by Jenny Traina This year I attended the Florida Botanical Gardens exhibit for the first time despite residing in this state my entire life. The Gardens are located in Largo, Florida and boast over one hundred and twenty acres of land including beautiful scenic gardens as well as natural landscapes and wildlife. At first I […]
by Margaret Ferrell This year, the 2016 Tampa Bay Area Renaissance Festival hosted a theme weekend for the Highland Games. The Renaissance Festival is an annual weekend event that comes to the MOSI in Tampa from February 6th through March 20th. It hosts theme weekends such as Steam Punk, Highland Fling, St. Paddy’s Day, Chocolate […]
by Austin Calvert Unless you live under a rock, odds are you’ve heard the news – Sunken Gardens has a family of new residents, flamingos! To welcome this new additions to the already stunning trail, Sunken Gardens is holding a Flamingo Festival this Sunday, May 1st, from 12pm to 4pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, […]
by Sean Burns Street performing is an experience that is best compared to going to the circus and being able to stand right next to the performers. Around spring every year, the Clearwater beach area begins booming with street performers. The acts put on the beach range anywhere from a silver painted robot man to […]
By Savvas Savvinidis “I make music that I like to make.” Jon Ditty studied copper etching at UCF, works as a graphic designer at the Dunedin Brewery, teaches classes at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, and, for the moment, he’s very much engrossed in hip hop, currently promoting the physical release of his most recent […]
by Austin Calvert The St. Petersburg Titans held their own against the Florida Southwestern Buccaneers Wednesday, April 25, and walked away with a 5-10 win. The Titans secured a one-sided victory – not giving up their lead one time throughout the entire game. In fact, the Titans’ defense did so well, they kept the Buccaneers […]
My internship with the St. Petersburg College Marketing and Public Information department has been a great learning experience. It gave me the opportunity to put the skills I learned in my communications courses to use, and further develop those I had learned volunteering for this newspaper. During my internship I worked on two social channels, […]
by Adam Zubeck Founded in 1992, Tampa Bay’s Big Cat Rescue is home to over 80 lions, tigers, cougars, bobcats, leopards, and other large predatory cats. Almost all of these animals are rescued from abuse, neglect, poachers, being kept as exotic pets, and performing acts. The sanctuary is comprised of spacious enclosures with lots of […]
by Brianna Treantos Every year, Busch Gardens has a Food and Wine Festival on Saturday and Sunday from March 5th through April 24th. On Saturday, the event starts at 12 o’clock in the afternoon and ends at 9 o’clock at night. Food samplers start at $24.99, but people can also get a wine sampler. You […]