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Selfie studio coming to downtown St. Petersburg this fall

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Candice Lovelace

Pictured above: The Social Warehouse co-founders Brittany and Kevin Echemendia (left) and Taylor and Alyssa Gay plan to open the city’s first selfie studio in early October.  Courtesy of St. Pete Rising

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Arts and Life Community Features

Clowns, monsters and paintball: Scream-A-Geddon returns to Tampa Bay

September 26, 2021September 30, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Pictured above: A giant clown sign marks the entrance to Scream-A-Geddon.  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest By Sofía García Vargas  As Halloween approaches, Tampa Bay has started its spooky

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Arts and Life

Have the purr-fect day at Sunshine Kitty Catfe

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Adriana Reeves

Pictured above: McGregor enjoying a cat nap while people watching in downtown St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Adriana Reeves | The Crow’s Nest By Adriana Reeves  Nestled off the busy streets of downtown St. Petersburg lies the cutest

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Campus Feature

Finding purpose with USFSP’s Veteran Success Center

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Avery Jennings

Pictured above: Coast Guard Veteran Zachary Morales is a senior Health Sciences major. Avery Jennings | The Crow’s Nest By Avery Jennings  The Military and Veteran Success Center at USF

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Arts and Life Music and Entertainment

Local band “Speak Easy” releases new single

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Aubrey Carr

Pictured above: (Left to right) Jack Clements, K Sahagian, Eric Yoder and Brendon Porter make up USF alumni band, Speak Easy.   Courtesy of Speak Easy By Aubrey Carr  Since its 2017 formation, indie band

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Arts and Life

New MFA exhibit teaches American history through quilts

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Aubrey Carr

Pictured above: The “Quilts during the age of expansion” section shows works created in the wake of the Civil War.  Courtesy of Aubrey Carr | The Crow’s Nest By Aubrey Carr When

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Arts and Life Campus

Student thoughts on back-to-school fashion

September 12, 2021September 13, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: Op-Ed and Features Editor Molly Ryan is a sophomore history major. Her favorite style of clothing is thrifted and vintage.  Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest As in-person

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Arts and Life Movies Music and Entertainment

Movie review: ‘Shang-Chi’ is Marvel at its absolute finest

September 12, 2021September 20, 2021 Aubrey Carr

Pictured above: Simu Liu as Shang-Chi in “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.” Courtesy of Marvel Studios By Aubrey Carr  Marvel’s latest blockbuster, Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten

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Arts and Life Community

Fairgrounds St. Pete offers an innovative way to experience art

September 12, 2021September 13, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Pictured above: The entrance to the Mermaid Star Motel welcomes guests to Fairgrounds, St. Petersburg’s latest immersive art experience.  Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Sofía García Vargas  Through a combination of exhibits, events and

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Arts and Life Community Off-Campus News

‘Rise Up: A Plea to Unite’

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021 Lily Cannon

Pictured above: “New Light” by Joe Walles depicts a building eerily similar to the World Trade Center.  Courtesy of Joe Walles By Lily Cannon   Where were you when it happened?  

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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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