![“[The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is] really to show our support and help build community and camaraderie with the first responders that are putting on this event at the Rowdies Stadium and to showcase our office and give the student veterans here and miliary-connected students something positive to do that day and a feeling of belonging,” veteran and junior personal financial planning major Thomas Wells said. Courtesy: Tampa Bay Rowdies](https://crowsneststpete.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Stair-Climb-1.jpg)
By Thomas Iacobucci Jimmy Thompson stood leaning against his cane under the lights of one of the many booths that lined the narrow corridors at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Clad
By Emily Wunderlich When English author James Hilton wrote his 1933 novel “Lost Horizon,” he envisioned a land of peace and perpetual youth. The Shangri-La, he called it: an imaginary,
By Emma Lathrop Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and if you don’t have a bae like me, I have good news for you. We no longer need to
By Dinorah Prevost During the first two hours at MIZE Gallery’s opening for its latest show, she was the biggest draw. Lyrik Shikany posed for photo after photo next to
By James Bennett III Chocolate lovers will find themselves in “a land of pure imagination” at the fourth annual Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival on Feb. 16. Attendees can feast on
By Decker Lavely Children and parents cheered as Georgia Moore walked through the doors of the Community Cafe, 2444 Central Ave., for Drag Queen Story Hour on Jan. 26. Moore
By Emily Wunderlich After the leaf miner — a species of insect larva on campus — hatches on a leaf, it eats the leaf and leaves behind a trail. Those
By Cory Cole In January, four students at USF St. Petersburg were left facing the reality that their bikes were stolen. Tiffany Nicholson, a second-year graduate student studying conservation biology,
By Nancy McCann A key piece of the complex puzzle called consolidation planning will click into place this week. On Feb. 12, the Consolidation Task Force will present its recommendations
By Kate Rickman A new online reservation system designed to eliminate waitlists is in effect this semester for checking out study rooms at the library. Instead of checking out a