Vandi Carmella

A graduate of the Council of Neighborhood Associations Leadership Program and current Vice President of the Historic Uptown Neighborhood Association, Vandi founded Sunshine City Kids in 2016 to share her love of raising a family in St. Pete. When she’s not behind her camera, find her biking around the city, chasing her kids around town, or working on some never-ending project with her husband Aaron in the 1920 bungalow they share with their rescue lab, May.

Gardening

Saving Water While Saving Money

Florida’s rainy season may not begin until June, but stormwater mitigation efforts run year-round in the Sunshine City. The City of St. Petersburg continues...

Events

Enchant Christmas Coming to the Trop this Holiday Season

Holiday lovers, rejoice! Enchant Christmas will be making its highly anticipated St. Petersburg debut inside Tropicana Field this year. Billed as “the World’s Largest...

Events

Coffee Pot Turkey Trot: A New Thanksgiving Day Tradition

While some people will be busy basting their turkeys on Thanksgiving morning, many in St. Petersburg plan to lace up their sneakers for the...

July '19

Bees Learning: The Tutoring Service That Gives Back

Books of all shapes and sizes fill the shelves at Bees Learning, Inc., a local non-profit literacy program dedicated to bringing affordable educational assistance...

March '19

Ollie Up: A New Organization in the St. Pete Skate Scene

Amid recent reports of crime and turbulence at the St. Petersburg Regional Skatepark circulating social media, local skaters are teaming up to invite at-risk...