Former councilman sees community value in strip malls

With the Hillside Center near St. Petersburg's Northeast High School now a success, developer Robert Blackmon has set his sights on another derelict strip mall - Tangerine Plaza.

Blackmon, a former council member and mayoral candidate, recently made a cash offer for the city-owned site, which is part of a federally designated food desert. He told the Catalyst that revitalizing the plaza is a chance to turn tragedy into triumph.

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Community need, support fuels $10 million expansion

After serving the area for 70 years, the Parc Center for Disabilities is undergoing what Michelle Detweiler called a rebirth.

Detweiler, the St. Petersburg stalwart’s president and CEO, now needs the community’s support as she embarks on an ambitious expansion nearly a decade in the making.