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St. Pete ‘Happiness’ man Gary King experiments with joyfulness every day   

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Mason Moore

Gary King shows that believing in positive thoughts just may change your daily habits. Courtesy of Mason Moore | The Crow’s Nest By Mason Moore Gary King has devoted much

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Holiday events within an hour of St. Pete  

December 5, 2022December 6, 2022 Hadley Hiles

Courtesy of @enchantstpetersburg on Instagram   By Hadley Hiles This holiday season, there are many festive events happening within driving distance of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus that

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Arts and Life

The local heart behind this year’s “Holizaar” 

December 5, 2022November 26, 2024 Lily Cannon

Courtesy of @TheCraftyHag on Instagram By Lily Cannon Holiday mania has descended upon St. Petersburg, bringing waves of Christmas lights, fake snow and limited-edition coffee flavors.   As the annual Holizaar, a

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The Dalí’s interpretation of dreams 

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Lily Cannon

“The Shape of Dreams” explores 500 years of art. Courtesy of Lily Cannon | The Crow’s Nest By Lily Cannon The newest exhibition at the Dalí Museum is a purple-coated

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MFA’s ‘True Nature’ exhibit portrays the human hidden in the statue 

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Lily Cannon

Courtesy of Lily Cannon | The Crow’s Nest  “I obey nature, I never presume to command her,” Impressionist Vanguard Auguste Rodin said in a 1911 interview with author Paul Gsell.  

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Spotlight: USFSP Poetry Club Creates a Colorful Space for New Generation of Writers

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Lily Cannon

Courtesy of @thepoetryclubusfsp on Instagram By Lily Cannon The Poetry Club turned over a new leaf for its fourth year at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus with

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Arts and Life Opinion

OPINION: Art therapy for wellness 

October 31, 2022November 3, 2022 Lily Cannon

Courtesy of Lily Cannon | The Crow’s Nest By Lily Cannon Oct. 22 marked the James Museum’s monthly “Sketching in the Galleries,” and artists of all experience levels came prepared.

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Arts and Life Community

How two local bookstores weathered the pandemic

October 31, 2022January 29, 2024 Hadley Hiles

Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, Florida. Courtesy of Hadley Hiles | The Crow’s Nest By Hadley Hiles Local bookstores in Pinellas County had many hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, and

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A multicolor ride through St. Petersburg with the 2022 Shine Mural Festival

October 31, 2022January 31, 2024 Lily Cannon

Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest By Lily Cannon Last week, the spontaneous nature of live art-making at the 2022 Shine Mural Festival encouraged viewers to traverse

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Roller skating and its roots in Black culture

October 19, 2022January 31, 2024 Emilie Castro

Soul skater Verdell Coleman in HBO’s ‘United Skates.’  Courtesy of Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown. By Emilie Castro Sounds of rhythm and blues, hip-hop, jazz, with the occasional gospel tune permeate

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Heading into the 2026 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Pri Heading into the 2026 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, 17-year-old Gulfport-native Nikita Johnson was optimistic. 

“I’m super thrilled, it’s such a tough category, so to be in [Indy NXT] again and for my first full year is amazing. Hopefully we can pull off a few wins,” Johnson told The Crow’s Nest at the Grand Prix Kickoff Street Party on Feb. 25. 

Johnson got his first win as a full-time Indy NXT driver earlier than expected. Starting from P2 after exceeding expectations in qualifying, Johnson overtook grid leader Max Taylor on the race’s initial turn and led the rest of the way. 

“I saw there was an opportunity coming into turn one, so I went for it and stuck it,” Johnson said during the post-race press conference. “After that — I don’t want to say smooth sailing — but I had it pretty controlled. It was still a little bit tough. Max was right there all the time behind me.” 

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In a repeat of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St In a repeat of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Álex Palou parked his No.10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in victory lane on March 1. He grabbed the lead in Lap 42 out of 100 and didn’t let go until the checkered flag waved. 

He finished 12.4948 seconds ahead of Scott McLaughlin, who took pole in qualifying on Feb. 28, for the largest margin of victory in the history of the street circuit. 

“[Palou] uses guard base and gets track position,” McLaughlin said in a post-race press conference. “Obviously, I think the correct decision today was probably to start with red tires, but we didn’t know that going in.” 

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Have you checked out Dave Crow’s participation a Have you checked out Dave Crow’s participation at the Grand Prix? You can find it on our latest print issue! 

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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