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Oct 9, 2024 | 
msn.com | Victoria Albert |Lynn Waddell
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
msn.com | Victoria Albert |Lynn Waddell
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Victoria Albert |Lynn Waddell
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Millions of people along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Milton, a historically powerful storm that is expected to make landfall Wednesday evening and wallop a region still reeling from Hurricane Helene. Milton strengthened to a Category 5 storm overnight, with wind speeds of up to 160 miles an hour. As of 2 a.m. ET, the storm was about 360 miles southwest of Tampa, Fla., according to the National Hurricane Center.
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May 6, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
Paddling the mangrove tunnels of Weedon Island with Kelly Kress is a little like traveling with a mashup of Eugenie Clark, Rachel Carson, and Ruth Gates. Every piece of sea life – flora and fauna – is an almost magical curiosity that she can cheerfully explain or share some insight about. Not surprisingly, Kress was drawn to formally study marine life. In May, she graduates with bachelor’s degrees in marine science and animal studies from Eckerd College.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
Margaret Murray has played a leading role in more than a half-dozen arts organizations in Tampa Bay and beyond. When the position opened to head Creative Pinellas, she was a natural fit to lead the county organization that supports and connects artists with the community. Over the past 25-plus years, she’s been a dynamic player at the Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg (MFA); the Morean Arts Center, freeFall Theatre, Madstone Theaters, and One in Ten (in Washington, D.C.).
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
St. Pete is celebrated for its fabulous weather, beautiful vistas, world- class food scene, and thriving cultural atmosphere but the people of St. Pete truly make this city something special. In appreciation, each month Green Bench shines a light on one of the many people that make St. Pete unique. A Renaissance woman, Erica Sutherlin is a filmmaker, actor, poet, and bourbon entrepreneur.
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
As the founder of Keep St. Pete Local, Olga Bof may be the most ardent champion of businesses started and operated in St. Petersburg. On Feb. 24, her nonprofit’s signature event, Localtopia, returns to downtown with a community celebration of all things St. Pete. Hosted annually in Williams Park, Localtopia is a showcase for St. Pete businesses, makers, nonprofits and organizations that is peppered with live music, food trucks, and local brews.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
As the founder of Keep St. Pete Local, Olga Bof may be the most ardent champion of businesses started and operated in St. Petersburg. On Feb. 24, her nonprofit’s signature event, Localtopia, returns to downtown with a community celebration of all things St. Pete. Hosted annually in Williams Park, Localtopia is a showcase for St. Pete businesses, makers, nonprofits and organizations that is peppered with live music, food trucks, and local brews.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but Tiffany Razzano has been giving local wordsmiths a reason to crawl out of their writing caves for more than 11 years. As the founder and president of Wordier Than Thou, a literary-arts initiative, Razzano is the mastermind behind a monthly authors open mic, a publishing conference, a bookstore and numerous events.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
greenbenchmonthly.com | Lynn Waddell
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but Tiffany Rizzano has been giving local wordsmiths a reason to crawl out of their writing caves for more than 11 years. As the founder and president of Wordier Than Thou, a literary-arts initiative, Rizzano is the mastermind behind a monthly authors open mic, a publishing conference, a bookstore and numerous events.
