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Vintage Florida postcards inspire St. Pete artist to paint her own heritage WFTS and last updated 2021-04-23 10:31:11-04 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Pete Beach has been the backdrop for countless postcards throughout history. One St. Pete artist is trying to recapture those picture-perfect moments through her own paintings. Inside her South St. Pete home studio, artist Vivia Barron has complied hundreds of Florida-based postcards dating back more than a half-century. “Which are very colorful and bright and beautiful, and just everything about it is just so happy and exuberant,” ...

Despite pandemic, St. Petersburg leaders optimistic about economy That was the central message in St. Petersburg’s State of the Economy presentation Wednesday.     St. Petersburg leaders touted the pier as both a major economic engine and a driver of equitable growth. Above, venders work out of the pier's marketplace stalls. [ SCOTT KEELER | Times ] Updated Jan. 27 ST. PETERSBURG — Before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, the Sunshine City’s economy was “basically functioning on all cylinders,” according to City Development Administrator Alan DeLisle. And while...