Mayor Rick Kriseman

Holding the City of St. Petersburg and your neighbors accountable: that's what Mayor Rick Kriseman hopes the smartphone app, SeeClickFix, will help you do. If you see a problem, use your phone to report it and track its status.

We wondered, how many problems are around us right now, right here in this city. If you open up the app, it tells you!

For 10 years, student journalists have been documenting the people, places and stories in their neighborhoods through the Journeys in Journalism program at Melrose Elementary, John Hopkins Middle and Lakewood High schools.

Friday evening their hard work was on display again on opening night of the exhibit "Through Our Eyes: Midtown and Beyond." The work portrays significant elements in the students' communities through photography, writing and multimedia.

Kelly Young was stunned when she got a letter in January informing her that her disability payments, those of her daughter, and their Medicare benefits were being cut off. The Social Security Administration said she lied on her application when she failed to disclose she owned a house.

Twelve months ago, more than 100 angry activists packed City Hall saying the city's budget did nothing to improve rundown neighborhoods or lower youth unemployment in poor neighborhoods.

City council members also clashed with then-Mayor Bill Foster, refusing to approve the budget until they spent hours carving out more money for economic development and neighborhood improvements. 

For the third time this season, the Tampa Bay Rays, pitcher Chris Archer, WTSP 10 News and Good Sports presented a variety of new sports and recreation equipment to a local youth program in need of support - this time equipping Melrose Elementary School with new playground equipment, P.E. necessities, and baseball gear.

A West Palm Beach developer has revealed plans for perhaps the most prime piece of undeveloped real estate in the city's downtown.

The Kolter Group is planning a 13-story hotel and 41-story condo tower on the Tropicana block on Central Avenue, a $120 million construction project that will transform the eastern end of Central Avenue and suggests that the downtown development boom is still gaining pace.

The City Council adopted a $483.35 million operating budget for 2015, after just about an hour of discussion and public comment on Thursday. 

With subsequent unanimous votes, the council also approved a 6.77 millage rate - the same as last year - and a five-year capital improvement plan.  

Quote of the Week

"The crew did a terrific job today removing the sickly palm tree in front of my home. Wouldn't have believed it could have been done so quickly! Sad to lose the tree, but delighted the request was handled so quickly and the work done so well. Thank you all!"

St. Petersburg resident, via SeeClickFix, thanking City Parks & Rec crew for their great work. 

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