By Dinorah Prevost It’s one of the last original businesses standing that spurred the resurgence of Central Avenue’s 600 block. Now, Daddy Kool Records is gearing up to move. It
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By Nancy McCann and Whitney Elfstrom Two influential state legislators who helped torpedo the university’s independent accreditation last year now say that St. Petersburg should become a branch campus when
By Amy Diaz When Jenny Fessler asked the crowd of over 100 gathered in the patio of Cage Brewing on Jan. 26 if they were there because they liked beer,
By James Bennett III When general facility manager James Waechter first arrived at USF St. Petersburg seven months ago, the first thing he noticed was the withering, pale grass in
By Dylan Hart Samantha Ramirez-Herrera was only 6 years old when she crossed the desert into Phoenix, Arizona, with her parents and her two sisters in the early ‘90s. Now,
By Bryce Lawson The Collection Art Club at USF St. Petersburg is looking to start a new tradition on campus with an Art Vision Board event every spring semester. “The
By Nancy McCann The biggest benefactor in the university’s history has done it again. Retired entrepreneur Kate Tiedemann and her partner, Ellen Cotton, have pledged $3 million to endow the
By Nancy McCann Ray Arsenault left a tenure-track position at the University of Minnesota in 1980 to come to St. Petersburg and teach at a tiny school that townspeople called
By Nancy McCann and Amy Diaz Seeking to allay the concerns of St. Petersburg faculty, USF system President Judy Genshaft says it “clearly has not been decided” how the campus
By Anna Bryson “Mom, I got into my dream school!” Sike. USF St. Petersburg sent out about 430 acceptance emails over the weekend to high school seniors. An hour later,