Budget cuts and bills threatens CRA
Mayor Kriseman said poverty will rise in St. Pete if cuts are enacted. BY RAVEN JOY…
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Midtown Economic Development
Dr. Goliath J. Davis III I am taken back by what I perceive as attempts by some to…
Walmart’s closing could be a big opportunity for Midtown
BY JABAAR EDMOND, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – As the Midtown community braced for the…
Jim Crow and the CRA program
Dear Editor: As many of you know, south St. Petersburg has been in the process of…
Don’t blame Walmart
Dear Editor, Redevelopment and community redevelopment has taken on various names and…
City and county challenges
Dear Editor: The south St. Petersburg community over the past year and half has witnessed…
Progress denied south of Central
Dear Editor, As many of you know the City of St. Petersburg is facing a slew of issues…
Community grant program to up its funding in 2017
BY DEVIN RODRIGUEZ, JONAH KING, ROBERT DARE AND SARA AL-MUTAWA, Neighborhood News Bureau…
Jewelry for Jewels fundraiser to support children of the CRA
BY FAYE WATSON, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG — Our children are our most precious jewels…
The new CRA has hit the ground running
The tour stopped at Imagination Station Daycare BY GYPSY C. GALLARDO, Contributor…
The critics were dead wrong about Southside CRA dollars
Dear Editor, It’s time to get serious about winning new dollars for our community.…
CRA Workforce Readiness Fair
Hundreds of job seekers took advantage of the job fair. BY ILYCE FORMAN AND LINDA…
What projects would help our community?
Kenneth Welch, Pinellas County Commissioner BY KENNETH T. WELCH, Pinellas County…
May 31: City starts accepting TIF Grant Fund applications
ST. PETERSBURG – The city of St. Petersburg will begin accepting applications for Tax…
What is the Southside CRA… What is a TIF?
Dear Editor, The Southside CRA has been in the paper recently with some in the community…
Questions answered about the South St. Petersburg CRA
What is a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA?) A Community Redevelopment Area – a CRA…
Midtown redevelopment: Let’s pray this time will be a charm
Dear Editor, In June 2013, the St. Petersburg City Council passed resolution 2012-416 a…
Pinellas is moving forward
BY COMMISSIONER KENNETH T. WELCH I’d like to update Weekly Challenger readers on…