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RSS FeedIn its second year, Whigfest Music and Arts Festival, put on by St. Petersburg record label Attic Records over President’s Day weekend, effectively channeled the energy of our country’s early rebels to revolutionize the local festival scene. Anchored in the courtyard at Jannus Live, the festival opened up to three surrounding venues, MacDinton’s, Mandarin Hide
You see it everywhere in supermarkets these days, the exalted “certified organic” label. An assumed promise of healthy and environmentally conscious food fit for a guiltless meal. However, a newly emerged concept now threatens the mythos of organic foods — eating locally. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for a product to be labeled
With the announcement of the Trader’s Joes grocery store chain coming to St. Petersburg, businesses near Fourth Street N. and 28th Avenue N.were forced to relocate. The Crow’s Nest checked up with Ringside Café, Casita Taqueria and Classy Closet to see how they’re taking the move. Back in the ring: When the news came, he
A university is like an island. It’s budding with resources, but the resources are immobile; landlocked. It’s Dr. Amy Kedron’s goal to get her students off the island. Through her course, Community Leadership and Nonprofit Organizations, Kedron connects USF St. Petersburg students with local businesses and organizations, giving them opportunities to lead and promote development
The Tampa Bay Rowdies couldn’t win a second consecutive North American Soccer League title in 2013, but back on Dec. 12 the team made a deal to ensure it’s long-term viability. In front of a banner reading, “A New Era,” the team announced St. Petersburg businessman Bill Edwards had become the new majority owner of
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
Here we go again. On Tuesday, Stuart Sternberg, the principal shareholder of the Tampa Bay Rays’ ownership group, revamped his effort to get the Rays out of Tropicana Field and into a new stadium. Speaking in front of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Sternberg and a group of Rays’ executives presented their case
Though the effects of Tropical Storm Debby were minimal on campus, its week-long soaking of the west coast of Florida underscores the real dangers of hurricane season. USF St. Petersburg’s waterfront location, though picturesque, puts the campus particularly at risk. “[Tampa] has a shallow bay. A hurricane coming in that direction will force a lot
The Venture Compound, a non-traditional performance space in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District, is radiating sound waves in the underground scene. The living space, which doubles as a show space and triples as an art gallery, has hosted shows since December 2011, with six scheduled for September so far. “It’s not a bar. We’re not
USF St. Petersburg sophomore Solange Gorleku won the Miss People’s Choice Award during the Mr. and Miss USF Pageant at USF Tampa on April 10. Gorleku wanted to participate in the pageant “mostly because I wanted to prove, or remind everyone, that we are all the USF system,” she said. “I wanted to represent USF
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