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Don’t miss the last walking tour of the season from St. Petersburg Preservation

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Come join St. Petersburg Preservation this Thursday, June 11, for a special summer evening walking tour leaving from the historic Detroit Hotel at the NW corner of Central Avenue and 2nd Street at 5:30 P.M. (sharp!). The two hour tour will include a pleasant stroll in both a portion of downtown and in Historic Kenwood, one of the most intact bungalow neighborhoods in the country. We will travel between downtown and Kenwood aboard one of PSTA’s trolley/buses. At the walking…

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Jamie Bennett supporter Will Michaels on Bennett: ‘I don’t think he has a chance’

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Neighborhood leader and St. Petersburg Preservation president Will Michaels sounds like he’s getting off the Jamie Bennett for mayor bandwagon. He returned a message from Bay Buzz today to talk about the allegations surrounding the Bennett campaign. He didn’t officially pull his endorsement, but he was hardly a cheerleader of Bennett’s prospects. “I think he’s a good man,” Michaels said of Bennett. “Obviously, he made a serious error in judgment by hiring Peter Schorsch. No doubt about it. It’s hurt…

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Westward Ho! from the Waterfront

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With summer heat in the offing, this Saturday offers you the last opportunity of the spring tour season to enjoy St. Petersburg Preservation’s acclaimed tour, “Westward Ho! from the Waterfront.” The tour will gather in front of the historic Detroit Hotel on the NW corner of Central Avenue and 2nd Street at 10AM. Come downtown early and stop at the Saturday Morning Market, located just a couple of blocks from the start of the tour. From the Detroit the tour…

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St. Pete Prez’s ‘Original’ Historic Walking Tour

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With Saturday’s forecast of sunshine and a pleasing temperature in the low 70s, one couldn’t ask for a nicer day for taking a trip to the Saturday Market and an historic walking tour through downtown St. Pete. I joined St. Petersburg Preservation and its new tour guides, former St. Pete Evening Independent and Times reporter Jon Wilson and Florida Humanities Council program coordinator Monica Rowland Kile for the “Original” Downtown Historic Walking Tour. The tour started at 10 a.m. at…

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