Monica Kile
Monica Kile is a St. Pete historian and tour guide for I Love the Burg Tours . She moved here 20 years ago for a master’s degree in Florida Studies at USF St. Petersburg and never left (and never plans to!) She loves researching and sharing the history of our city with readers and tour-goers. You can contact her at [email protected] or join her on a walking tour October through May.
April '24
The Greatest St. Pete Story Ever Told
How many American cities have been perfectly captured at a precise moment in their history by a gifted storyteller? There’s Hannibal, Mo., forever immortalized...
April '24
Forty Years of Good Food and Family at Harvey’s Fourth Street Grill
After 40 years, it's still a family affair at Harvey’s Fourth Street Grill, and we’re not talking just about the eponymous Harveys who started...
History
Becoming God’s Waiting Room
We’ve all heard the jokes. “God’s Waiting Room.” “World’s Largest Above-Ground Cemetery.” “Home of the newly wed and the nearly dead.”
St. Petersburg was once...
Feb '24
The Gas Plant District Lodge is Long Gone, but Not Forgotten
As discussions progress on the future of the Historic Gas Plant district and Tropicana Field, it is worthwhile to reflect on some of the...
History
The Four Corners of Fourth Street and Central Avenue
The intersection of Fourth Street and Central Avenue has always been the heart of St. Petersburg’s downtown. From the city’s first bank, to the...
Dec '23
“Go For Broke:” St. Petersburg’s Japanese-American Families in World War II
December 7, 1941. A day that lives in infamy.
The invasion of Pearl Harbor and the World War that followed forever changed the nation and...
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April '24
The Greatest St. Pete Story Ever Told
How many American cities have been perfectly captured at...
April '24
Benoot Realty: Embracing Family Values
You feel creative magic when you enter the Benoot...
April '24
Welcome to the 19th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival
Call it spring break for movie buffs.
Starting Thursday, April...
