St. Petersburg’s oldest park enters its next chapter

The city, a downtown nonprofit and a renowned urban redevelopment expert are preparing to launch long-overdue upgrades at St. Petersburg’s Williams Park.

Dan Biederman, who is overseeing evolving design plans, returned to the area this week to tour St. Petersburg’s oldest park and meet with surrounding stakeholders. He received national acclaim in the early 1990s for transforming Bryant Park, then one of New York’s seediest, into a celebrated amenity.

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Poliverse: Black Caucus calls for removal of Attorney General James Uthmeir

Led by Senator Darryl Rouson, the Florida Legislature’s Black Caucus held a press conference Thursday to admonish Attorney General James Uthmeir’s declaration that affirmative action laws and programs are unconstitutional. The caucus demanded that Governor Ron DeSantis remove Uthmeir as Attorney General, calling him “a direct threat to progress” who is “bringing us back to pre-integration.”

Arts Alive: Three from 620’s ‘Drilled!’

Today on Arts Alive! we’re joined by Bill Leavengood and Constantine Grame, the authors – book and music, respectively – of the political comedy Drilled! The Final Term?, onstage this weekend at The Studio@620. Also on the podcast is singer and actress Bailee McQueen, who plays multiple roles in the fast-moving production.

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