On Aug. 18 Peter Belmont received the highest honor the City of St. Petersburg bestows: the Key to the City. The ceremony was inspiring, but bittersweet. Peter, who appeared at the ceremony via Zoom, is suffering from an aggressive, inoperable cancer.
5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: May 10-16
Families can play and get free greens to take home from the Collard Green Festival, local musicians perform on lawns for the Porchfest, and a prime cat show returns.
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Collard greens will be available for free to festival visitors at the Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg on May 15. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Updated May 10
1. Collard Green Festival: If you are trying to get your kids to eat more greens this could be the ticket to turning them on to a healthy dish. This yearâs festival will be a hybrid in-person and virtual festival for families to experience urban agriculture, culinary demonstrations, fitness and entertainment. There will be a collard green giveaway, youth farming exhibits, Publix Aprons classes and virtual appearances by celebrity food author Toni Tipton-Martin and chef Edouardo Jordan. Free. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur
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Driscoll will face challenge for St. Petersburg City Council seat
Brett Vickers, a real estate agent and first-time candidate, has filed to run for the District 6 seat.
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By William March
Updated Yesterday
Brett Vickers, a St. Petersburg real estate agent and philanthropist, has filed to run for the District 6 City Council seat against incumbent Gina Driscoll.
Vickers, 57, a first-time candidate, said he has no history in politics or government but extensive involvement in local non-profit organizations through a charitable foundation of his wifeâs family. Lisa Vickers is the daughter of the late Roy Speer, founder of Home Shopping Network.