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Northeast Lifestyle

Local Faces Make Coffee Pot Turkey Trot Special

November 15, 2022 by Monica Kile No Comments

The Coffee Pot Turkey Trot 5K is back for its sixth year, and with it comes the energy and excitement of several thousand runners and walkers on our neighborhood streets on Thanksgiving morning. Produced by North Shore Elementary and sponsored by local realtors Kirby Bryan and Georgia Janas of Northstar Realty, the 5K race is a homegrown success story, growing exponentially in size and visibility since its humble beginnings in 2017. 

The race is the brainchild of a group of dedicated North Shore Elementary parents who knew that bake sales and car washes would never raise enough money to support the in-school and after-school enhancements they had in mind.… Read More

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Northeast Lifestyle

Hurricane Ian Brings Out the Best in Neighbors

by Samantha Bond Richman No Comments

It was a dark and stormy night when Ian came to town. High winds of 75 mph and rain gusts buffeted the Bay area, after laying to communities in the southwest. Wednesday night, September 28, was a long one for those who chose to stay put, many in light of the adjusted forecast slightly shifting the storm’s projected landfall to Lee County. When the worst had passed, and the weather slowly cleared on Thursday, residents began assessing the damage to their homes and property.  

The rumble of chainsaws, the whining of leaf blowers, and the screeching of metal rakes against concrete began early Thursday.… Read More

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Goodness InDeed

Safer Sun: One Company’s Mission to Protect Skin

by Brandy Stark No Comments

The holidays bring about a sense of community. In sunny St. Petersburg, we are fortunate to have just that: a local region of small businesses, the arts, and localized charities that allow residents to connect with one another. This is well exemplified by ShapeShifter Fish and Friends, a small business with ties to Coffee Pot Bayou. Maria Aller and Andrew Hill co-founded the organization in October 2020, a time when they felt the world needed more positivity.

“I lived in an apartment for five years, but fell in love with the neighborhood,” Aller says. “When I decided to buy a house, it took me one and a half years until I found the right one.… Read More

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Profiles

Meet Your New School Superintendent Kevin Hendrick

by Jon Kile No Comments

When former Superintendent Michael Grego retired after ten years on the job, the Pinellas County School District didn’t have to look far for his replacement. New Superintendent Kevin Hendrick has been a fixture in the school district for 25 years. Hendrick is a local. He grew up in Belleair and Largo, graduated from Largo High School, and went to USF. He began his career teaching math at Pinellas Park High School before spending six years at Dunedin High School teaching social studies and coaching basketball. 

Hendrick moved to the Old Northeast 11 years ago to shorten his commute when he took a position as assistant principal at Palmetto High School in Manatee County.… Read More

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Spotlight on the Arts

Why ‘The Colored Museum’ is Important 

by Abby Baker No Comments

The first few weeks of rehearsals for American Stage’s production of The Colored Museum were joyful, full of smiles and African-style beats from the drums of Malick Faye, a Senegal-born percussionist. But the script is a dark one, full of hyperbole and racial stereotypes designed to make the audience feel uncomfortable.

George C. Wolfe’s The Colored Museum is made up of 11 exhibits, or skits, commenting on what it means to be Black in society. In one scene, Jemier Jenkins plays a peppy flight attendant on a “Celebrity Slaveship.” She delivers her lines so smoothly, you forget she’s demanding you tighten your shackles. … Read More

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Cover Story

Peter Belmont: The Key to Keeping St. Pete Special

by Monica Kile No Comments

You may not be personally familiar with Peter Belmont, but chances are you’ve come across the fruits of his 40 years of volunteer labor in St. Petersburg. Have you ever attended Movies in the Park? Or taken a walking tour with Preserve the ‘Burg? Maybe you’ve shopped in the Crislip Arcade or sipped a drink on the verandah of the Vinoy. If so, then you’ve had a brush with Belmont’s legacy. Over his decades of activism, Belmont has left such a mark on the city that his recent cancer diagnosis prompted a flurry of efforts by friends and admirers to honor his work.… Read More

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Cover Story

Empowering People Through the Magic of Sailing

by Janan Talafer No Comments

Ed Baird was 9, and Allison Jolly was 10 – two local kids looking for something to do on summer vacation – when their parents enrolled them in “learn to sail” lessons at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center. Both would go on to be superstars in the world of sailing. But at the time they were just having fun, hanging out with friends on the water. 

“The Sailing Center was our home away from home,” Jolly recalls. “It was a very safe and welcoming environment.”  

Getting hooked on sailing at a young age.

St. Petersburg was still a small town not yet discovered, then.… Read More

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