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Kings Street Food Counter – a new spin on an old concept

December 7, 2015 Sean Leroux

Local restaurateur behind the Avenue brings a new-age diner to St. Petersburg.   Artisan grilled cheese and gourmet hot dogs are the name of the game at Kings Street Food

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Arts and Life

What started as a story became a lifestyle

November 30, 2015 Sean Leroux

  One month ago, I wrote an article on the comeback of vinyl records. I knew nothing of the format. The seemingly departed method of music delivery was of no

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Arts and Life Community

Extreme sports comes to St. Petersburg

November 30, 2015 Sean Leroux

ASA World Tour looks to ramp things up at Al Lang Stadium   Things are about to get rowdy at Al Lang Stadium, but not in the way local soccer

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University opens doors for veterans

November 16, 2015 Sean Leroux

USFSP accommodates student military with new success center   (From left to right) Milton White, assistant director of veterans services; Sophia Wisniewska, USFSP regional chancellor; David Creighton, president of the

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Arts and Life

USFSP Alum dives into scuba industry

November 16, 2015 Sean Leroux

How scuba diving shaped the life of a recent grad. Eighty-five feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a spearfisherman entered the decrepit remains of Fin Barge, a

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Everyday I’m shufflin’

November 9, 2015 Sean Leroux

Do the St. Pete shuffle. Walk into the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club at 559 Mirror Lake Drive N on a Friday night and the slick green courts are packed with

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Arts and Life

Residential skyscrapers offer high living at a high price

November 3, 2015 Sean Leroux

Measuring in at 683 feet, The Austonian is the tallest building in Austin, Texas. At 200 Congress Avenue, the 56-floor skyscraper offers residences starting at $1.5 million. The tower is also

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Arts and Life

Breaking records

November 3, 2015 Sean Leroux

Vinyl LPs turn the tables on digital music. Vinyl records are practical by no means. They’re large, fragile, costly and can only be played on turntables that are far from

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Locals Only: A celebration of independent businesses

October 26, 2015 Sean Leroux

St. Pete residents savor the flavor at Localicious. Much like the “Keep Austin Weird” campaign, “Keep Saint Petersburg Local” is the self-proclaimed voice of the city’s locally-owned independent businesses. Olga

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Arts and Life

Beer. Beer. Beer.

October 12, 2015 Sean Leroux

Five of fall’s best brews. The month of October –arguably the best time of year for seasonal beer enthusiasts – is finally upon us. As Halloween decorations re-emerge and all

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Social media and protests are some of the main way Social media and protests are some of the main ways that people get involved in activism today. 

However, not everyone does this with selfless intention. 

Performative activism is when one involves themself with a social movement in a way that benefits them but not the movement they claim to support. 

“When it’s performative, it can come off a lot more like self-serving, or it can come off a lot more like you’re just here for the flashiness, but there’s no real work happening after,” said Harrison Lundy, the public policy director for Voices of Florida and a volunteer for 5051 Florida.  

It’s like putting on a mask, Elise Prophete, junior political science and sustainability major and Governor of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s student government, told The Crow’s Nest. 

When engaging in performative activism “we’re not allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and be at risk for the things we care about,” Prophete said. “We’re not allowing ourselves to truly care about them.” 
Performative activism has the effect of boosting one’s own social credit while devaluing a social movement.

✍️Story by Julia Birdsall
The poet laureate usually holds their position for The poet laureate usually holds their position for the mayor’s term and Johnson-Greene will join a distinguished body of poets who previously held the role, including Peter Meinke, Helen Wallace, and more recently, Gloria Muñoz.  

His reaction was one of surprise and astonishment.  

“I think I began to babble something like Courage the Cowardly dog,” Johnson-Green told The Crow’s Nest.  

Johnson-Green’s experience with poetry began about eight years ago, but he still considers himself new to it. He stayed away from the art form for a long time because of the sad connotations it carried.  

This changed when he attended a poetry open mic at Studio@620, a local visual and performing arts venue in downtown St. Petersburg.  

“The walls were a passionate red, the seating was cool and raised up like a theatre, and the poets were everyday people; the oldest around sixty-three and the youngest was about seven,” said Johnson-Green.  

✍️Story by Julia Ferrara
February was a month full of fun festivities. Here February was a month full of fun festivities. Here’s a look back at all the great events that happened on and off campus.

📲 Click the link in our bio to view all the photos.
The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the stre The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first time this weekend and the on-track action did not disappoint. 

Layne Riggs started the race 28th after rain cancelled the practice and qualifying sessions that were scheduled for Friday afternoon. At the end of the first 20-lap stage, he already gained 21 positions and was 7th at the beginning of the second 20-lap stage. At the end, he was first. 

However, it was a three-way battle between Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Ben Rhodes in the closing laps of the race. Riggs wasn’t sure that he’d have enough fuel to even finish the race, let alone defend against Ty Majeski who finished in second. 

Riggs held on and captured his first win of the season. The Nascar Craftsman Trucks Series picks up again on March 20 for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 in Darlington. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak and Irena Mesa | The Crow’s Nest.

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

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Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought pra Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought practice and qualifying sessions to the downtown street course.

The Crow’s Nest will be covering the event all weekend. More coming soon.

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Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” i Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” in a crowded room was something pre-graphics arts sophomore Kea Shindel never thought she would experience.  

She was raised on goth and industrial music and partakes in the style. 

“It was crazy hearing that with a room full of people that were all liking the same thing,” Schindle said. “Which I’ve never experienced before.” 

It’s an experience that many students from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg can recall — walking into The Castle for the first time and feeling like they belong.  

The Crow’s Nest decided to take students’ word for it.  

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall
Basketball has been a recreational activity for Un Basketball has been a recreational activity for University of South Florida students at the St. Petersburg campus since 2006. Twenty years later, the courts are more often hosting pickleball.   

Over a hundred USF St. Petersburg students have played the recent phenomenon since the Pickleball Club began in 2024

Club meetings have provided students four extra hours a week to play, while basketball still shares the regular time of 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday with pickleball.   

A few students organized this semester to help USF St. Petersburg basketball reach overtime. Senior business analytics and information systems major and club president, Gabriel Lopez and his friends have considered creating the St. Petersburg Basketball Club since last April. 

We knew that USF [St. Petersburg] needed a basketball club, we wanted the courts a little later, and we want to start building a consistent community with basketball,” Lopez said. 

The club gives basketball its own four additional hours, scheduling meetings every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

✍️Story by Dominic Feo
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