St. Petersburg

About $2 billion has been invested in downtown redevelopment since the late 1990s, establishing St. Petersburg as a leader in the marine sciences and financial services clusters. The city is also building a new $35 million museum to house the works of Salvador Dali. Crislip Arcade is undergoing a rebirth as a hub for aspiring and accomplished artists. Other diversions include visiting an array of funky stores and restaurants, The Pier, the Museum of Fine Arts, American Stage and Tropicana Field for a Tampa Bay Rays’ game. Housing choices range from historic bungalows to high-end waterfront condominiums to traditional subdivisions.

Creative Pinellas CEO Margaret Murray says Gov. DeSantis's funding veto, Helene and Milton delivered a "one-two-three punch" to the local arts community.

Tampa Bay arts leaders: Creative Pinellas CEO Margaret Murray

New Creative Pinellas CEO Margaret Murray brings wide-ranging experience and accomplishments to her role at the county's nonprofit arts agency. 

Nonprofit group Saving Our Seniors ilaunches a new Produce Pac program in early April.
Nonprofit Saving Our Seniors expands its impact with new Produce Pac program

Tampa Bay nonprofit Saving Our Seniors looks to expand its community impact with new Produce Pac program.

Merary Simeon, vice president of diversity and engagement at PepsiCo, speaks during one of The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women's leadership luncheons.The nonprofit is expanding its leadership training programs with a webinar series.
The Centre for Women enhances leadership training and development efforts with webinar series

The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women is launching a leadership training webinar series as the latest addition to the nonprofit organization's Pat Collier Frank Leadership Institute. The seven-week program starts April 3rd.

Masthead gallery: St. Pete Second Saturday ArtWAlk

A photo gallery from the Second Saturday ArtWalk in St. Petersburg.

St. Pete based author and urbanist Peter Kageyama with his latest novel, "Midnight Climax."
A conversation with St. Pete urbanist and author Peter Kageyama

After writing four best-selling books celebrating cities, St. Pete-based urbanist and author Peter Kageyama has turned his sights to fiction with a series of mystery novels set in post-World War II San Francisco and influenced by Kageyama's Japanese-American roots.

During a workshop at the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association Community Center, local creatives and designers helped children and teens design outfits to showcase during Tampa Connect Fashion Week.
Tampa Connect Fashion Week: Where fashion meets philanthropy

The Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association, a nonprofit working with at-risk youth, has partnered with local creatives and designers to launch Tampa Connect Fashion Week, a three-day event mixing fashion and philanthropy.

The Gasparilla Festival of the Arts returns to Tampa's Julian B. Lane Waterfront Park on March 2nd and 3rd.
March arts: Gasparilla, Tarpon Springs and Hyde Park festivals; events galore in Ybor

March's busy arts calendar has the Gasparilla, Hyde Park Village and Tarpon Springs festivals; special events celebrating books, tattoos and contemporary music in Ybor; and several new exhibitions.

Masthead gallery: Historic Roser Park

A photo gallery of Historic Roser Park, St. Petersburg's first designated historic district.

The second annual Black Art Gala will showcase the work of about 40 African-American artists from the Bay Area to promote representation and recognition in the arts.
Black Art Gala showcases African-American artists from Bay Area

The second annual Black Art Gala celebrates the work of about 40 African-American artists from the Bay Area to promote representation and recognition in the arts.

James Beard Award winner Adrian Miller is bringing a lesson in history and culture to three Bay Area speaking appearances for the annual Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival.
James Beard winner Adrian Miller bringing lesson in history, culture to Collard Green Festival

James Beard Award winner Adrian Miller is bringing a lesson in history and culture to three Bay Area speaking appearances for the annual Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival.

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