St. Petersburg, FL

In a 2008 “sustainability” report, Wal-Mart boasted that it could convert “brownfield” building sites into an environmental bonus. “Selecting ‘brownfield’ sites for stores is another

On June 16, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Environmental Development Commission in St. Petersburg, Florida had voted 5-2 to reject Wal-Mart’s application for a special

The growing interest in communities fighting big box sprawl has led to scheduling of a “site fight” conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Sprawl-Busters is one

What you can’t get by regulation, get by litigation. That seems to be Wal-Mart’s philosophy these days, a far cry from Mr. Sam’s dictum that

The score in St. Petersburg, Florida is Citizens 1, Wal-Mart 0. This week the city’s Environmental Development Commission, after nearly 10 hours of debate, voted

Residents in a mobile home park in St. Petersburg, Florida happen to think where they live is more important than one more Wal-Mart supercenter. Sprawl-Busters

In a recent newsflash, we reported that the Planning Commission in St.Petersburg, FL voted against Wal-Mart’s proposal to rezone land for a superstore, leaving the

There will not be a Wal-Mart superstore on 54th. Avenue S in St.Petersburg — at least not if the city’s Planning Commission has anything to

“I am a business person,” explained St.Petersburg City Councilor Larry Williams, “and I always think that encouraging business is usually good. In this case, I