PSTA bus operator test positive for COVID-19 ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority received notification Dec. 15 from a bus operator, who had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixteenth public-facing PSTA employee that has tested positive. The bus operator last reported to work on Dec. 9.The 14 days prior to that time the operator drove Route 7 on Dec. 7-9 and CAT on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-4. PSTA does not believe any passengers came in contact with the driver, who remai...