St. Petersburg, Florida -- Diplomats, military leaders, academic experts and journalists will gather at USF St. Petersburg Thursday and Friday, March 28-29, for the first St. Petersburg in the World Conference on International Affairs.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Residents of Pinellas Safe Harbor have laid down their paintbrushes on a 250-hour, year-long collaborative mural project which has yielded an improved living space along with positive life lessons.

While the mural project has brightened shelter walls with images of ferns, birds and butterflies, residents have voluntarily undergone a similar transformation as they prepare to re-enter society.

Since March 2011, master artist Pam Miles guided and supervised more than 200 shelter residents-turned-apprentice-artists during the innovative project.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Student artists in grades K-12 are invited to compete for a chance to exhibit their artwork at the 38th Annual Mainsail Art Festival.

The festival will take place on April 20-21, 2013 in downtown St. Petersburg. The Young at Art Student Competition has been a part of Mainsail for 11 years and is a juried exhibition open to all public and private school students in Pinellas County.