Lorien Mattiacci, Author at Neighborhood News Bureau

Voices of Midtown: Andra Walters, Transportation and Security Coordinator

Andra Walters By Lorien Mattiacci

Election 2015: Amid low-turnout, one voter participates in Childs Park

BY LORIEN MATTIACCI NNB Reporter Lolita Dash-Pitts, the only voter at the Childs Park Recreation and Fitness Center at noon Tuesday, came out to support candidate Will Newton of District 7. Residents got the chance to vote on City Council members and four city referendum questions. The referendums dealt with protections to sea grass beds,… Continue reading Election 2015: Amid low-turnout, one voter participates in Childs Park

Pinellas County Groups Collaborate To Promote Literacy

The Early Learning Coalition (ELC), St. Petersburg Police Department, YMCA and Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) work together to bring Officer Friendly’s Book Club to preschoolers at the Speer YMCA Preschool Academy in Midtown. On Monday, October 19, Officer Josh Hall, Speer’s own Officer Friendly, read Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich to the four-year-old… Continue reading Pinellas County Groups Collaborate To Promote Literacy