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City announces National Black Business Month events

In celebration of National Black Business Month, the City of St. Petersburg, in partnership with the St. Pete Greenhouse, will “roll out a monthlong lineup of events designed to connect residents with Black entrepreneurs across St. Petersburg and business owners with resources,”…

City to host ‘Second Saturday’ sandbag event

The City of St. Petersburg will host its next “Second Saturday” sandbag distribution event Saturday at the Pavement Traffic Operations Building, at 1744 9th Avenue N., from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit this link.

Family Fun, BBQ And History Benefit For Brandon Landmark

The community is invited to celebrate Brandon’s rich history while helping preserve one of its most treasured landmarks during the second annual Brandon’s Legacy Labor Day Family Picnic, taking place on Monday, September 7, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Winthrop Barn Theatre,…

Buffalo Soldiers Monument To Be Unveiled At Veterans Park

The community is invited to take part in a historic and meaningful event as Veteran Community Services and Hillsborough County leaders dedicate the new Buffalo Soldiers Monument on Saturday, August 29, at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park & Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr.…

Explore Girl Scout Opportunities At Camp Dorothy Thomas Event

Girl Scouts of Fossil Valley is inviting local girls and their families to learn more about the opportunities available through Girl Scouts during a free Discover What’s Within Information Event on Sunday, August 23, from 1-3 p.m. at Camp Dorothy Thomas, located at 16119 Boyette…

Meet Doretha, a St. Pete woman who gives away water bottles in the name of kindness

A man crossed Central Avenue from the Grand Central Bus Terminal, approached Doretha’s folding table and asked whether she was giving away water. Doretha smiled, said yes, and handed him a cold bottle. He thanked her, pressed it against his forehead and then his chest before…

Independence Day event nets 23 new VFW members

Riverview’s Eugenia Gutierrez Marks 100 Remarkable Years

In 1926, U.S. Route 66 was officially established, A.A. Milne introduced the world to Winnie-the-Pooh and students took the very first Scholastic Aptitude Test. That same year, on July 26, a remarkable woman named Eugenia Gutierrez was born in San José, Costa Rica. Now a…

MCC Tampa celebrates 55 years serving Tampa Bay’s LGBTQIA+ & ally communities

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Bryan Hinkson welcomed Rev. Mark Ferreira and Mia Oates from Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa to discuss the church’s 55th anniversary and its legacy as the oldest LGBTQIA+ organization in Tampa Bay. Rev.…

Local advocates call for affordable energy reform a year after Tampa hit record 100-degree heat

Advocates gathered outside Tampa Electric’s offices on July 25 to mark the one-year anniversary of record 100-degree heat in Tampa. It was a protest organized by the nonprofit Food and Water Watch and the Hillsborough Affordable Energy Coalition. They are calling for an…

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