Coke Florida increases community presence in St. Pete

After lengthy pandemic-induced delays, a sprawling Coca-Cola Beverages Florida facility is reaching its completion in St. Petersburg.

The $5 million, 22,058 square-foot development will increase connectivity from the Black and family-owned independent bottler’s headquarters in Tampa and create local jobs. Equally important for the company - the largest minority-owned business in Florida - is a return to the St. Pete community.

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USF anthropologist tells the story of ‘throwaway’ boys

After spending several years unearthing graves and crimes at an infamous, state-operated “school for boys” in Florida’s panhandle, University of South Florida anthropologist Erin Kimmerle has released her harrowing findings to the masses.

Located outside the small town of Marianna, the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys operated under many names for 111 years before closing in 2011. Reports of abuse emanated from the sprawling, 1,400-acre campus since its opening in 1900.