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Possible Truce for Manhattan; Two Nods to “The Flowers Compromise”

-By Gypsy C. Gallardo Pinellas County School Board Member and Kriseman surrogate Rene Flowers just may have struck a win-win deal in the simmering battle over …

Facts re: Fight for the Manhattan; Anybody Interested?

Above: Gloria Campbell & Chuck Egerter, President & Secretary of the Manhattan Casino Legacy Collaborative, were key drivers behind the group’s …

Exclusive Soon: Jackson’s Journey to Restaurateur, Warm Community Welcome for New Manhattan Casino Concept

Above: Vincent Jackson (center) surrounded by former teammates with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Vincent Jackson was center stage at a …

Younger Voters to Elders: We Want to Do More; Show us How!

Bro. John Muhammad, front left, with Open Mic participants – by Natasha Goodley, J.D., Senior Consultant, White & Black Consulting The overwhelming …

Scruggs Cries Foul After Placing Second in District 6 Survey

-By Gypsy C. Gallardo Several hours after releasing the results of the Power Broker’s District 6 Survey, Maria Scruggs has challenged the survey’s results. …

New Survey: Eritha and Maria Driving Energy in District 6 Race

– By Gypsy C. Gallardo After scrapping our first attempt to survey voters about District 6, and scrubbing responses from our second survey (concluded …

Push for 2,000 Votes; Millennials Open Mic Event Kicks off GOTV Effort

– By Gypsy C. Gallardo It’s a little known fact that younger voters are a bigger factor in St. Petersburg’s black electorate than they are among …

Legally, St. Pete mayoral race is nonpartisan. Truthfully, party matters

This article originally appeared on Tampa Bay Times. – By Adam C. Smith, Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG — The job of mayor, Rick Kriseman said in a …

Pastor Sets Record Straight; Yes, He Will Back Baker

-By Gypsy C. Gallardo Moments ago, it was brought to my attention that Pastor Ron Gibson has gone public affirming that he has decided to back former Mayor …

Scrapping District 6 Survey Results; Redo Forthcoming

-By Gypsy C. Gallardo With regret, the Power Broker magazine is scrapping the results of its District 6 survey, which was a first public attempt to gauge voter …

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