St. Petersburg woman wins $1M in lottery and other top stories.

• St. Petersburg woman wins $1M in lottery

  ST. PETERSBURG — A 57-year-old woman has won $1 million in the Florida Lottery. Phyllis Turner won the prize playing the $10,000,000 Florida Cash Scratch-Off game. Turner chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $775,918.80. She purchased her ticket from Gulfport Mini Mart, 1615 58th St. S. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission.

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• St. Petersburg okays money for boat slips

  ST. PETERSBURG — The City Council approved $168,500 for design costs for 25 transient boat slips in the city's Municipal Marina. The slips will be mostly funded with a federal grant and maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, but the city's share will eventually comprise about half of the $632,000 project. The slips are designed to attract more day visitors. The spaces will be on a floating concrete dock anchored by guide piles in the marina's central yacht basin. Fe..

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• Documentary to highlight Black pioneers of St. Petersburg

  Documentary to highlight Black pioneers of St. Petersburg SPECIAL TO THE COURIER Archie and David Boston recently met with State Rep. Daryl Rouson in Tallahassee to discuss their upcoming PBS special titled “Black Pioneers of the Sunshine City.” Rouson supports this PBS special and will be assisting the producers to help identify financial support for the upcoming documentary. “Black Pioneers” will chronicle the history of African-American struggles and successes in St. Petersburg. This histori..

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• Alcohol delivery service Drizly expands to St. Petersburg

  

  Drizly, a web-based alcohol delivery service, expanded its reach Tuesday into Pinellas County after rolling out in Tampa late last year. It works like this: You pick out beer, wine and liquor on Drizly’s app or website, and a driver from ABC Fine Wine & Spirits shows up within an hour to scan your ID and hand off your selections. More…

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• New Deepwater Port for Saint Petersburg

  

  By MarEx 2016-02-24 17:43:23 Saint Petersburg's new deepwater port aims to become Russia's major hub for cargo and container shipping, despite an industry slump and the impact of Western sanctions on the country, officials involved said on Wednesday. Russia's economy has been hit by falling oil prices and Western sanctions, which have also battered the rouble. Port Bronka, which is located in the Gulf of Finland, has been developed to boost trade and also be able to take..

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• St. Pete creates new position to help curb violence

  

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - At least eight young people were killed in St. Petersburg in the final weeks of 2015. The string of violence led the city's mayor to pledge $1 million toward programs to curb the problems. The first initiative toward that end started this week with the hiring of the city's first community intervention director.Cortnei Davis is the proud mom of a 7-year-old boy. She says he's well behaved and gets good grades. But living in south St. Pete, she worries about his safety ever..

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• Pinellas school news: Women's center expands to SPC, summer ...

  

  Tampa women's center partners with spc for Pinellas expansion The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women this week announced it will expand services in Pinellas County through St. Petersburg College's Women on the Way program. The Hillsborough County center — named for the longtime Tampa legislator who died last year — is a nonprofit that helps area women succeed personally and professionally through leadership, employment, wellness and other programs. Women on the Way helps females succeed in col..

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• 'Lunch pals' program seeks mentors from local businesses to help in ...

  

  Three years ago, Raymond James Financial partnered with Mount Vernon Elementary in St. Petersburg and asked what its biggest needs were. The resounding answer: Mentors. One hundred Raymond James employees currently spend a half hour of their lunch break once a week with a Mount Vernon student. "You talk, you listen," said Ron Diner, director of strategic community partnerships at Raymond James, who currently mentors two boys. "They go away every week with a smile on their face." Now, Raymond Ja..

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• Sipping the South: Legion of spirits

  

  Ryan Ballogg The family behind Kozuba & Sons Distillery. Here’s a little somethin’ on Tampa Bay's growing bounty of craft distilleries. They’re serving up small-batch, award-winning spirits, everything from gin and rye whiskey to fruit cordials and vodka. Cotherman Distilling Co. The first craft distillery in Pinellas County, owned by husband-and-wife duo Michael Cotherman and Tara Cupp. Inco..

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• County cool to the idea of a St. Pete Beach CRA

  ST. PETE BEACH — Despite strong opposition from the Pinellas County Commission, the city still hopes it can qualify for county tax dollars to help pay for up to $75 million in infrastructure upgrades in the Corey Avenue and downtown areas. Tuesday, the City Commission unanimously postponed approving its Community Redevelopment Plan until March 8 to allow city and county staff to rework the plan. Mayor Maria Lowe also asked residents to write county commissioners and ask them to change their mind..

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