Startup City: Six steps to a healthier startup ecosystem in St. Petersburg

This is a series of perspectives from local leaders who support startup businesses and social ventures, or who have started one themselves. Each is invited to envision what a world-class startup ecosystem would look like in St. Petersburg and to share their ideas for how we get there.

Successful communities have certain attributes that put them in the running to attract the talent that a vibrant economy requires. Fortunately, St. Petersburg is rich in the cultural and infrastructure assets that resonate with tech entrepreneurs and startup founders.

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Caliente! Latin jazz weekend at the Palladium

Jazz as a living, breathing art form just doesn’t get its due in St. Petersburg, if you ask David Manson. As the architect of the long-running St. Petersburg Jazz Festival, and this weekend’s all-Latin offshoot at the Palladium Theater, Manson is focused on taking the medium out of the museum and putting it on a stage where it can flex and freeform, and become part of the local musical lexicon.

Political Party with Adam Smith: Council candidate Jeff Danner

Jeff Danner was a two-term member of the St. Petersburg City Council, representing District 8.

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