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Local artist spotlight: DJ Evalution 

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Samantha Skye

Contributor Samantha Skye interviews and trades “kandi” with Evalution behind the scenes at Sunset Music Festival. Courtesy of Nick Tzavaras | The Crow’s Nest By Samantha Skye Local artist Evan

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Bahamian artist Gio Swaby uses unique artistic mediums to explore Blackness and womanhood

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Sophia George

 Multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas before moving to Canada to purse a Master of Fine Arts at Ontario College of Art and Design.  Courtesy

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Sunset Music Festival 2022 set times released 

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Samantha Skye

SMF’s 10-year anniversary will take place over Memorial Day weekend, from May 27 to the 29 at the Raymond James Stadium. Courtesy of Sunset Music Festival By Samantha Skye With

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The Sunscreen Film Festival returns for its 17th year

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Sophia George

The theme for this year’s festival is “sensory overload.”  Courtesy of @sunscreenffstpete on Instagram  By Sophia George  Downtown St. Petersburg is rolling out the red carpet once again for local

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Coffee in a coloring book: 2D Cafe joins the Grand Central District

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Sophia George

 The black and white cartoon-like theme, designed and painted by local artist Chad Mize, gives the illusion of being inside a coloring book.   Courtesy of Sophia George | The Crow’s

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USF graphic arts seniors present thesis work in ‘Contrast’ exhibition

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Gavin Hadro

The exhibit showcased both graphic design pieces and illustrations created by students throughout the semester.   Courtesy of Gavin Hadro | The Crow’s Nest By Gavin Hadro  Seniors of the

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Portillo’s brings Chicago-style street food to St. Petersburg

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Max Steele

The fast-casual diner serves Chicago-style hot dogs, char-grilled burgers, cheese fries, milkshakes, “world famous” chocolate cake and more  Courtesy of Max Steele | The Crow’s Nest By Max Steele  Since its

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Florida’s biggest cannabis celebration takes place this weekend

April 15, 2022April 29, 2022 Samantha Skye

Florida Groves Fest lineup. Courtesy of Samantha Skye By Samantha Skye The Florida Groves Festival is going all out in celebration of music, art and cannabis.   Organizers released the full

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‘Here we go again’ at Bullstock 2022

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Molly Ryan

Returning in-person for the first time since 2019, Bullstock made a high energy comeback with headliners DREAMERS, Olivia O’Brien and Neon Trees.   Courtesy of Nolan Fisher | The Crow’s Nest By

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OPINION: How the arts intersect with activism in Tampa Bay

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Preston Kifer

The Straz Center in Tampa not only creates art, but artists as well through their performing arts training programs at the Patel Conservatory. Courtesy of Visit Florida By Preston Kifer  

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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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