Local youth recently conducted a series of interviews with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) professionals in our community about their careers. This new video series will be released by the St. Pete Innovation District in conjunction with the St. Pete Catalyst beginning in September. Special thank you to LaShante Keys, the M.A.S.T.R. Kids Program, Rahman Johnson, and Sandra (our photographer) for making this possible.
A city-owned building at 450 8th Avenue Southeast in St. Pete will soon become a hub for marine science, defense, and technology companies (From the July 2021 SPID newsletter).
The Sunshine City and its sparkling waterfront parks recently became the center of Tampa Bay's red tide crisis. Rafts of dead fish were washing ashore quickly, and workers picked up tons of dead marine life from the coastline in recent weeks (From the July 2021 SPID newsletter).
Kudos to Paige Railey, a 2010 USF St. Petersburg graduate with a bachelor's degree in Management, who is competing in her 3rd Olympic games as part of the U.S. national sailing team (From the July 2021 SPID newsletter).