African American Heritage Association president plays integral role in Tropicana redevelopment
Brian Auld, one of the Tampa Bay Rays’ presidents, personally contacted Gwendolyn…
Laurel Park
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Wanda Stuart
Wanda Stuart shares her childhood antics of living by Laurel Park. BY FRANK DROUZAS,…
Hines and the Rays engage Gas Plant, Laurel Park residents and descendants on Trop redevelopment
Hines and the Rays is working hard to engage the community, making residents and…
Open letter to Mayor Welch
Pictured above, Black pastors announced their endorsement of the Sugar Hill Community…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Jet Jackson
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The African American Burial Ground…
Memories provided by Taffy Macon
Taffy Macon’s grandmother was the last resident displaced by the razing of the Gas…
Gas Plant documentary will feature former residents
Recently, Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association of St.…
Memories provided by Joe Sherot
“We looked after our neighborhoods just like everybody else,” Joe Sherot…
A day of memories; a day of celebration
Mayor-elect Ken Welch regaled the crowd with stories of growing up in the Gas Plant…
Delores Jackson: Mother, sister, community activist, and Laurel Park hero
The Gas Plant/Laurel Park Reunion is scheduled this Sunday, Dec. 12, from noon until 3…
Gas Plant/Laurel Park Reunion: Making it happen
The Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods were filled with homes, churches, businesses,…