ST. PETERSBURG — Derek Lowrance thought the stranger passing him on the sidewalk last week had punched him. That would have been shocking enough. Lowrance was walking west on Central Avenue at ...

Witches glided down Central Avenue in St. Petersburg on rollerblades. A Batman rolled by on a scooter. A dinosaur pedaled down on a bike. But not a single car was in sight. On Sunday, Central ...

June first officially kicks off Pride month, and St. Petersburg celebrated with a colorful block party on Central Ave. This ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — St. Pete Pride hosted a block party on Friday night on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. Organizers said St. Petersburg is celebrating what makes being a part of the ...

Police have identified him as 52-year-old William Harris of St. Petersburg. His family has been notified. A portion of Central Avenue was closed early Thursday morning but has since reopened.

One of downtown St. Petersburg’s prominent retail strips on Central Avenue is for sale. St. Pete deputy mayor resigns after bullying allegations © 2025 American ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This Sunday, the city of St. Petersburg is shutting down one of its busiest stretches, Central Avenue, for five straight hours. Between noon and 5 p.m., there will be no ...

The city of St. Pete is going to try out a car-free initiative in downtown St. Pete this weekend. This coming Sunday, on Halloween, Central Avenue will become car-free from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The goal ...

Bumping Central Avenue BRT up a year faces challenges. PSTA has to secure local funding obligations from the city of St. Pete and the Florida Department of Transportation before the FTA will award ...