News

One of St. Pete’s oldest shopping centers gets a makeover

Saglo Development Corp., the Miami real estate company that owns Central Plaza Shopping Center, is giving the retail center in the heart of St. Petersburg a major facelift.

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Blackmon and Figgs-Sanders win; Incumbents re-elected in St. Pete City Council race

Incumbents Lisa Wheeler-Bowman and Ed Montanari defended their St. Petersburg City Council seats, while newcomers Deborah Figgs-Sanders and Robert Blackmon won open seats in Districts 5 and 1, respectively.

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Disrupt the Bay, a ‘conference with a cause,’ shakes up traditional fundraising for children’s cancer research

Angel, founder and executive director of Cure Kids’ Cancer Now and CEO of Save The Kids Foundation, is one of the organizers of Disrupt the Bay 2019, an event designed to provide an opportunity to learn about disruptive technology and startups in the healthcare space.

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Media

Ep. 029: 100 Days of Schorsch [He Said, She Said]

On this episode of He Said, She Said, Michelle and Peter preview the holiday season, known in their household as "100 Days of Schorsch." They run through some election talk, both Florida-based and national, and then get into the meat of the episode - pop culture. Our hosts break down the new Apple TV Plus streaming service and the hot new shows on Amazon Prime and HBO.

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Culture

England’s Frank Turner brings ‘No Man’s Land’ to the Palladium tonight

His critics call it “mansplaining,” but you know what? There aren’t too many of them, and British pop/folk artist Frank Turner is justifiably proud of his latest album, which tells – in song – the stories of 12 historical women, most of whom Turner feels went dramatically under-appreciated (“and one song about my Mum,” he explains).

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The Shuffle

Jason Hatcher
Freedom Bank

Zaps

The Hustle

Jake Kurtz (Brick Media Group)

Jake Kurtz built his hustle from the ground up. Working 6pm-11pm on his then-side hustle for three years, Kurtz was finally able to take his business full-time. He drew from his expertise in media and advertisement and built Brick Media Group from the ground up.

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Origins

Origin Story: Jack Berlin’s love for digital imaging technology led to Accusoft (Audio)

Jack Berlin, founder and CEO of Tampa software firm Accusoft, fell in love with digital imaging long before it was mainstream.

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Influencer

Lyn Johnson
The Weekly Challenger

Focus: Safety

More Americans keep dying while walking. Even more carnage lies ahead [Impact 2020]

The nation’s pedestrian death toll keeps climbing unforgivingly. The number reached its highest level since 1990 last year and state after state is projected to see more carnage increase in 2019.

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Events

Nov. 7

Nov. 15-17

Nov. 15

Elon Musk will reveal Tesla’s ‘Cybertruck’ all-electric pickup on Nov. 21 [TechCrunch]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company will unveil its all-electric “cybertruck” November 21 in Los Angeles near the serial entrepreneur’s other company, SpaceX.

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