BY SAMANTHA PRITZLAFF NNB Reporter Winthrop “Will” Newton is vying for the District 7 City Council seat against Lisa Wheeler-Brown Nov. 3. Newton is currently
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Radio for the people
It is the first time that St. Petersburg, Florida, has a radio station with content specifically directed to its African American community. According to its
Read MoreCity Council candidate forum at Enoch Davis Center Monday
BY CARLY ROMANO NNB Reporter Residents can get a chance to grill candidates for city council tonight. The NAACP St. Petersburg Branch City Council Candidate
Read MoreReferendum no. 2 asks voters to change district lines
BY CARLY ROMANO NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG— Residents get the opportunity to vote on a referendum that could change district lines. Referendum question no. 2
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Midtown barbershop makes the cut
Story and photos BY ERIC VAUGHAN NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG –A look around Chago’s Barber Shop and it’s apparent owner Chago Diaz stands firmly behind
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Influential Impact The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum Has On Society
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Carly Romano NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG— With a group of like-minded friends, Dr. Carter G. Woodson started work to educate and bring equality
Read MoreReporting on politics, science, law, money, orchids and people: The lyricism of the environmental beat
Award-winning journalists Cynthia Barnett and Craig Pittman shared their experiences covering environmental issues with NNB reporters Wednesday. [View the story “Advice to approaching environmental journalism
Read MoreSeagrass beds, Tampa Bay water quality and St. Pete Referendum No. 1
BY DANIELLE VON DREELE NNB Reporter St. Petersburg residents are reasonably concerned with the city’s questionable water supply. The history of Tampa Bay’s warm, shallow waters
Read MoreResource Center Reinvigorating Lives
BY BRIGITTE TOULON and CHOYA RANDOLPH NNB Reporters MIDTOWN– Nearly 21,000 people have walked through the doors of the Pregnancy and Family Resource Center in
Read MoreFamily raises money for St. Pete man who walks miles to mow their lawn
John Joyce is getting a truck. Joyce, 83, has mowed the lawn at Robert Norton’s house for eight years and after recently getting sick and
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