Neighborhood News Bureau

04/25/2019

Come out on Thursday July 18th for a pre-screening of Disney's The Lion King at AMC Sundial 20.
Tickets go on sale May 1st and the proceeds will go towards the African American Heritage Association as they continue their work on the African American Heritage Trail.

11/29/2018

African-American history in South St. Petersburg dates back over 150 years. The area known today as Midtown is a community full of native residents who

11/27/2018

We are passionate student journalists, sharing stories from the community of South St. Petersburg.

African-American history in South St. Petersburg dates back over 150 years. The area known today as Midtown is a community full of native residents who

10/02/2018

Amazing things coming from our very own in NNB!

04/30/2018

Child’s Park locals takes skateboard business to the streets by relocating their store to a van.

Frequent visitors to downtown St. Petersburg may be familiar with the company being on Central Avenue. But, Jon Stine, one of the original business owners, sold that store location Aug. 1, 2017. He realized a more cost-effective manner of running the business was to transition into using a van and p...

04/19/2018

Looking for a way to engage in active community involvement? Then Operation Attack wants you to help them continue reaching their goal
Operation Attack Imani Craig Yazlín Mercado Mariya Lebedeva Arman Mouradian

“Sharing God’s Abundance with our neighbors,” is a sentiment Operation Attack carries out with their active community involvement.

04/18/2018

A train station constructed in 1926 is now a thriving café in Midtown
CA CAFE Emily Wolodkowicz Sheena DeRocker

There’s a thriving food business located inside the old Historic Seaboard Train Station that you may have never noticed passing by 22nd St. S. and crossing 5th Ave. S.

04/17/2018

Meet Ava DeVaux. A woman devoted to creating and nurturing a community garden in Bartlett Park
Madeline Seiberlich

These are the passions that drive Ava DeVaux in her work in the community of South St. Pete. For the past 6 years, she has been a driving force behind the Bartlett Park Community Garden.

04/09/2018

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Above photo: Kelly Quinn guides Academy Prep students inside her laboratory and explains how the water is tested. Courtesy of Ne

05/29/2017

Join Clayton Sizemore for Hatha Yoga Class Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at the Enoch D Davis Center. Hatha Yoga promotes physical health and mental well-being.

05/26/2017

The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County is encouraging women to stay healthy through the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. See flier below for more information.

05/23/2017

Growing the community by student reporter, Colin Holzberger published in The Weekly Challenger Newspaper.

"Since the closing of the Walmart in Tangerine Plaza three months ago, Midtown has once again become a food desert, or a community that lacks food resources such as a grocery or produce store. People now have to travel further out of their community to get groceries, making it more difficult for lower income families to get any other food than fast food."

BY COLIN HOLZBERGER, Neighborhood News Bureau ST. PETERSBURG — Since the closing of the Walmart in Tangerine Plaza three months ago, Midtown has...