Neighborhood groups can apply for police forfeiture funds
Neighborhood groups can ask the police department for project money with no match required.
St. Petersburg neighborhood groups, associations and organizations can apply for money from the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Fund Award Program, which puts forfeiture funds behind projects that improve neighborhood safety or promote crime prevention, drug prevention, drug education and drug treatment services. The stated purpose is to support neighborhood agencies and organizations already engaged in that kind of work, and the money goes to applicants that have developed a specific project addressing one of those areas of concern rather than a general request for operating support. The terms are broad: there are no matching fund requirements, so a group does not have to raise a share of the cost itself, and there are no restrictions on the amount of funding requested or on the scope of the project a group proposes. What an approved applicant actually receives is a separate question. The amount distributed is within the sole discretion of the Chief of Police and depends on how much funding is available at the time. Applications run through the St. Petersburg Police Department. (St. Petersburg Police)
The Pier's $1.5 million 'Bending Arc' is still missing
'Bending Arc,' the St. Pete Pier's $1.5 million public artwork, has been missing for 18 months, and what happens to it next is still up in the air, according to an Aug. 3 account from the St. Pete Catalyst. The net sculpture, one of the Pier's signature pieces of public art, has been out of place for a year and a half with no resolution on whether it comes back. That is a long stretch without a public answer for a work carrying a $1.5 million price tag. (St. Pete Catalyst)
Habitat plans 14 units at 2500 16th Street North
Habitat for Humanity is planning a 14-unit development called 'St. Bede's' at 2500 16th Street North in St. Petersburg, according to an Aug. 4 report from Florida YIMBY. The plan carries a name, an address and a unit count, which is where it stands publicly for now. Residents along that stretch of 16th Street North have a specific project, a specific parcel and a specific unit figure to track as it moves ahead. (Florida YIMBY)
Nah Dogs opens a Grand Central storefront
Nah Dogs, the 100% vegan hot dog pop-up, has opened a brick-and-mortar location in Grand Central, according to an Aug. 5 post from I Love the Burg. The shop is open every weekend, so the schedule stays limited to weekends even with a permanent address behind it. A street address and daily hours are not part of that report, which leaves the neighborhood and the weekend window as the details to work from. (I Love the Burg)
Killer Pizza has been hiding in plain sight for 18 months
Killer Pizza has been open about 18 months and is not hard to find — it sits just off the beaten path — but it is 'the best pizza in St. Pete you may have never had,' according to an Aug. 5 write-up from I Love the Burg. The case made for it is aimed at residents who assume they have already mapped the city's pizza options: the shop is relatively young rather than brand new, open long enough to have a track record, and still unfamiliar to a lot of people who live here. (I Love the Burg)
A 1920s St. Pete house came through Helene untouched
A 1920s house in St. Petersburg came through Hurricane Helene's flooding completely untouched, according to Mansion Global's Aug. 3 coverage of the property. Flood performance of century-old St. Pete housing stock remains a live question for owners and buyers weighing renovation and insurance decisions, and this home is one that came through the storm's flooding intact. (Mansion Global)
St. Pete Turning Out runs Aug. 8-16
St. Pete Turning Out, a local voter drive, spans nine days from Aug. 8 through Aug. 16, 2026. Organizers describe it as a first-of-its-kind effort and a fundamental reimagining of civic participation rather than a standard registration push, and the aim is getting St. Pete residents to the polls this election season. (I Love the Burg)
USF and the city launch a composter project
The University of South Florida and the city of St. Petersburg have launched a new composter project, according to an Aug. 3 WTSP report. That report is a video item without further detail, so where the composter operates and who can use it are not yet public. Those are the details that will matter for anyone looking to cut household food waste. (WTSP)
Rewind St. Pete opens downtown
Rewind St. Pete, a new bar in downtown St. Petersburg, is open. The establishment pays homage to the 1990s and 2000s. The opening was reported Aug. 4, which puts it among the newest downtown spots to try. (St. Pete Catalyst)