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Johns Hopkins All Children’s plans to restart Heart Institute

A cardiothoracic surgeon who worked for 26 years at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is returning to the hospital to lead the Heart Institute.

Report: Private equity firm wants to buy Tech Data for $5 billion

Apollo Global Management LLC has offered to buy Tech Data Corp., the largest company headquartered in the Tampa-St. Pete area, for nearly $5 billion, according to a report from Reuters.

Landlord to Hoffbräuhaus St. Petersburg: Get out

The company that owns the downtown property occupied by Hoffbräuhaus St. Petersburg has sued to evict the restaurant.

ICYMI: St. Pete Run Fest gives the economy, as well as runners, a healthy boost (audio)

The St. Pete Run Fest creates hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic impact, while contributing to the culture of health in the city and highlighting several city neighborhoods.

National artists, special events to make SHINE even brighter

That honey-hive buzz you’re hearing is the anticipation for the 2019 SHINE Mural Festival – which will introduce more than 30 humongous works, painted in en plein air, to our already- colorful cityscape.

The Shuffle

Karen Davis Pritchett
Empath Health

Zaps

The Hustle

Janna Angell (St. Pete Running Company)

St. Pete Running Company is a west St. Pete treasure. Lifelong runner Janna Angell and her husband Cody have taken their love of running all over the place, from North Carolina to Australia, and finally to St. Pete, where they settled five years ago.

Friends of Weedon Island

Through the efforts of volunteers and organization members, Friends of Weedon Island dedicates itself to education, preservation and protection of Weedon Island Preserve.

Influencer

Duggan Cooley
Pinellas Community Foundation

Focus: Community Voices

Community Voices: Health outcomes of St. Petersburg’s youth are determined by zip code

Beth Hornbeck, MD, a St. Petersburg pediatrician, screens every 9-, 10- and 11-year old who comes through her practice for cholesterol, elevated blood glucose and fatty liver disease, as recommended by the American Pediatric Association.

Events

Sankofa Series: Reclaiming the Genius

Oct. 18

2019 Working Women’s Forum

Oct. 18

Tiger Bay: St. Pete Urbanist Peter Kageyama

Oct. 23

ICYMI: Eight Tampa companies vie for Startup of the Year

Eight young technology companies from Tampa — plus two more with strong ties to the Tampa-St. Pete area — are among the 100 rising startups that will compete at the 7th annual for Startup of the Year global competition and summit.

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