At “CommUNITY Picnic,” West Side shows there’s more to St. Pete than Downtown
“West Side Best Side!” Those words echoed at the first—and hopefully annual—West St. Pete CommUNITY Picnic on Saturday, September 23 in Azalea Park. For its inaugural event, it certainly didn’t […]
Foundation for a Healthy St. Pete to award $2.9 million in grants to local nonprofits
The breakfast of chicken, biscuits, shrimp, and grits was the first hint that The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg’s event to announce this year’s Request for Proposals for grants […]
Learn your home’s history, how to build an ADU, and more at Preservation Summit and Expo
Do you live in an older home or neighborhood, or own a building that is more than 50 years old? Interested in learning how to research that historic home or […]
St. Pete History: How Central Plaza grew from swamp to mall to present-day development
If you’re interested in learning more about St. Pete from local historian Monica Kile, consider joining one of I Love the Burg’s walking history tours. It’s beginning to feel a lot […]
The Union Trust Bank: John Stadler proves new development can harmonize with history
If you’re interested in learning more about St. Pete from local historian Monica Kile, consider joining one of I Love the Burg’s walking history tours. For those of us that […]
St. Pete history: A tale of two buildings – the YMCA
This story is part of an ongoing series by local historian Monica Kile, highlighting the often unknown history of St. Pete. Kile came to St. Petersburg in 2003 to earn her […]