Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg director steps down and other top stories.

• Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg director steps down

  ST. PETERSBURG — Kent Lydecker, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, announced his resignation Tuesday. Lydecker, who underwent cardiac surgery several months ago and is recovering in Boston, said in a statement that health reasons were the impetus for his decision to retire. Jerry Smith, Hazel and William Hough chief curator, will serve as interim executive director as the board of directors organizes a search committee for a new director. The Beach Drive museum is a comprehe..

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• BASEBALL: Cougars blank St. Petersburg Catholic

  SARASOTA — Pitcher Alex Rodman (3-0) remained unbeaten, going five innings and striking out seven, as Cardinal Mooney blanked St. Petersburg Catholic ...

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• Changes Coming to St. Pete Pride?

  The tumult in the community over big changes happening to the St. Petersburg Pride Festival and Parade can simmer down a bit: It appears St. Pete Pride isn’t going anywhere in 2016. There is no doubt a shift on the horizon, with chatter that Pride is moving the parade and festival to Downtown or possibly the new pier once it is completed, which is estimated for fall 2018. And there’s a possibility St. Pete might be building to become a candidate to host World Pride in the near future, which wil..

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• Rare joint appearance by owners of Lightning, Bucs, Rays draws a ...

  

  ST. PETERSBURG — The owners of Tampa Bay’s three major professional teams came together Monday night to discuss a variety of sports business topics, ranging from the impracticality of building a facility with private funding to the virtues of parity. Bucs co-owner Bryan Glazer was joined by Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg for a Bay area sports summit arranged by the Poynter Institute. Newspaper sports editors from around the country, gathered in St. Petersburg ..

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• Florida surgeon general's confirmation again postponed with ...

  

  Florida senators on Tuesday again postponed a vote to confirm Dr. John Armstrong as state surgeon general, ending what may have been his last shot to keep his $141,000-a-year job running the Department of Health.Unless one of five lawmakers opposing the Gov. Rick Scott appointee changes his or her vote by March 11, it appears the governor will need to pick a new surgeon general.There are no more scheduled meetings of the Ethics and Elections Committee during this legislative session. Senate Pre..

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• Florida PSC approves Duke Energy rate reductions

  

  ST. PETERSBURG — With fuel costs continuing to fall, Duke Energy will cut electric rates again starting in April. Meanwhile, customers will soon see an “Asset Securitization Charge” on their bills — the money they will pay to shut down the ruined Crystal River nuclear power plant. The Florida Public Service Commission approved Duke’s plan to reduce rates on Tuesday. The utility said the purchased power cost will drop $5.83 for a typical 1,000 kilowatt hour bill, largely due to lower projected n..

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