Colleen Wright
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☀️ St. Petersburg reporter @tb_times. Florida born, raised, educated3️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ @TheAlligator alum+board member🐊 @miamiherald fam🏝 she/her. [email protected]
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Joined June 2011
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch declared today’s date as Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill Day. Ferg’s was recently recognized by USA Today as the best local sports bar in the country. Ferg’s has seen a 60% decline in customers on game days with the Tampa Bay Rays playing over in Tampa.
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Overnight Wednesday, someone brought St. Petersburg’s Black History Matters street mural back to life. (My photo) Overnight Thursday, it was covered up again. (Woodson Museum executive director Terri Lipsey Scott’s photo)
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The St. Petersburg President Barack Obama Main Library, closed for the past 4 1/2 years, is reopening this month https://t.co/9BpLoJd6K8
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Closed for renovations since 2021, it will reopen to the public Sept. 27.
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The Progressive Pride mural, the rainbow intersection on Central Avenue and 25th Street that was the last of five St. Petersburg street murals identified for removal by the state, was covered up overnight Monday. https://t.co/LzXheGUFma
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The rainbow intersection was the last of five street murals removed by the state.
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4 out of 5 St. Petersburg street murals have been removed by the state. @StPetePD spox said the Common Ground mural on Central Ave & 5th Street was covered overnight Police were not present. No incidents or arrests. She says no plans for PD to be at any remaining murals (Pride)
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2 pastors arrested after blocking state from painting over Black History Matters street mural, police say Three of the five St. Petersburg street murals slated to be covered up by the state are now covered up. https://t.co/HS15MgumAf
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Four out of five St. Petersburg street murals have been covered by the state. The Pride Progressive mural remains.
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Two street murals in St. Petersburg have been painted over: USF St. Petersburg and Childs Park. Eyewitnesses say Florida Department of Transportation crews today blocked off roads to paint over the murals
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“We looked at every option. We talked to our attorneys. We did not see a pathway through litigation,” said Welch, whose city hosts the largest LGBTQ+ Pride parade in the Southeast U.S. https://t.co/zIZ0CB04v3
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Mayor Ken Welch calls on residents to visit murals, take photos, use hashtags and obey the law.
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Breaking: Back the Blue street mural in Tampa will be removed per state order By @MuckleShauna
https://t.co/1algS4tFet
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The “Back the Blue” mural painted by pro-police activists in 2020 is one of 47 pieces of art that will be removed from Tampa streets in the coming weeks.
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Breaking: Five street art installations in St. Petersburg will be removed by the state at the city's expense. St. Pete asked the Florida Department of Transportation for to let them stay, but it was denied. https://t.co/sIfufWX5NU
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Five art installations will be removed by Sept. 4.
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A spox for Lurin, landlord of the Morgan apartments in St. Pete, said full payment was made for all past due water bills But the city says Lurin still has a six-figure balance even if the bank clears payments made Wednesday & yesterday w/@RebeccaLiebson
https://t.co/uvwNaW2jBf
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Hundreds of tenants at The Morgan apartments complex have been caught in the middle and are now being urged to find new housing.
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The Tampa Bay Rowdies are staying at Al Lang Stadium for 1 more year What happens to the Rowdies could determine what’s next for the downtown waterfront & other development around the city, including plans for the Historic Gas Plant District at the Trop https://t.co/unsqzNF3Yz
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The city is looking to redevelop that area of the downtown waterfront into a Center for the Arts.
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BREAKING: St. Petersburg City Council asks Mayor Welch to study leaving Duke Energy
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The mayor responded by proposing a 10-year agreement with Duke while the city deliberates.
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St. Petersburg thinks five of its colorful crosswalks don't fit under new state standards. The city's transportation director makes a case to the state to let them stay w/ @MuckleShauna
https://t.co/7O1EHt1oKh
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The city sent a letter saying the street art is good for the community.
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Florida DOGE is coming to St. Petersburg next week with a lot of questions. State auditors want to know more about the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion, environmental and homeless initiatives among other areas of concern. https://t.co/wZHLZrz1HW
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State auditors want to know about the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion, environmental and homeless initiatives among others.
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The Elements on Third and The Morgan apartment complexes in St. Petersburg are scheduled for water disconnection Aug. 21 unless Lurin Real Estate Holdings pays its outstanding utility bills. https://t.co/1sPEUTKlHi
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The Elements on Third and The Morgan are scheduled for water disconnection Aug. 21 unless Lurin Real Estate Holdings pays.
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St. Petersburg City Council member @richiejfloyd said the Rays and city officials discussed a $40 million settlement to buy the team out of playing there for the next three years instead of fixing the Trop. https://t.co/McqEER4jsF
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St. Petersburg City Council member Richie Floyd said a representative from the Rays reached out to him directly.
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St. Petersburg last year approved $725,000 for the St. Pete Pier's 5th anniversary. That got reduced down to $425,000 after complaints. On Sunday, a rainstorm damaged equipment for the drone show, which was canceled about 90 mins after its start time https://t.co/zjRkrVtY4W
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The 727 Day drone show was canceled due to damaged equipment from a rainstorm.
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Tropicana Field repairs will cost St. Petersburg more than estimated and aren’t done yet https://t.co/0eiWXsZeve
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A November report estimated costs at $56 million. The newest total puts repairs at $59.7 million and counting.
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Between approving a termination agreement, more repairs to a storm-ravaged Tropicana Field and “good faith” license agreements with the Rays, the council’s agenda Thursday showed how much has changed in a year. This story will be updated. https://t.co/eN0YIOo9Sg
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The City Council voted on a termination agreement and $5.2 million for lighting and electrical repairs at the Trop.
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