{"id":251551,"date":"2026-04-29T20:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251551\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:59:21","slug":"around-town-st-petersburg-news-briefs-st-petersburg-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251551\/","title":{"rendered":"Around town: St. Petersburg news briefs | St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                Stringfellow gets dual honors by business women<\/p>\n<p>ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Janet Stringfellow was recently recognized as a distinguished honoree at the Tampa Bay Business &amp; Wealth Women Who Win Awards Gala, receiving two top honors: Nonprofit of the Year and Woman of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Stringfellow was celebrated among a group of women leaders whose work is shaping business, philanthropy, and community impact across the Tampa Bay region, the organization said in a press release. Her dual recognition highlights her exceptional leadership, dedication to service, and longstanding commitment to advancing meaningful change in the community.<\/p>\n<p>As a leader in the nonprofit sector, Stringfellow has played a key role in supporting initiatives that expand access to housing, supportive services, and resources for individuals and families in need.<\/p>\n<p>The gala, hosted by Tampa Bay Business &amp; Wealth, honors influential women who demonstrate excellence in their industries while making a lasting impact through leadership and service. Honorees are selected for their professional achievements, innovation, and contributions to the community.<\/p>\n<p>727, 813, and 941 food truck wars set for Win! Derby<\/p>\n<p>ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Get ready for a high-energy culinary showdown as &#8220;Food Truck Wars&#8221; takes over Win! Derby on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. This two-day food festival will bring together some of the region&#8217;s most popular food trucks for an epic battle representing area codes 727, 813, and 941.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is $5 per person.<\/p>\n<p>Food truck lovers from across Tampa Bay can experience a wide variety of flavors, from savory street eats to decadent desserts. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste, vote, and crown their favorite food trucks in this friendly competition.<\/p>\n<p>This event also serves as a fundraiser for Saturday Shoppes, which supports local small businesses and community initiatives throughout central Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Free parking is available on-site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stringfellow gets dual honors by business women ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Janet Stringfellow was recently recognized as a distinguished&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[109888,596,202,204,203,199,201,200,390,61651],"class_list":["post-251551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-food-truck-wars","tag-pinellas-county","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news","tag-tampa-bay-business-wealth","tag-women-who-win"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}