St. Petersburg has plenty of questions about the Rays stadium deal
An artist rendering of the new Rays stadium and redeveloped 86-acre Gas Plant site in St.…
African American Heritage Association president plays integral role in Tropicana redevelopment
Brian Auld, one of the Tampa Bay Rays’ presidents, personally contacted Gwendolyn…
Rays announce historic development and partnership
The Tampa Bay Rays officially announced Tuesday that a historic agreement has been…
Pinellas County Urban League Appoints Nikki Gaskin-Capehart as new president and CEO
Nikki Gaskin-Capehart has been appointed the Pinellas County Urban League’s new…
Focused on progress
‘As we complete our first 18 months in office, I’d like to share some of our…
Pass-a-Grille, once a ‘sundown town’
Pass-a-Grille: Sundown Town at one time. In this image, Sylvia Hilton, a white woman who…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Joseph C. Myrick
Joseph C. Myrick’s family was one of many affected by the displaced Black…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Mayor Ken Welch
Mayor Ken Welch knew the Gas Plant area well, but growing up, he was unaware three…
Mayor Welch discusses the city’s economic equity strategies with CEGTBA
Mayor Welch discusses the city’s economic equity strategies with CEGTBA BY FRANK…
Pillars of the community honored with Congressional Record
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor hosted her annual Black History Month program on Feb. 24 to honor…
Was Gulfport a sundown town?
With its sunny beach, laid-back atmosphere and LGBTQIA+ friendliness, does the City of…
11th annual literacy festival
The gloomy sky didn’t deter eventgoers from the 11th annual James Weldon Johnson…
Heritage Association initiates yearlong membership drive with event
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association, along with Vice…
Legends Ball honors community icons
The Woodson African American Museum of Florida’s Legends Ball was held at the historic…
Documentary exploring the Bay’s rich Black history debuted at the Woodson Museum
From left to right, Emerald Morrow, Frank Wiley and Miranda Parnell presented Channel…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Corey Givens, Jr.
Corey Givens, Jr., a fourth-generation native of St. Pete, is a descendant of family…
Douglas Jamerson: Educator and politician
Douglas Jamerson, Jr. grew up in the Gas Plant neighborhood of St. Petersburg. He worked…
Building a better path forward by acknowledging the past
The land that Hines/Tampa Bay Rays was chosen to develop has a storied past of mass…