Student Combines A Passion With Citizen Responsibility

Nikki Sawyer

Story by Andrea Perez. Edited by Alyssa Fedorovich. If you’re sitting across from 22-year-old Nicole Sawyer, in a classroom, or a café in downtown St. Petersburg, and ask her to talk about herself, you’ll be surprised and honestly, quite enthralled. Although Nicole is currently seeking a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies, from the… Continue reading Student Combines A Passion With Citizen Responsibility

Young men at Gibbs High School Raise Funds for College Tour

BY ABIGAIL PAYNE, NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS BUREAU The 5000 Role Models of Gibbs High School are providing a biweekly car wash to raise funds for their college tour to Miami, Fla. The program is a dropout prevention, mentoring program that is committed to minority male achievement. The car wash services are available from 12 to 5… Continue reading Young men at Gibbs High School Raise Funds for College Tour

“Hair by Ahsile” offers free pampering to members of the homeless community on MLK Day

Barber Dale Jones cuts hair for free as part of Hair by Ahsile’s MLK Day of Service, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

BY TYLER GILLESPIE, Neighborhood News Bureau A bleached-blonde woman sat down in barber Dale Jones’s chair for a free fade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Hair by Ahsile. “I wish people would say ‘Happy MLK Day,” Jones said as his clippers buzzed, “like they do ‘Merry Christmas’.” For the past ten years, the… Continue reading “Hair by Ahsile” offers free pampering to members of the homeless community on MLK Day

MLK Essay Contest celebrated community and inclusion

Deondrick Harper, a sophomore from Gibbs High School, read his essay to the judges and guests at the Enoch Davis Center, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest on Jan. 12.

BY EVELYN GUERRA, Neighborhood News Bureau Tyna Middleton, the Enoch Davis Center Senior Advisory Council Secretary, and Virginia Scott shared a hug before Scott gave the event history. Scott is the president of the St. Petersburg Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Organization, Inc. She has been part of the organization since this event began… Continue reading MLK Essay Contest celebrated community and inclusion

Historic Women’s Organization Hosts “Hidden Figures” Screening for Local Girls

Speakers at the Delta Sigma Theta event included pharmacists, software engineers, and robotics educators – all black women who encouraged local girls from the St. Petersburg, Fla., community to pursue their education and explore the possibilities of an STEM-related career.

BY GRACE CUNNINGHAM, Neighborhood News Bureau The St. Petersburg Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted a screening of the film “Hidden Figures”  Friday night in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Following a red carpet entrance and photo opportunity, the theater at Cobb Luxury 10 at Tyrone Mall, in St. Petersburg,… Continue reading Historic Women’s Organization Hosts “Hidden Figures” Screening for Local Girls

Having the ‘Talk’: Help Us Help U provides sex education to young adults in poor communities

Loreal Dolar (left) and Maureen Oginga (right) work for the Help Us Help U program.

Listen to the audio file here: http:// By Devin Rodriguez Pinellas County is ranked number one in Acute Hepatitis C in Florida. It’s ranked number seven for HIV infections, according to the Florida Department of Health. Sexually transmitted infections disproportionately affect low-income areas, like Midtown or the greater Southside of St. Petersburg, in part because… Continue reading Having the ‘Talk’: Help Us Help U provides sex education to young adults in poor communities

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Midtown Resources

Midtown Resources showcases organizations, community centers, information and people who provide help and services to the local communities in a variety of issues. NNB is compiling all information about service providers in 2017 and will keep adding to this resource page. If you know of an organization that provides service to the community in any… Continue reading Midtown Resources

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The NNB Special Projects are created with the help of the Midtown communities and of local organizations and media partners. Usually, the projects are built during a regular class semester and maintained by the NNB staff thereafter.