School gets green makeover (0)
5/12/09 •
By Sybil Crocetti
St. Petersburg—After decades of neglect and almost 10 years of planning, one former elementary school is getting a makeover. A “green” makeover to be exact.
The building that once housed historic Jordan Elementary School, located on Ninth Ave. South near 22nd Street, will become the first city-owned building to be environmentally certified. The project [...]
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Royal Theatre provides home for Boys & Girls Club (0)
5/01/09 •
By Greg Kennedy
St. Petersburg—Once a movie theater for African-Americans during the era of segregation, the newly renovated Royal Theatre is the site of the Boys & Girls Club.
First opening in 1948, the Royal Theatre, at 1011 22nd St. S, was one of only two movie theaters serving African-Americans. It was shut down less than 20 [...]
Midtown revived with neighborhood signs (0)
8/14/07 •
By Bryan White
They serve as beacons for a neighborhood. Some are aloft tall metal poles, while others are painted on boards or attached to old decorative monuments.
In the wake of St. Petersburg’s economic surge, Midtown’s neighborhoods are adorned with a variety of the vivid signs.
“As you go through you will see very colorful and very [...]
Nurses wanted: A nurse shortage in Pinellas county schools causes crises (2)
8/11/07 •
By Caitlin Kuleci
It’s ten a.m. on a Monday morning, and the clinic at Azalea Elementary is already full.Five children, complaining of vomiting and diarrhea, lay on cots in the darkened room, while secretaries check on them in between phone calls and visitors.
A shortage of school health services throughout Pinellas County means that school secretaries and [...]
New exhibit at Creative Clay displays work of local artists (0)
8/09/07 •
By Kathleen Pearson
More than 150 people participated in an opening reception for a new show called “Side by Side” at the Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center in Feburary.
Paintings, sculptures and photographs lined the walls at Creative Clay and displayed the collaborative works between member artists and local artists.
“I love to paint. I started in 2003 [...]
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