St. Pete eyes rundown homes, vacant lots for affordable housing
gulfportsbestST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If you live in a neighborhood with even one home on the block crumbling to the ground with the windows boarded up and sitting vacant for years; you…
St. Petersburg is transforming vacant lots into affordable housing
James Corbett, St. Petersburg’s code enforcement director, grew up in the city, the son of a single mother. They lived in a couple of rental homes before his mother, a…
Vacant St. Pete Beach movie theater gets second act
Renovating the Beach Theatre Catherine Hawley reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Though it's an icon on Corey Avenue, Beach Theatre’s doors have been closed for nearly a decade, but renovations…
Plans moving forward to revive vacant Science Center in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The once-popular Science Center in St. Petersburg is looking to come back to life. City Councilmember Robert Blackmon has been wanting this to happen and…