Civic groups join together to save the historic Melrose Clubhouse
Civic groups join together to save the historic Melrose Clubhouse, owned by the Pinellas…
Speakers Who Inspire: Daniel E. Dawes on racial and health inequities
Acclaimed attorney, policy expert and author Daniel E. Dawes presented ‘Racial…
Progress for whom?
The Gas Plant District was the name of the area that Tropicana Field now sits atop.…
Honoring our ancestors
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D. By Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG…
St. Petersburg Black History Preservation Drive on Nov. 9 at Carter G. Woodson
By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – With plans for the redevelopment of…
Opening reception of local Civil Rights Movement exhibition
Panelist Fred Hearns, Gwendolyn Reese and Victoria Oldham discussed the Civil Rights…
The people will win! Don’t forget to vote on Aug. 27
Dear Editor: Election Day is right around the corner, Aug. 27 to be exact, and it may…
No good news from Affordable Housing Round Table
Twenty-three-year-old Diguel Atkins stumped the panel when he asked why affordable…
District 5 needs affordable housing, not luxury apartments
Dear Editor: The campaigns to elect Anne Hirsch for District 5 and Akile for District 7…
St. Petersburg is a city divided!
Anne Hirsch Dear Editor: There is a systematic plan by developers and politicians, who…
Cainion running for District 7 City Council
Eritha Akile Cainion held a press conference May 8 announcing her candidacy for District…
9th annual literacy festival
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Although the forecast called for…
I AM: Our communities
The Orange Belt Railway came to St. Petersburg in 1888. Black workers built the beds and…
Documentary honors St. Pete’s black pioneers on WEDU
“Black Pioneers of the Sunshine City” spotlights the history of African American…
100 years of kingdom building
Pastor Ricardo Welch BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The City…
Residents still unsatisfied with the Tropicana redevelopment plan
The Gas Plant neighborhood, circa 1970, where the redevelopment caused 285 buildings to…
Melrose teachers get a lesson in Midtown
Two weeks before school started, Melrose Elementary educators took a tour of Midtown to…
Tropicana Master Plan: Scenario 2 reveals conceptual plans for post-Rays development
By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The City of St. Petersburg revealed…