After the flooding comes ‘mucking’ and ‘gutting’

Now that Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge has retreated into the Gulf and bay from whence it came, hundreds of families are left to clean up the mess left in its wake.

Not only is it hard - and often expensive - work, but clearing sludge and debris also presents health and safety hazards. Luckily for area residents in need, a local nonprofit’s national office selected it to spearhead storm recovery efforts.

Starbucks to open a new store in Kenwood

Places This Week: Retail strips, BayCare medical center sell

Electric vehicles catch fire in Idalia’s aftermath

Pete’s Bagels to complete historic gas station’s transformation

Vintage St. Pete: What’s to become of Derby Lane?

The dogs don’t run at Derby Lane any more. There hasn’t been a documented canine on the premises since the tail end of 2020, when Florida’s Amendment 13, banning greyhound racing in the state, took effect.

By then, Richard Winning had been President and Chairman of the Board of the St. Petersburg Kennel Club Inc., the track’s official company name, for five years and 11 months. This after working just about every job at the place since the mid 1970s; he even studied dog training and handling, although as an administrator (and a member of the family that owned Derby Lane) he didn’t have to.

Arts Alive! podcast: Jenee Priebe, SHINE Mural Festival

The 2023 SHINE Mural Festival won’t begin until Oct. 13, but director Jenee Priebe has been hard at work for months, making plans, closing deals, ordering paint, losing sleep.

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