Central Station Barbershop & Grooming
Master barber Antonio Brown offers hair coloring, hot towel shaves, eyebrow service, beard trims, facials and kids cuts. BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff …
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JHOP tours Midtown
JHOP teachers watching a video on Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll By Dexter McCree, Feature Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The new principal of John …
S.T.Y.L.E. spotlights youth
Jared Young By Allen A. Buchanan, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The Pinellas County Urban League’s annual Summer Training In Youth Leadership & …
Maria Scruggs brings experience with Midtown’s struggles to the race
BY GRAHAM COLTON & RICHARD MARINI, Neighborhood News Bureau ST. PETERSBURG — Maria Scruggs, 59, president of St. Petersburg’s NAACP chapter, is one of …
Stonewall is here
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the members of the “Stonewall” Democratic Party organization here in St. Petersburg. I am the campaign manager for …
What is the first amendment to Principal Hepburn?
Dear Editor: Jail is back in session! I mean, school, right? I can’t tell the difference these days. On the first day back, faculty members and staff set …
Fighting food deserts
Dear Editor: The issue of food deserts has become a consistent theme throughout St. Petersburg’s primary election season, particularly in the District 6 …
Because silence is deadly and inaction = complicity
Rev. William Gravely Dear Editor: I was about to lay low and say nothing in this city election cycle. My attitude was “let the chips fall where they …
Mini Lights: Folklore as a way to deal with trauma
BY JABAAR EDMOND, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – The local Mini Lights urban legend of little green creatures snatching and eating children near Booker Creek …
A call to action!
TAMPA BAY – One Church One Child of Florida challenges communities to seriously consider adopting or mentoring children in need of a forever home. Do you …
Business and political relationships make the difference
BY CINDY CARTER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Former Mayor Rick Baker hopes to have one more shot at running the city with the Primary Election just …
Kriseman team tries to silence black community at ‘Vigil Against Hate’
Dear Editor: Rick Kriseman’s “Vigil Against Hate” at Demen’s Landing took an ugly turn on Sunday night when the white Democratic Party-affiliated …
Cainion and Scruggs driving Dist. 6
BY GYPSY C. GALLARDO, theburgvotes.com After scrapping our first attempt to survey voters about District 6, and scrubbing responses from our second survey …
There’s a genocide happening and it’s against the black community
Dear Editor: On August 6, three teenage black boys, Dejarae Thomas, Keontae Brown, and Jimmie Goshey were chased to their deaths by Pinellas County …
Lizzie Donald: 100 years and counting
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – “I don’t know if you heard me, but I said 100 years!” boomed Roderick Green, the Master of Ceremony …
Winning Reading Boost
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Kids don’t typically rate learning over the summer as an activity on par with riding bikes or hitting the …
Black to School
By Allen A. Buchanan, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum celebrated “Black to School” by honoring the …
The line is drawn in the blood of black children
Dear Editor: I’d first like to start this off by appreciating those who, in light of this tragedy, support those who have been murdered. My name is Eritha …