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St. Pete isn’t obligated to give restaurants free outdoor space | Letters Here’s what readers are saying in Sunday’s letters to the editor.   Published 5 hours ago Sidewalk seating gets a stay | May 15 While businesses, especially those with busy bars, may really like the opportunity to expand their footprint with the addition of free outdoor space formerly used for parking, not every resident and visitor thinks it is a benefit for the public. My issue is specifically related to those establishments with bars that open to the sidewalk with seating immediately adjacent to the...

Wicked Local The 2021 recipients of the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund's mini-grants have been announced. This marks the eighth year that the fund has awarded funding for creative initiatives in the three areas of its mission -- Effective Teen Relationships & Violence Prevention, the Arts, and Community Service. Applicants this year had the burden of planning around the significant challenges presented by COVID-19, but this still turned out to be the most competitive application season ever. After difficult choices, a total of 15 project proposals were funded this year, all of which c...