https://stpetenow.com/Local news for St. Petersburg, Florida: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Pinellas County.en-GBSat, 17 Oct 2026 07:20:41 +0000https://stpetenow.com/beyond-the-rainbow-exhibit-studio-620/https://stpetenow.com/beyond-the-rainbow-exhibit-studio-620/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe city's Beyond the Rainbow LGBTQ+ portrait exhibit opens with a free reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Studio@620 and runs through Nov. 16.https://stpetenow.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://stpetenow.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSt. Pete arts this fall: Scheherazade at the Mahaffey Oct. 17, Meteor Shower at American Stage Nov. 4-22 and the Dalí's new Disruption + Devotion from Nov. 7.https://stpetenow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://stpetenow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSt. Pete this weekend: the St. Pete Fall Festival on the Pier, the Haunted Fire House Saturday night, Scheherazade at the Mahaffey and a free movie Friday.https://stpetenow.com/sunrise-st-pete-milton-173-million/https://stpetenow.com/sunrise-st-pete-milton-173-million/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHUD fixed a geocoding error that sent Milton aid outside the city. $126 million goes to housing repairs, and denied Sunrise St. Pete applicants come first.https://stpetenow.com/pinellas-dengue-emergency-extended/https://stpetenow.com/pinellas-dengue-emergency-extended/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsPinellas County extended its dengue emergency to Oct. 15 with 20 local cases. Spraying can start at 11 p.m., and residents can drop off four tires free.https://stpetenow.com/st-petersburg-fy2027-budget-approved/https://stpetenow.com/st-petersburg-fy2027-budget-approved/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council adopted a $1.018 billion budget: $185.8 million for police, about $100 million for water and sewer and $15 million for one drainage project.