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RSS FeedWhat’s in a name? That which we call a Newt by any other name would smell as amphibian. After coming ashore to cobble together a surprising victory in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich lost both the Florida and Nevada primary elections. Gingrich knows how to slink away when he wants to—just ask his first wife, Jackie
Plans are underway to install additional outdoor lighting to Harborwalk by the end of August 2012 after concerns over nighttime campus safety were addressed. One significantly darker corner of campus is the city-owned Poynter Park between the library and Harbor Hall. While USFSP property along the harbor is lit at night, the park is not,
The Saturday Morning Market has brought visitors statewide for 10 years now. Situated in the parking lot of Al Lang Field in Downtown St. Petersburg, the market provides live music as well as fresh produce, potted plants, fresh meats and cheeses, local art, jewelry, clothing and baked goods. There is also a variety of multicultural
About 50 alumni joined the chancellor, administrators and deans to celebrate the university during the first ever USFSP Alumni Society gathering on Feb. 2. The organization is the first of its kind among the USF regional campuses—an alumni group focused on the branch and not the system. It is within the “umbrella” of the USF
Good stories are universal. I wrote this column while paused halfway through the season two premiere of “Downton Abbey,” a BBC drama to which I should have no legitimate connection. The series explores the extravagant aristocratic lives of the Earl of Grantham, his American socialite wife and their three daughters. Their titular home holds more
Recent USFSP graduate Merab-Michal Favorite found a way to blend her love of local history with her journalistic flair in her debut book “Palmetto: Images of America” series. The 29-year-old Bradenton Times weekly columnist hadn’t planned on writing a book, but things changed when friend Jeff Burton of the Palmetto City Commission called. Favorite first
With great spring weather here in St. Petersburg, there has never been a better time to get outside and explore. One advantage of downtown St. Petersburg is the variety of public art and history for locals and visitors to enjoy. You probably pass by these places everyday without giving them a second thought. So next
It was like any other art exhibition—except the drawings were created underwater and guests were served chocolate milk. But friends would say that’s just Hunter. Almost everybody has heard of local artist Hunter Payne by now. If they haven’t taken a ride on one of the swings he put up around the area as part
A driver cut a blind turn too closely and clipped the car parked on the other side, the second such accident within two weeks, in the USFSP parking garage on Jan. 24. The driver left no note, did not contact University Police and could be charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor
It has been a great year for puppets. In late 2011, the Muppets returned to theaters for the first time in over a decade under Jason Segel’s tutelage. In 2012, puppets have gone a step farther and are taking over the American judicial system. After a Cleveland court banned cameras in a high-profile corruption trial,
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