Something new is rolling out from the Dalí Museum: a 40-foot classroom art space and mobile museum. Christened the The Key to Dalí Art Mobile, this travelling surrealistic exhibition is designed to bring art to the people in classrooms around the county. 

Now, instead of students going to the museum, the museum can come to them, all during school hours. While the Dalí Museum still offers free field trips for local students, “there remained a need to bridge the gap for students or schools that cannot visit the museum in person to experience Dalí’s masterpieces and worldview,” said Sumaya Ayad, school programs & education manager at the museum. … Read More

Enhanced Mobile Mapping with Emerging Technologies – EMMET for short – has an outsized mission to survey the shallowest reaches of Tampa Bay. Photo courtesy of USF-SP

Have you noticed a curious new watercraft of elfin proportions plying the shallows of Tampa Bay? If so, don’t worry – that’s just EMMET!

Enhanced Mobile Mapping with Emerging Technologies – as it is more formally known to its creators at USF’s Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT) and the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation – is a pint-sized pontoon boat, just six feet long and three feet at the beam.… Read More

The Sunshine City Soiree will benefit the St. Pete Museum of History and its mission to curate and tell the stories of our city.

The 2026 social season is a whirl, but queen of the ball may just be the first annual Sunshine City Soiree – a community celebration benefitting the St. Petersburg Museum of History (SPMOH) February 21 in the Vinoy ballroom from 6-10 pm.

 “It’s an unforgettable evening of cocktails, dinner, and entertainment with Bryan Hughes & The Crew, with live and silent auctions,” says Executive Director Rui Farias. “This is an opportunity for the museum to help the city celebrate their 134th birthday.… Read More

FitLot is a free, one-hour circuit training class coached by a fitness instructor. Courtesy of Healthy St. Pete.

New year’s resolutions are all about self-improvement – and many of us promise ourselves we’ll focus on our health come January 1. If this sounds like you, then read on: We’ve rounded up some ways for you to get moving a little or a lot, and all of these suggestions are low-cost or free!

Fit St. Pete

Healthy St. Pete operates Fit St. Pete as part of the City of St. Petersburg’s Parks and Recreation Department, with local fitness pros instructing free workouts in parks throughout the city.… Read More

At the Good Folk Fest, from left: Member Artist JJ Hitch (NASCAR wrap design), CEO Kim Dohrman, Board Member Hal Freedman (co-sponsor of the NASCAR show truck), NASCAR’s first self-identified autistic driver Armani Williams, Willi Rudowsky (co-sponsor of the NASCAR show truck), and Development Coordinator Shane Hoffman.

In 1998, I applied for a job as a studio assistant/teacher at a new arts organization called Creative Clay. I met two women, the founders of the organization, named Grace-Anne Alfiero and Danielle Sangita, who described a bit about working with special needs adults. Though I had an idea of what this meant, it was a revolutionary experience when I first met the group of clients that I would be working with. … Read More

City Councilmember Corey Givens, Local Mural artist Laura Spencer, and PTB Executive Director Manny Leto in the new PTB space.

When Preserve the ‘Burg cut the ribbon on its new headquarters on November 8 in the Warehouse Arts District, the moment marked far more than an office upgrade. For the nearly 50-year-old organization, founded in 1977, and long operating without a walk-in space for the public, the opening represents a new era of presence, accessibility, and community engagement in St. Petersburg. 

“We’ve never had a public-facing office, a place where people could come and interact with us,” says Executive Director Manny Leto.… Read More

Jeff Schorr, who is moving on after 23 years running the Craftsman House, says the property made an impression on him from the first minute he saw it.

On December 10, 2025, the Craftsman House hosted a joint holiday and farewell party, marking the end of an era. For 23 years, this historic property in Grand Central District has been owned and tended by Jeff Schorr as a gallery, café, pottery studio, music venue, and community space. Now, as Schorr embarks on his next chapter, so will the house.  

As Craftsman House transitions into its next iteration, we’re taking a look back at 2955 Central Avenue’s storied century.… Read More

Want a New Year’s resolution that doesn’t require a diet? Perhaps consider getting to know and appreciate some of our city’s historic buildings a little better. Only one percent of the city’s buildings is designated a local historic landmark, however many residents and visitors know little about them. Let us take you on a virtual tour of a few.

Detroit Hotel (215 Central Avenue) 

It is said that the history of a city may be read on its buildings. That is certainly the case with the Detroit Hotel, the first building constructed in the city.… Read More

Larry Weiner would not describe himself as a poet. But as the current chair of the Executive Committee of Tampa Bay Watch, he felt compelled to pen verse that addressed climate change and inspired others to fight for the environment.

Weiner grew up in Miami and, after getting a bachelor’s in zoology from USF, he went to George Washington University for a master’s in environmental science with a marine biology focus. 

“I was fortunate to work on a university research project that paid me to go diving in [Tampa Bay] every month to collect sediment samples,” he said. “I fell in love with the bay.… Read More

Featured image: Giant, public menorah lighting ceremonies have become newer tradition for celebrating Hanukkah.

Hanukkah, which will take place December 14 to 22 this year, is the eight-day Jewish festival that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean Revolt. It is celebrated as a Festival of Lights by lighting a menorah, with a new candle for each of the eight nights to remember the miracle of a small amount of oil that lasted for the entire period. The holiday also involves traditions like playing the dreidel game, and eating foods like latkes and sufganiyot (donuts) – preferably on my patio where my menorah is lit and chocolate gelt (coins) are shared.… Read More