Category: COMMUNITY

 BY ANDREA LUNA NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —  On a hot fall day the sun is scorching the pavement making the heat rise in visible waves as the eighth-grade class patiently waits for Elizabeth “Auntie” Perkins to unlock the classroom door. The school’s website describes their mission: “To inspire and empower students qualifying for need-based… Continue reading Midtown Community Leader: Elizabeth “Momma” Perkins

BY SAMANTHA MESERVEY NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Music blares from overhead, chains rattle, metal clashes to the floor, and a symphony of men roaring fills the air. The All People’s TyRon Lewis Community Gym which is located in Midtown, seems to have a revolving door. Member after member walks in, signs their name into… Continue reading A Gym of Our Own

BY ALEXA NEWSOME NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Painting with a Twist offers a different approach from the traditional painting class. It provides enjoyable, recreational activities for Midtown residents who want to learn how to paint or just want to have fun. Leslie and Marvin Gay started the company at 2527 Central Ave. in 2009,… Continue reading A New Type of Fun

 BY ANDREA LUNA NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Midtown Rotary is sponsoring two exchange students this year as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. The local rotary provides a host family, a small stipend and different volunteer opportunities for the students to be involved in. Joe Smith, 50, is the president elect of… Continue reading Midtown Rotary Sponsors Student in Exchange Program

BY YAN NIE NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Finding someone to give you the haircut, color or style you have been waiting for is not easy. In Meme’s Beauty Gallery, four professional trained and licensed stylists have their own hairstyle that matching face and personality. “Professionalism is what I am expecting,” said Y. Renne Mosley,… Continue reading Meme’s Beauty Gallery: Bringing Professionalism and Warmness to the Community

BY ABDUL SAHLY NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In 2012 Amber Mack decided to look for a rented apartment. She had lived in Gulfport, Fla. for years, but she moved into Midtown, where she had grown up, finding it a vital neighborhood, with good homes and prices. Mack a Certified Nursing Assistant said Midtown was… Continue reading Midtown is Perfect Market for Buy-to-Rent Real Estate

BY ABDUL SAHLY NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Al Sunnah Islamic Center this year hosted its first Islamic studies and Arabic classes for the Islamic community at St. Petersburg, which began last Sunday. The Islamic center, located at 2400 S. 6th St., St. Petersburg, Fla., provides Islamic studies, Quran studies, and Arabic language classes for… Continue reading Kernel of First Islamic School in St. Petersburg Started this Fall

BY SAMANTHA MESERVEY NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services almost 30 percent of America’s pregnant women do not receive first trimester prenatal care. Pinellas County is trying to reduce this number with a program called MomCare. The brochures for the program describe it as “health insurance… Continue reading MomCare: Breaking Down Barriers for Midtown Moms

BY TRÉ LITTLEFIELD NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Lightning struck Tuesday outside Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), as a storm passed over the Midtown area. Inside the nonprofit that serves survivors of domestic violence, another charge filled the air. Linda Osmundson is the 64-year-old executive director for CASA and she is also a survivor… Continue reading New shelter on the horizon for local nonprofit