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Vintage St. Pete: Guy Lombardo and Tierra Verde
Bandleader Guy Lombardo was famous for his sentimental rendition of “Auld Lang Syne,” which he and his Royal Canadians performed every New Year’s Eve, somewhere in America, for close to half a century. Their 1947 recording is still played every midnight, Jan. 1 in New York’s…
Creatives & Arts
Five ways to give back and get involved in your community
Channel your energy into giving back to the community.
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Will The Florida Orchestra take on Mahaffey management?
“This is an exciting opportunity for The Florida Orchestra, but also for the community.”
Creatives & Arts
Amplify Women Tampa Bay’s 3rd annual summit brings star-studded leadership event to St. Pete
On August 7-8, Amplify Women Tampa Bay (AWTB) is hosting its 3rd Annual Summit, Navigators of Change: Women at the Helm, at The James Museum in downtown St. Petersburg. Founded […]
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Arts Alive! podcast: Palladium Theater director Paul Wilborn
And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain …. With apologies to Paul Anka, who wrote “My Way,” it’s not really a final curtain. Nothing so dramatic. In the case of Paul Wilborn, who’s been the executive director of St. Petersburg’s Palladium Theater since 2007,…
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Meet St. Pete Turning Out, the local group helping to get St. Pete to the polls this election season
“St. Pete Turning Out” is a voter drive and a fundamental reimagining of civic participation. Spanning nine days from August 8 through August 16, 2026, this first-of-its-kind initiative is anchored […]
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East Lake by the numbers
- Median age
- 51.2
- Households
- 13,769
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $99,333
- Median house value
- $488,000