Foxtail Coffee Co. plans to open a location, in downtown Largo, as the first announced tenant of Liberty Yards, a new community-focused retail project by The Ardent Companies. (Rendering above ⬆️)
The St. Petersburg City Council has approved more than $3.6 million in land and funding to support Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside’s $15.6 million Pelican Place affordable housing project, set to bring 40 townhomes to South St. Pete in 2026.
EPIC, part of Empath Health, relocated its Clearwater office to 140th Avenue, continuing to offer HIV and wellness services to the community.
⬅️ Sharon Reid-Kane, of Ruth Eckerd Hall, has been named an Arts Administration Mentor for the 2025 global mentorship cohort by the Association of Arts Administration Educators.
BayCare, based in Clearwater, has become the first health system in Florida, and one of only five nationwide, to earn the ANCC’s new Well-Being Excellence designation for supporting nurse and team member well-being.
NFL legend Rob Gronkowski joined Wheelchairs 4 Kids’ 10th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament in Palm Harbor, helping raise funds and present life-changing equipment to children with physical disabilities.
The YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg received the 2025 Eagle Award for Excellence in Fundraising from the North American YMCA Development Organization, honoring its outstanding philanthropic impact. ⬇️
St. Petersburg ranked No. 1, in Florida, and No. 14, nationally, for its park system by the Trust for Public Land’s 2025 ParkScore index, celebrating the city’s commitment to accessible, vibrant green spaces.
Bayou Court Apartments, a new 60-unit complex, in St. Petersburg, has opened to provide affordable housing for school staff and frontline workers through a unique public-private partnership.
PGA Tour Superstore is bringing a 29,000-square-foot golf retail destination to St. Petersburg’s Tyrone area, taking over the former Bealls space in Crosswinds Shopping Center.
⬅️ All Florida Orthopaedics will relocate its main St. Petersburg office to a new, 60,880-square-foot facility near Gandy and 4th Street North, expanding services with advanced imaging, therapy, and a surgery center.
After more than a decade dark, the historic Beach Theatre on St. Pete Beach has reopened, following extensive renovations by new owners Ronald, Sissy and Hannah Hockman.
Penny Lane, one of the world’s largest permanent Beatles collections, will relocate to 146 2nd Street North, in downtown St. Pete, in 2026, expanding into a 2,100-square-foot space.
The Hermitage Apartment Homes, a 348-unit complex, at 151 7th Street South, in downtown St. Pete, has been sold to Boston-based GID for $104.46 million and will be rebranded under its new ownership.
Dr. Mark McKinney has been named dean of St. Petersburg College’s College of Computer and Information Technology.
BayFirst National Bank, in St. Petersburg, has become the first bank in the U.S. to achieve 100% carbon neutrality and LEED certification at all 12 of its retail banking centers.
