BY CARLY ROMANO NNB Reporter Residents can get a chance to grill candidates for city council tonight. The NAACP St. Petersburg Branch City Council Candidate Forum is at 7 p.m. at the Enoch Davis Center. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early in order to submit written questions for the candidates. All candidates running are expected… Continue reading City Council candidate forum at Enoch Davis Center Monday
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Reporting on politics, science, law, money, orchids and people: The lyricism of the environmental beat
Award-winning journalists Cynthia Barnett and Craig Pittman shared their experiences covering environmental issues with NNB reporters Wednesday. [View the story “Advice to approaching environmental journalism ” on Storify] About Neighborhood News Bureau Neighborhood News Bureau is a working newsroom, staffed by University of South Florida St. Petersburg undergraduate and graduate students under the guidance of… Continue reading Reporting on politics, science, law, money, orchids and people: The lyricism of the environmental beat
Family raises money for St. Pete man who walks miles to mow their lawn
John Joyce is getting a truck. Joyce, 83, has mowed the lawn at Robert Norton’s house for eight years and after recently getting sick and spending three months in the hospital, his truck broke, according to USA Today. When his daughter is not able to give him a ride, Joyce walks the 2.5 miles to… Continue reading Family raises money for St. Pete man who walks miles to mow their lawn
NNB reporters help guide PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs program at Academy Prep
By JARED LEONE jaredleone@mail.usf.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIDTOWN – Students involved with the PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs program at Academy Preparatory Center are learning how to report, record and edit video with the help from NNB reporters. Middle school students are working on stories, developing probing questions, recording interviews and editing video. “I knew… Continue reading NNB reporters help guide PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs program at Academy Prep