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Preservation Awards honor those that keep St. Pete special

Following a two-year hiatus, Preserve the ‘Bug’s biannual Preservation Awards returned in grand fashion Wednesday night, highlighting the…

6 min readMay 1, 2022

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Preservation Awards honor those that keep St. Pete special

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Mark Parker

Grand Prix brings record-breaking crowds, viewers

The smoke from the 2022 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg has cleared after showcasing the city to millions of national and international…

6 min readApr 5, 2022

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Grand Prix brings record-breaking crowds, viewers

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TBRPC studies threat of rising seas to MacDill Air Force Base

5 min readFeb 16, 2022

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Article 1 Parker

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Mark Parker

Turning Negatives into Positives

Like many people, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic turned local business owner Lynn Harrell-Johnson’s life and livelihood upside down.

3 min readMay 5, 2021

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The St. Pete Beat

Community leaders ensure that the homebound receive vaccines

As the founder and owner of Infinity Health Consultants — a mobile health care business — Nurse Practitioner Daphne Gardner knows the…

3 min readMay 5, 2021

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The St. Pete Beat

It is better to give than to receive

Rebecca Duverlus, 10, is like many kids her age — she enjoys math at St. Jude Elementary, running (she wants to be a professional track…

4 min readMay 5, 2021

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The St. Pete Beat

Balancing fairness with justice: Students react to possible Title IX changes

Betsy DeVos, the former U.S. secretary of education, commended the Trump administration’s Title IX rule changes that increased protections…

5 min readApr 9, 2021

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The St. Pete Beat

The gift of reading

Free Little Library is welcome addition to north St. Petersburg neighborhood.

2 min readMar 26, 2021

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The gift of reading

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Mark Parker

Where Can We Find The Light?

Amanda Gorman becomes just the sixth poet, and by far the youngest, to recite their poem at a Presidential inauguration at 22 years old.

2 min readFeb 5, 2021

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The St. Pete Beat

Students react to drastic changes in Pinellas party affiliation following Capitol riots

The Republican party loses 801 voters in the week following Jan. 6, most switch to no party affiliation and independent.

3 min readJan 15, 2021

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Students react to drastic changes in Pinellas party affiliation following Capitol riots

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Mark Parker

Mark Parker

Reader, writer, thinker, Jokey McJokemaker, and haver of good times. Passionate about news, politics, sports, and social events, especially in St. Petersburg.

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