National Novel Writing Month
Written by Erin Murphy, Nov 25, 2013, 0 Comments
An amateur’s attempt at NaNoWriMo
Arts & Life
Guide to Greenstock
Written by Tyler Killette, Nov 24, 2013, 0 Comments
It’s local, it’s indie, it’s green and it’s free. It’s an environmentally concerned, musically aware USF St. Petersburg student’s dream come true. The Student Green Energy Fund, Student Environmental Awareness Society, Gardening Club and the Live Music Collective have teamed up to bring you Greenstock St. Petersburg — a concert showcasing local musical talent and
No challenge too great
Written by Chelsea Tatham, Nov 18, 2013, 0 Comments
Three days after education student Dwayne Scheuneman, 44, broke his neck in a pool diving accident, paralyzing him from the chest down, he woke up in the hospital to his friend saying, “Game on.” “I didn’t think too much about the future … I took it one day at a time,” Scheuneman said of his adjustment to living
Fall Story Competition winners
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Nov 3, 2013, 0 Comments
This year’s fall story competition asked students for their best attempt at a Halloween themed story, whether spooky, cute or downright weird. Here’s the best the of the bunch: First Place Halloween Story By Jay Tellini You probably don’t believe in scary Halloween stories, do you? I used to think that, but that was before
Review: Green Bench Brewing Company
Written by Ryan Ballogg, Nov 3, 2013, 0 Comments
St. Petersburg’s first micro-brewery sits unassumingly between other former warehouse buildings at 1133 Baum Ave., just a street off of Central Avenue. Green Bench Brewing Company, which officially opened a few weeks ago, honors its hometown in its theme and its branding. The name references the benches that were once so numerous on city sidewalks
Inside the Radley Haunted House
Written by Ryan Ballogg, Oct 20, 2013, 0 Comments
A chillingly elaborate local haunt.
Review: Ghost Tours of Historic Haunted St. Petersburg
Written by Ryan Ballogg, Oct 20, 2013, 0 Comments
If you have an evening to spare and some comfortable walking shoes, the St. Petersburg ghost tour is well worth your time. I showed up at the Hooker Tea Company where the tour meets an hour early to order a pot of tea with some friends. We were worried we wouldn’t be able to spot
Guide to a Haunted Weekend
Written by Ryan Ballogg, Oct 20, 2013, 0 Comments
On this pre-Halloween weekend, there is a lot going on in St. Petersburg for those with a taste for getting spooked. Here is the Crow’s Nest paper-tour-guide of things to do and places to sight-see. Haunted spots The Vinoy Hotel – The Vinoy has been around since 1926 and is supposedly haunted by a whole
Local studio to fund Gen Y’s creative dreams
Written by Ryan Ballogg, Oct 14, 2013, 0 Comments
The answer is always yes. It’s that simple. That is the phrase that has come to represent what playwright, actor and theater director Bob Devin Jones has done for St. Petersburg in the last 17 years. Jones has lived and traveled across the United States, accomplished many artistic feats and received an assortment of accolades.
Coffee Shop: a playlist
Written by Erin Murphy, Oct 14, 2013, 0 Comments
There is something undeniably cozy about a coffeehouse in fall. Even if the only café you visit this semester is the Campus Grind, this playlist is chock-full of songs to create a coffee shop vibe anywhere you go. “Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” – Landon Pigg The heartfelt lyrics and acoustic strings of
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