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On the Beat: East of 34th Street

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Welcome to St. Petersburg, east of 34th Street.

The beat we've fashioned into "East of 34th Street" spans the area north of Boyd Hill Nature Park all the way up to 9th Avenue North. It's bordered by Maggiore on the east and south and by the West of 34th Street beat to the west. It includes neighborhoods like Jordan Park and the Grand Central district.

While you're on the beat, stop by M & N Island Kitchen for some Caribbean food, attend a wedding at Helen Davis' chapel and turn your radio dial to WRXB to listen to the sounds of the community. Browse the dozens of antique shops in the area. Window shop along the revamped storefronts. Take a quiet moment at King of Peace Church. While you're at it, read some earlier stories about the beat here and here, but don't forget to check back on Monday, June 19 -- and every Monday of the following month -- for a new perspective and new stories from east of 34th Street.


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WEEK FIVE :
Personal Narrative by JD Malone
Personal Narrative by Alex Fong
Personal Narrative by Leann Frola
Personal Narrative by Elie Gardner
WEEK FOUR :
Lord of the pies
Florida chooses one lime to bind them, one lime to rule them all.
  • Story by JD Malone
  • Design project by Alex Fong

  • Life for three, a shift at a time

    Tekila and Andre, barely adults, are determined to right by their son and themselves - even if it means online classes and night shifts.
  • Story by Leann Frola
  • Pictures by Elie Gardner
  • WEEK THREE :
    Pride with little protest
    If you read the local newspaper the day after the St. Pete Pride Festival, you might have missed the celebration.
  • Story by JD Malone
  • Pictures by Elie Gardner
  • Design project by Alex Fong

  • Tied by a neon rainbow
    At two annual parades, George Kessinger puts pride in people's hands.
  • Story by Leann Frola
  • Pictures by Elie Gardner
  • Design project by Alex Fong
  • WEEK TWO :
    Life along the Deuces
    Lorenzo Brown grew up with the bustling black community along 22nd Street South. Now he'll be part of St. Petersburg's effort to make Midtown thrive again.
  • Story by JD Malone
  • Healing hands
    A massage therapist brings comfort to AIDS patients when the rest of the world shies from their touch.
  • Story by Leann Frola
  • Pictures by Elie Gardner
  • Design project by Alex Fong
  • WEEK ONE :
    With One Thing in Common, They're All Kinds of Different
    The only thing shared by the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 39 in St. Petersburg, Fla., is their military service. But it's their diversity that holds them together.

    This VFW Wants You
    The oldest Veterans of Foreign Wars post in the South knows it needs some reinforcements for its sagging building - and its aging ranks.



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