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BY JACOB COONFARE NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – A new opportunity for residents of Midtown and nearby neighborhoods is rising on the corner of 22nd Street and 13th Avenue S. When in opens in mid-2015, the three-story building for St. Petersburg College will quadruple the college’s space in Midtown and enable it to expand… Continue reading St. Petersburg College to expand, provide workforce training

BY EMILY WEHUNT NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – It was a slow Saturday afternoon at the Tampa Bay Times. Photojournalist John Pendygraft, was editing a video at his cubicle. Suddenly, a text alert went off on his cell phone. Within seconds, he was up from his desk. Carefully but swiftly, he gathered his belongings… Continue reading Natural disasters and human struggles are his beat

BY JAIMIE LUNA NNB Student Reporter SARASOTA – With a sense of adventure and $500 in his pocket, he bought a round-trip ticket to Queensland, Australia. His plan?  To stay for two weeks. He stayed for a year, making surfboards to pay the bills. During that time Eric Nalpas began to discover his love for… Continue reading Photographer shoots polo ponies, tends bar, yearns to travel

BY MARK WOLFENBARGER NNB Student Reporter CLEARWATER – Sitting at a table in the cafeteria of the Pinellas County Justice Center, courts reporter Curtis Krueger organizes notes as he prepares for Monday morning pre-trial hearings. Like the attorneys who pass by, Krueger is dressed for the occasion – white dress shirt, blue necktie, dark gray… Continue reading Reporter strides the corridors of court system in hunt for stories

BY EMILY EVANS NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – It’s quiet and dim in the cluster of desks for the design team at the Tampa Bay Times. It’s a typical day for them – another deadline, another design – except for one thing: Most are wearing brightly colored pants. One of them is Tara McCarty,… Continue reading USF St. Pete grad living her dream designing the Times

BY KIM DOLEATTO NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – “Hallelujah! He comin’! You won’t have to wait much longer!!” The bishop’s voice blared from speakers outside the tiny church on 22nd Street S. “They have a real good sound system,” Veatrice Farrell said with a resigned chuckle. She is the project manager of Deuces Live… Continue reading Deuces Live Market seeks to spur redevelopment of once-lively street

BY MATTHEW LIDDELL NNB Student Reporter GULFPORT – It was Mother’s Day 2010, and families and friends gathered to visit the graves of their loved ones. Some of them were stunned at what they found: Lincoln Cemetery was in shambles. Six-foot-tall grass and weeds. Broken headstones. Graves that could not be found. The historic African-American… Continue reading The legacy of loved ones: missing graves and broken headstones

BY TAYLOR WILLIAMS and IAN MacCALLUM NNB Student Reporters ST. PETERSBURG – On one side of the window, a woman and three small children were digging through a dump outside an abandoned factory. On the other side, a woman with a gin and tonic in her hand sat by the pool of a five-star hotel.… Continue reading A glance out the window changed her life

BY TAYLOR WILLIAMS NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – She spent months helping create a lush, beautiful garden out back for meetings and parties. At Christmas time, she and friends took 12 little girls to have lunch with the mayor, get their hair and nails done and spend the night at a downtown hotel. And… Continue reading Museum or community center? Potential changes spark controversy

BY KARLANA  JUNE NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – The streets are quiet. Moisture hangs heavy in the morning air and dark clouds loom on the horizon. Many houses in this neighborhood are dilapidated, their paint peeling, their yards neglected. A small group gathers in front of a humble blue and yellow house. Its windows… Continue reading They want to build hope in Midtown, Childs Park