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.
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...
History
St. Petersburg’s Connection to Two of the 20th Century’s Greatest Disasters
Often referred to as the “best news picture ever made,” the 1937 photograph of the explosion of the Hindenburg dirigible in Lakehurst, New Jersey,...
History
The Festival of States: St. Petersburg’s Love Letter to Tourists
What institutions, images, or events define St. Petersburg? Today one might answer with museums, murals, and car races. For almost a century before, the...
Art & Entertainment
Popular Youth Acting Program Announces Permanent Home
What do a dalmatian, a hyena, and a candy-maker have in common? They’re all roles that local children have had an opportunity to play...
History
Goodbye Hello Girl, Meet the Strowger Switch
At 821 First Ave. N, between 8th and 9th streets, looms a mysterious, hulking building. An odd mix of brick and metal with virtually...
Aug '23
The Summer of Our Discontent: The 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike
Many of us watched the news of garbage strikes in Paris this past spring with something akin to horror. Inconvenience and unsightliness aside, can...
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May '24
People of St. Pete: Kelly Kress
Paddling the mangrove tunnels of Weedon Island with Kelly...
Art & Entertainment
St. Pete Dance: Have Fun, Meet New People and Learn a New Skill
Dance lessons can get you out of the house,...
Business
Helpful Tips for Your Next Move
Anyone who has ever moved will agree with socio-psychologists...
