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Upon entering Shannon’s Web, the candle and home decor shop owned by USF St. Petersburg senior Shannon Kelly, one is instantly awash in an aroma of candle-scented goodness. “I like warm smelling stuff,” said Kelly, a mass communications major who cites the store’s Bourbon Maple Sugar candle as her favorite. “Candles are my core
Couches from Hotel Liquidation, hand-painted tables and warm-toned walls invite residents and patrons of the Kenwood neighborhood and the Grand Central District to Community Café. Since its soft opening a few weeks ago, the café has already established itself as a new neighborhood hangout. “Working the front and speaking with everyone, we had a bunch
Eddy D. Vasquez, 27, was shot in the torso near the Publix on Third Street S. around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. He died from his injuries about two hours later at Bayfront Medical Center. Vasquez lived in Gainesville but graduated from USF St. Petersburg in 2010 with a degree in business administration. According
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
Just in time for finals and breaks from holiday cheer, World of Beer opened its new downtown St. Petersburg location on Nov. 21. The up-and-coming franchise offers its standard 40 beers on draft and hundreds more available in bottles, and is open until 3 a.m. seven days a week. Specials run Monday through Thursday, and
The SociaBulls celebrated its 2,000 Facebook fans milestone with a Bulls football game watch party at Jannus Live for the USF vs. PITT game on Sept. 29. Officials at Jannus set up a large screen for students and partygoers to watch the first conference game of the season. USFSP students played cornhole, and listened to
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