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BY SAMANTHA PUTTERMAN NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Clawfoot bathtubs, bamboo vanity sets, hanging baseball bat lanterns and rotary telephones – these items and hundreds more can be found at Brocante Vintage Market at 2200 Second Ave. S. Brocante (pronounced “broh-cahnt) is the French word for “secondhand market or goods.” Though the difference between… Continue reading Their Midtown vintage market draws thousands of customers

BY MICHAEL S. BUTLER NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – It’s hard to find homes for black pets. Some people think they look scary. Some think they bring bad luck. This may explain why Diamond, a 4-year-old female black Labrador mix, has lived at Pet Pal Animal Shelter in St. Petersburg for months. For nearly… Continue reading To these upbeat volunteers, every animal is a priority

BY SAMANTHA OUIMETTE NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – For Penny Hess, being a bystander to history was never an option. Although she was raised in conservative-leaning southern Indiana, Hess drifted increasingly leftward as a teenager and young woman. Then in 1976, she heard a speech by a fiery black activist from St. Petersburg named… Continue reading Her job: make white people aware of blacks’ struggles

Photos and story BY SEAN LEROUX NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Tucked inside an old, ramshackle building at the end of a bumpy driveway is the studio of an artist with a national reputation and ambitious plans for the city’s growing arts community. Mark G. Aeling, a sculptor and fabricator from St. Louis, moved… Continue reading His work graces public places and private homes around the country

BY MOLLY HUNSINGER USFSP Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Flashing her contagious smile and spreading cheerful morning greetings, Lane DeGregory buzzes around the newsroom of the Tampa Bay Times like a bee pollinating flowers. She stops at her photo- and memento-filled cubicle to gather a few folders and pops open the tab of a Diet… Continue reading At the age of 6, she knew what she wanted to be

BY MICHAEL S. BUTLER NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – When a cross burned on their front lawn in 1961, Ralph and Bette Wimbish probably weren’t surprised. For years, they had battled the barriers of segregation in the courts, the streets and the marketplaces of Pinellas County. They were used to hostile stares and telephone… Continue reading They shared a childhood of tense times, warm memories

BY KRISTIN STIGAARD NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – If you’ve been to a concert in the Tampa Bay area recently, you have probably seen Jay Cridlin. He’s the tall man with a black goatee who’s up front, intently absorbing the performance. Cridlin, 35, is the pop music/culture critic for the Tampa Bay Times, a… Continue reading He rocks ‘n’ rolls in a music buff’s dream job

BY ZACHARY GIPSON-KENDRICK NNB Student Journalist February in Plant City typically marks the start of 11 days filled with festivities, music and the crowning of a strawberry queen. This year Tampa Bay Times photojournalist Eve Edelheit, 26, and reporter Anna M. Phillips took a less-than-traditional approach to the annual celebration. They went behind the scenes… Continue reading Photojournalist finds her bliss behind the camera

BY DUNCAN RODMAN NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – The news media shines when it comes to exposing the negative. That’s good news for crime and courts reporters like Curtis Krueger, 56, a Tampa Bay Times staff writer for 27 years. The public wants to know about the most heinous crimes in their communities, and… Continue reading Unsavory people and heinous crimes? That’s his beat

BY ALYSSA MILES NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG— After he graduated from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs in 1999, Markus Hughes made two life-altering decisions. The first decision was to join the police department in St. Petersburg – 1,500 miles away – rather than sign up for the military or the Peace Corps.… Continue reading By being honest about who he is, he makes a difference