Michael Connor

3 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Michael Connor

A popular St. Petersburg Independence Day tradition is set to make its return.  The 5th annual Orlando Health St. Pete Pier Run will take place Friday, July 4. Attendees will be able to participate in a timed 4-mile run starting from Spa Beach Park on the St. Pete Pier. The course will go along the waterfront and end back on The Pier. There will be two “waves” of runners. The first group will start at 6:30 a.m. and the second at 7:45 a.m. Each can have a maximum of 1,500 participants.

4 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Michael Connor

Florida Harm Reduction Collective (FHRC), a St. Petersburg-based nonprofit, has been providing free Naloxone kits through mail distribution to individuals around Florida since 2022. Naloxone (also known under the brand name Narcan), typically a nasal spray, is a medicine used to reverse opioid overdoses. Between 400 to 600 kits are delivered every month on average. Every kit has four doses of Naloxone as well as literature about opioid overdose prevention, addiction treatments and local resources.

6 days ago | tampabay.com | Michael Connor

Pickle & Pint, an indoor pickleball facility with a restaurant and bar, recently opened in Largo. The 32,000-square-foot, family-friendly sports venue isn’t the first in the Pinellas County area — there’s the slightly smaller Dink House Pickleball Club, which also is in Largo. More indoor pickleball courts are in the works, including St. Pete Athletic Paddle & Social, the Pickleball Kingdom franchise and the Dill Dinkers franchise.

6 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Michael Connor

Sunrise Affordable Housing Group has acquired the Indigo, a Clearwater apartment complex, for $25.5 million. Under the new ownership, it will return to affordable housing.  Once known as Prospect Towers, the circa 1971 complex at 801 Chestnut Street offered affordable housing for senior citizens for half a century. Sunrise Affordable, which has offices in Palm Beach, Florida and Toronto, Canada, received approvals for the $51 million project by the City of Clearwater in September 2024.

1 week ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Michael Connor

Lucid Coffee & Kava, the latest addition to Pinellas County coffee culture, will host its grand opening celebration Saturday and Sunday, 5-11 p.m.The 1,700-square-foot shop is located at 10328 Roosevelt Boulevard North in St. Petersburg. Lokesh Vale, who is also the owner of the Twisted Indian restaurant and food truck, partnered with Abram Jacobson, vice president of sales for Pure Infinity Botanicals (a kava and kratom tea distributor) and Amar Nathwani of Barkett Realty.