ST. PETERSBURG, FL — This week’s good news stories from our local editors around Florida include Pasco firefighters who rescued a teenager stuck in a storm drain, a veteran honored with a parade on his 100th birthday, chalk art in Clearwater that looks so realistic you might just swerve your car to avoid hitting what appears to be a giant telephone in the roadway, a mother and son create messages of hope in times we need it most, St. Petersburg is the cool kid in the Sunshine State as it ranked No. 10 Best Big City in an international travel magazine and Manatee Library celebrates Black women writers in its latest literary arts journal publication.
