St. Pete residents and county leaders prepare for tropical system
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County residents are preparing for possible impacts from the tropical system heading toward Florida. Many homeowners say they are somewhat concerned after experiencing problems with flooding and unnamed storms over the past month. “Seeing that…
St. Pete officials continue to seek resilience solutions • St Pete Catalyst
The St. Petersburg City Council received, as one administrator put it, a flood of information today about efforts to improve environmental sustainability and the growing flooding problem. The four-hour-plus full committee meeting also included a brief presentation of the highly…
Teenager dies while seeking shelter under lightning-struck banyan tree in downtown St. Pete
Press play above to watch FOX 13 News. St. Petersburg, Florida. – A 16-year-old girl has died nearly a month after a tree she was standing under with three of her friends was struck by lightning. Joseph King told FOX…
Why many American seniors have to work in retirement
St. Petersburg, Florida — Larry Gesick, a 77-year-old electrician by trade, leaves his house at 5:30 a.m. and heads to his part-time job unloading trailers at a St. Petersburg, Fla., supermarket for $14.75 an hour. It certainly wasn’t part of…
Why many American seniors have to work in retirement
St. Petersburg, Florida — Larry Gesick, a 77-year-old electrician by trade, leaves his house at 5:30 a.m. and heads to his part-time job unloading trailers at a St. Petersburg, Fla., supermarket for $14.75 an hour. It certainly wasn’t part of…
