Bayfront buyer Orlando Health aims to own the I-4 corridor

Bayfront Health St. Petersburg plays a key role in the future of Orlando Health.

The Orlando-based non-profit, which expects to close on its purchase of Bayfront this week, wants to capitalize on the Interstate 4 corridor, from Daytona Beach to Florida’s west coast, said Bernadette Spong, chief financial officer.

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VINTAGE ST. PETE: Haslam’s Book Store

Back in the 1960s, when he lived in St. Petersburg, Jack Kerouac was a frequent visitor to Haslam’s Books. The legendary beat-era novelist, so the story goes, would wait until no one was watching and re-arrange the fiction shelves, so that his titles – filed in the “K” section – were always at eye level.

Haslam’s was a St. Pete institution long before the On the Road author walked its tiled checkerboard floors, and it has not only survived, it’s thrived in the intervening years, outliving the shopping mall chain stores and many of the high-volume “super bookseller” outlets. Eighty-seven years young, Haslam’s claims to be the oldest – and the largest – brick-and-mortar book store in Florida.

League of Women Voters hosts Q&A on voting [Video]

The League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area held its penultimate Thursday Nights With The League virtual forum September 24. The event was to feature a conversation between the two candidates for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. However, incumbent Julie Marcus (R) declined to participate. Her opponent, Dan Helm (D), was present and shared his platform for ensuring residents have fair, equitable and safe ways to vote.

Just Getting Started: A visit with the St. Petersburg Foodies

St. Petersburg Foodies Lori Brown and Kevin Godbee, who write about food, restaurants, and trends in the business, talk with Dr. Tomalin about their website and podcast, and the difference between "restaurant reviewers" and people who simply write about their experiences and the foods they enjoy.

Betty Fox Band to resume live shows in October

Blues powerhouse Betty Fox hasn’t exactly been idle during the pandemic. Although all her gigs were canceled, the vocalist and frontwoman for the Tampa-based Betty Fox Band spent the last few months writing songs for a new album, to be called Quarantunes.

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