Tag: midtown
Lead results in Midtown homes raise health concerns
By Andrea Perez andrea67@mail.usf.edu The Environmental Protection Agency says that lead levels below the action level don’t require public action, but 45 homes in the St. Petersburg Midtown area tested positive for lead in the water. Most of the homes that were tested contained very low traces. However, according to the EPA, any amount of… Continue reading Lead results in Midtown homes raise health concerns
Cooking with Chef Collins: BBQ Cooking Class
By: Alyssa Fedorovich At the St. Pete Culinary Center, Chef Patrick “PT” Collins was the guest chef at their BBQ cooking class. Chef Collins is an entrepreneur and owner of Deuces BBQ in Midtown, St. Petersburg. As guest chef, he taught the students the importance of cooking as a trade as well as the art… Continue reading Cooking with Chef Collins: BBQ Cooking Class
Campaign revolutionaries: Two radical candidates hope to shake up St. Pete politics
By Indhira Suero Acosta Eritha “Akile” Cainion, running for City Council 6, and Jesse Nevel, for Mayor, addressed the Tropicana Field’s future and housing issues during a rally held on April 9, 2017, at the St. Petersburg Uhuru House. Eritha “Akile” Cainion, a 20-year-old activist who works as a cashier at a local shoe store,… Continue reading Campaign revolutionaries: Two radical candidates hope to shake up St. Pete politics
Academy Prep Sixth Grade Students on Water Conservation & Lead
Academy Prep St. Petersburg (APSP) sixth grade students tested the water in Midtown St. Petersburg to check for the presence of lead in the water. They made a few discoveries and wrote a water conservation article in Steam Magazine and broadcasted their reports. “Lead is severely dangerous. It is dangerous because it can hurt people… Continue reading Academy Prep Sixth Grade Students on Water Conservation & Lead
Having the ‘Talk’: Help Us Help U provides sex education to young adults in poor communities
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
NNB in the media: Midtown comes into focus as USFSP students share neighborhood stories
NNB was featured on 83 Degrees Media in a story by Janan Talafer and photos by Julie Branaman. Please read the full story here. .
Voting tomorrow? See how candidates address Midtown’s concerns
BY MOLLY CURLS Neighborhood News Bureau ST. PETERSBURG — As the unprecedented presidential election takes the nation by storm, coverage of local politics is suffering. On Tuesday’s ballot, several races will have profound and immediate effects on St. Petersburg’s Midtown community. This year, Republican incumbent Marco Rubio, who fell out of favor with Florida in… Continue reading Voting tomorrow? See how candidates address Midtown’s concerns
A Community on the Verge of Extinction
Filmed by USFSP student, Tracy Darity, this video shows her concerns regarding “concerning gentrification, the Warehouse Arts District,” and the lack of entertainment options in Midtown, St. Petersburg. According to Darity, “as a person of color, I believe this is a very important topic, and it saddens me that black community has grown numb to… Continue reading A Community on the Verge of Extinction
When baseball stars came to town, they stayed with him
BY DAVID STONER, Neighborhood News Bureau Most people know that Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargel, and Frank Robinson are three of the greatest baseball players of all time. What people may not know is that these ballplayers, along with others, were a part of Midtown history. During the late 1950’s and 1960’s, many of the teams… Continue reading When baseball stars came to town, they stayed with him