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Local artists revive the Deuces
REPORTING BY KATIE CALLIHAN AND MARLA KORENICHPHOTOS BY KATIE CALLIHANNNB Reporters MIDTOWN – On Saturday, February 27th, Midtown hosted St. Petersburg’s first Black Arts Festival. This
Read MoreCenterpiece of Midtown loses its limelight
BY JASON SAABNNB Reporter [Edited by Katie Callihan] MIDTOWN – The Manhattan Casino opened its doors in 1927 and was the centerpiece of Midtown St.
Read More‘A Lion of the Law’ Justice Thurgood Marshall honored by ASALH, ACLU
BY LAURA MULROONEYNNB Reporter ST PETERSBURG — Thurgood Marshall is well known for his civil rights activities; however, his jurisprudence style tends to be overlooked. The
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Jazz on the wall
Artist work on mural featuring Louis Armstrong on Chief’s Creole Café.
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African American Heritage Trail: Mercy Hospital’s past is linked to Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center’s present
BY YURI ROSS, TATIANA CUBAS, AND DAVID STONERNNB Reporters MIDTOWN — Mercy Hospital was the only facility that provided medical care to St. Petersburg’s African-American residents.
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Renovation, Rouson to breathe new life into Faynne Ponder Council House
BY MARLA KORENICH AND IVELLIAM CEBALLO NNB Reporters Pausing for a sandwich, the carpenter stowed himself away from the cold in his white truck behind the
Read MoreHistoric buildings with a hopeful future
BY MIRANDA BORCHARDT AND BRIANNA ENDERSNNB Reporters MIDTOWN — Teresa Williams stood on the balcony of the historic Swain Apartments looking out onto The Deuces,
Read MoreCampbell Park, a community building block
BY CATHERINE KOURETSOS AND JADE ISAACS NNB Reporters MIDTOWN — To Verline Moore, Campbell Park is a community building block. Moore, the park’s supervisor for the
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