News

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition president dispels Amendment 4 myths

Desmond Meade has been fighting for rights restoration for Florida’s returning citizens for decades. The President of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition spoke to that fight Monday morning at a panel conversation hosted by Rep. Charlie Crist.

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Local chef finds his place in ‘skyrocketing’ food scene

Jeffrey Jew, a Bravo Top Chef alumnus and former executive chef at 2B Hospitality, has seen St. Petersburg’s local food scene change dramatically in the eight years he’s lived here.

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Marine education project from Innovation District, USF, Boys & Girls Clubs wins Smart Cities award

Guardians of the Gulf, a St. Petersburg-based program for disadvantaged youth to learn about marine science, is among the 13 national winners of the IDC Smart Cities North America awards.

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Media

He Said, She Said Episode 40: Super day that ends in -y

On this episode of He Said, She Said, Peter eats his words about Joe Biden. Michelle and Peter break down Super Tuesday results, #Joementum and why it's looking more and more likely that the Democrats will have a brokered convention. They discuss Bernie Sanders' disappointing performance in Minnesota and beyond, and autopsy the campaigns of Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren.

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Culture

Bay area theater community mourns Tampa Rep’s C. David Frankel

The lights of Tampa Bay’s stage community dimmed considerably last week with the passing of longtime University of South Florida professor C. David Frankel, a co-founder of the professional, nonprofit Tampa Repertory Theatre.

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The Shuffle

Rawlinson Rivera
viLogics

Zaps

The Hustle

Tonya Buford (Singles Pop Up)

Are you single and tired of wasting time on dating apps? Tonya Buford's hustle is for you. She's the founder of Singles Pop Up, a new way to find love in St. Petersburg and Tampa.

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Catalyze 2020

Catalyze 2020: Tonjua Williams

We partnered with the St Pete EDC and asked some of St. Pete’s best and brightest citizens to share one catalyzing idea for making St. Pete a better place to live.

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Influencer

Dara Eckart
Friends of Strays

Focus: Poverty

Poverty isn’t a lack of character. It’s a lack of cash [The Correspondent]

Our efforts to fight poverty are often based on the misconception that poor people must pull themselves up out of the mire. But the relentless struggle to make ends meet has serious effects on the brain. Poverty is not a lack of character – it’s a lack of cash.

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Events

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ICYMI: Professional Credentials Exchange, BlockSpaces raise capital

Two local technology companies that tap blockchain technology have fresh capital after completing seed funding rounds.

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