Author: Bernardo Motta

When baseball stars came to town, they stayed with him

Paul Stewart interviewed by David Stoner during the Telling Tampa Bay Stories: Midtown event at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in February. NNB reporter Miranda Borchardt and WUSF journalist Lisa Peakes. Photo by Bernardo H. Motta.

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

Family Day Celebration draws a crowd to the Deuces

REPORTING BY ANNA STEBBINS, VIDEO BY JADE ISAACS, AND PHOTOS BY LAURA MULROONEY NNB Reporters This story was originally published by The Weekly Challenger at: http://theweeklychallenger.com/family-day-celebration-draws-a-crowd-to-the-deuces/   ST. PETERSBURG – The renaissance of the 22nd Street corridor, also known as the Deuces, continues to build up steam. At its prime, big names such as Louie Armstrong, Duke… Continue reading Family Day Celebration draws a crowd to the Deuces

Jazz on the wall

Artist work on mural featuring Louis Armstrong on Chief's Creole Café.

Artist work on mural featuring Louis Armstrong on Chief’s Creole Café.

Philip Garrett, grassroots campaigner

  BY KALIE MCCAUSLAND NNB Reporter Wanting to change the community he lives in, Phil Garrett decided to make another run at City Council. He is running against Steve Kornell to represent District 5. The city election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. This district covers the majority of the Midtown community, where Garrett has been a… Continue reading Philip Garrett, grassroots campaigner

Video: Cynthia Barnett talks to NNB about reporting on the environment

Cynthia Barnett talked about reporting on the environment and science to the NNB reporters.

Cynthia Barnett from DJD @ USF St. Petersburg on Vimeo. Award-winning journalist, Cynthia Barnett talks about her interest in the environment and how to create compelling stories about science and nature with student journalists from Neighborhood News Bureau. Read more about the discussion here.

Times Talk: Michael LaForgia and Adam Playford on Investigative and Data Journalism

Tampa Bay Times investigative journalist, Michael LaForgia and data and digital director, Adam Playford shared some tips about finding stories, collecting useful data, and the importance of patience in regards to investigative journalism with Neighborhood News Bureau students Wednesday, Sept. 30. The full story on their discussion can be found here.

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Video: Lara Cerri, Tampa Bay Times Photojournalist

Photo by Eric Vaughan of Lara Cerri Talk with NNB student-journalists.

Lara Cerri NNB from DJD @ USF St. Petersburg on Vimeo. Neighborhood News Bureau and Tampa Bay Times join together to endow knowledge and real-life experiences in photojournalism to future journalists.  The full story about Lara Cerri’s talk can be found here: http://www.nnbnews.com/2015/10/02/times-talk-building-an-eye-for-photojournalism/