News

Seven ideas to transform the Edge District

Mayor Rick Kriseman has on his desk seven plans to transform the old St. Petersburg Police headquarters site.

Each of the proposals submitted last week envisions a mixed-use project with office and retail space. Most, but not all, have a housing component, and some of them include hotels.

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City Council approves grant funding for transformative Warehouse Arts District project

The Warehouse Arts District will soon be home to a multi-faceted creative arts and entrepreneurship project to house the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance headquarters, a brewing arts incubation project; and a working artists collective.

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Johns Hopkins All Children’s simulation center helps police get insight into autism

Law enforcement officers from throughout Florida have packed the first few sessions of a new training program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, teaching them how to respond to calls involving people with autism spectrum disorder.

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Media

Interview with Tanner Loebel and Eric Bialik from Pacific Counter [St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast]

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 37. We have a new monthly recipe from Abby Allen for Chorizo Tacos with a couple of unique twists. Our featured interview today is with Tanner Loebel and Eric Bialik from Pacific Counter.

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Culture

Out of the sand: Marlene Rose is unique among glass artists

For her, all the tumblers clicked into place when her professor introduced her to a relatively new glass-working technique called sand casting. A variation of centuries-old metal sculpting, it had only been applied to glass circa 1985, by an adventuresome artist in Sweden by the name of Bertil Vallien.

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The Shuffle

Garrett Albanese
Triad

Zaps

The Hustle

Kara Goldberg (American Stage)

Kara Goldberg has known she wanted to work in the theater since she was 10 years old. Since then, she has realized her dreams in countless forms. She studied Theatre Arts at St. Augustine's Flagler College and eventually returned to her hometown of St. Petersburg to build her career.

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Profile

St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce

Growing Smarter business in the Sunshine City.

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Influencer

Randy Russell
Foundation for a Health St. Petersburg

Focus: Politics

I Was Always On The Same Team [Rod Rosenstein]

Based on Remarks to the Greater Baltimore Committee, May 13, 2019

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Events

May 23

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May 22

Magic Leap buys Belgian startup building hologram teleconferencing software [TechCrunch]

Magic Leap announced yesterday that they’ve agreed to acquire Belgian startup Mimesys.

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