Jazz band benefit helps musicians make it to New Orleans

BY SARAH MASON NNB Reporter DOWNTOWN — Friends, family, and teachers came together Saturday night at the Museum of Fine Arts to show support for the Lakewood High School Jazz Ensemble and the 54th Ave South Jazz Combo’s Black and Gold Benefit Concert. Special guests John Brown, Belinda Womack, and Butch Thomas also performed with the… Continue reading Jazz band benefit helps musicians make it to New Orleans

‘Champions of Peace’ honored in MLK high school essay contest

BY LAURA MULROONEY NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG — The excitement builds as the parents, grandparents, guardians and supporters of this year’s finalists file in for the 35th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Essay Contest Finals held at the Enoch Davis Community Center Thursday, January 14. Tasina Taylor 1st Place Alexandra Givins 2nd Place… Continue reading ‘Champions of Peace’ honored in MLK high school essay contest