Capitol Watch: April 22, 2021 (Source: News Service of Florida) By News Service of Florida | April 22, 2021 at 6:41 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 6:41 AM
TALLAHASSEE (News Service of Florida) - Hereâs whatâs on tap in the Capitol today.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AT ISSUE: The House Appropriations Committee will take up a bill (HB 515), sponsored by Rep. Amber Mariano, R-Hudson, about the duties of the attorney general. (9 a.m., 212 Knott Building, the Capitol.)
SENATE DEMOCRATS GATHER: The Senate Democratic caucus will meet to discuss issues in advance of a floor session. (9 a.m., 228 Senate Office Building, the Capitol. https://flsenate.zoom.us/j/9165394846?pwd=STZscXo3UVBaeVE5ZUJ 2MXpBWTBwdz09. Meeting ID: 9165394846. Passcode: 410275)
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If it’s time for a pickle pizza, that must mean it’s time for the Florida State Fair.
Yes, that 11-day celebration of crafts, displays, agriculture exhibits, thrill rides, and really weird food begins today at the state fairgrounds in Tampa.
Normally by now, the Fair would be long gone, but as we all know, there is nothing normal about this time. Originally scheduled to open on Feb. 11, organizers deferred to COVID-19 and moved the Fair back more than two months.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. They came together late last year, about a dozen Black residents of St. Petersburg, to talk to each other and to the Tampa Bay Times about generational wealth. Generational wealth financial assets passed down through generations of a family has traditionally been more difficult to accumulate for minority families. Many factors go into that, including access to .
St. Pete Deuces neighborhood may be in for a ârenaissance.â How to avoid gentrifying it?
Businesspeople and community leaders examined this question in a recent panel.
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Traffic has been noticeably busier on The Deuces shown here at 22nd St and 9th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg. This view is facing south. [ BOYZELL HOSEY | TIMES | Times ]
Updated Mar. 6
The historic 22nd Street South District of St. Petersburg, commonly known as the Deuces, is gearing up for a renaissance, said businesspeople and community leaders during a panel hosted by the Urban Land Institute.
But how can the area continue to be revitalized without gentrifying the historically Black neighborhood?