By Indhira Suero Acosta Eritha “Akile” Cainion, running for City Council 6, and Jesse Nevel, for Mayor, addressed the Tropicana Field’s future and housing issues during a rally held on April 9, 2017, at the St. Petersburg Uhuru House. Eritha “Akile” Cainion, a 20-year-old activist who works as a cashier at a local shoe store,… Continue reading Campaign revolutionaries: Two radical candidates hope to shake up St. Pete politics
Category: Politics with Creative Loafing
This will be the parent category for all the Creative Loafing projects related to politics and elections.
The making of an election coverage: NNB reporters tell the stories behind the story
BY SAMANTHA PRITZLAFF AND CHOYA RANDOLPH NNB Reporters ST. PETERSBURG – The Neighborhood News Bureau (NNB) reporters successfully participated in reporting the 2015 Municipal Election in Midtown, the first NNB Special Project since launching the new website in September 2015. This project was a collaboration with Creative Loafing in which USFSP students enrolled in NNB provided stories… Continue reading The making of an election coverage: NNB reporters tell the stories behind the story
The highs and low voter turnout on St. Pete Election Day 2015
BY KALIE MCCAUSLAND NNB Reporter Between voting on four candidates running for both District 5 and District 7 and four referendum questions the 2015 St. Petersburg general election could mean significant change in Midtown. Steve Kornell, the incumbent, won District 5 and will serve a third and final term on City Council. The native St.… Continue reading The highs and low voter turnout on St. Pete Election Day 2015
City elections won from home
BY KALIE MCCAUSLAND NNB Reporter Sitting at an oblong table inside a glass-walled room are nine individuals overseeing the preservation of democracy. The table is littered with soda cans, water bottles and Styrofoam take-out containers from a nearby restaurant, it is clear they have been here for awhile. Part of the group includes the three-member… Continue reading City elections won from home
Video: Sparse voter turnout in St. Pete
BY DANIELLE VON DREELE NNB Reporter Voter turnout was low for the St. Petersburg city election Tuesday. Residents got the chance to vote for three city council seats and four referendums.
Newton doesn’t lose hope
BY BRIGITTE TOULON NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Although Will Newton did not win the position for District 7, he won’t let the loss bring him down. He remains hopeful for the future of the District. “I want to thank my team and all the people who supported me,” said Newton. As for the race and… Continue reading Newton doesn’t lose hope
Did you actually vote today?
BY RIM SHUMAN NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Residents, few and far between, made their way to the polls to cast their vote for three city council seats and four referendum questions Tuesday. Unity: A Spiritual Community, 6168 1st Ave. N., Precinct #213 and #217 had low voter turnout. A polling officer claimed that there… Continue reading Did you actually vote today?
Midtown voter turn out may not be as bleak as it seems
BY ERIC VAUGHAN NNB Reporter A busy road in Midtown. Workers head home and drive right by the 113 Precinct located inside the Christ Gospel Church. Poll workers say even though voter turnout is apparently low, it beats last year when a record low of only 26 voters showed throughout the entire day. At around… Continue reading Midtown voter turn out may not be as bleak as it seems
Kids cause disturbance on Election Day
Election Day at Polling Location for Precinct 225 BY CARLY ROMANO NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG—During midday, the polling location for voting precinct 225 was having problems with kids throwing rocks and pine bark not only at cars in the parking lot, but also at a poll-worker and his motor bike. This caused a disturbance, which… Continue reading Kids cause disturbance on Election Day
Low flow of voters for St. Pete city election
BY INDHIRA SUERO NNB Reporter An empty street and a few signs indicated where to vote for the candidates running for St. Petersburg City Council District 7. However — around noon — only two voters appeared to exercise their right to vote at New Hope Baptist Church. The District 7 race has community activist Lisa… Continue reading Low flow of voters for St. Pete city election