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Waveney Ann Moore - St. Petersburg General Assignment Reporter
Waveney Ann Moore

St. Petersburg General Assignment Reporter

I cover a variety of topics, from neighborhoods to religion to projects such as the St. Petersburg Pier. I learn something new every day, whether it’s about preservation issues, the surprises that have cropped up for some homeowners about submerged lands under their docks, or the way people live their faith –- or not! My work includes meeting fascinating people, among them Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Santeria priest who was a devout parishioner at a local Catholic church, and would-be politicians who want to shape their part of the world. I was born in Guyana, South America, when there was no television and grew up a voracious reader. And for the many who ask about my name, there actually is a Waveney river in England (actually, it's called River Waveney).

  1. St. Pete’s Sunken Gardens comes to life in new children’s book
    1 hour ago• St. Petersburg
    The Sunken Gardens Forever Foundation has published a children's book, "Sophie & Zack at Sunken Gardens." The project includes giving a copy of the book to third graders in Title I schools in St. Petersburg and inviting them to visit the gardens on a docent-led trip.
  2. Sale of St. Pete’s Grace Connection Church hits another stumbling block
    Feb. 12• St. Petersburg
    Grace Connection Church, at 635 64th St. S in St. Petersburg. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  3. Here and abroad, Pinellas retirees helping Habitat for Humanity build homes
    Feb. 12• Pinellas
    Betty and Chuck Oldanie pose outside of their home in Seminole, Friday, February 7, 2020. Both are Habitat For Humanity volunteers.
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  5. St. Pete’s Rev. Andy Oliver practices ’ministry without fear’
    Feb. 5• St. Petersburg
    On Feb. 2, Rev. Andy Oliver of Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, FL, prays before communion. CORTNEY LESOVOY | Special to the Times
  6. Pinellas Park developer to transform two mobile home parks into apartments
    Jan. 30• Pinellas
    Rendering of Alta Belleair, 1650 S Fort Harrison, Largo
  7. Longtime Florida child advocate Jack Levine receives this year’s Chiles Advocacy Award
    Jan. 24• Pinellas
    Child and family advocate Jack Levine.
  8. Janet Echelman’s signature St. Pete Pier sculpture has temporarily disappeared
    Jan. 23• Pinellas
    The Net House of Cocoa removed the sculpture netting and prepared it for shipping back to the fabricator.
  9. A half-century later, plaque could replace mural in St. Pete City Hall
    Jan. 23• St. Petersburg
    The vacant wall, right, in the main center stairway of St. Petersburg City Hall is the area from which activist Joe Waller, who later changed his name to Omali Yeshitela, tore down a mural by artist George Snow Hill. SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  10. Islamic civil rights leader to speak at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith service
    Jan. 16• Pinellas
    Church members hold hands and sing during the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Memorial Service.
  11. Janet Echelman’s Pier sculpture will be taken down and reinstalled
    Jan. 8• St. Petersburg
    A look down at Bending Arc as cranes begin to raise the net-like structure over the new St. Pete Pier on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The $1.5 million sculpture from artist Janet Echelman, is scheduled to be complete in February with the Pier scheduled to open this spring. Echelman's sculpture will measure about the length of a football field, and will be suspended from 65-foot pylons. The structure will move with the wind and be illuminated at night.
  12. A beloved family tradition flourishes despite loss
    Jan. 8• Pinellas
    A new generation now participates in the annual Hanukkah gathering that was started in the mid-1960's.
  13. Andy Corty, vice president of Times Publishing Co. and president of Florida Trend, retires
    Jan. 7• St. Petersburg
    Andy Corty poses for a portrait outside the Tampa Bay Times newsroom and offices. Corty is retiring after a career of almost 40 years with the Times Publishing Co. On Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in St. Petersburg.
  14. Tampa Bay clergy react to United Methodist break-up over LGBTQ inclusion
    Jan. 4• News
    The sign of Allendale United Methodist Church last year congratulating the couple that the Rev. Andy Oliver married at the Carter G. Woodson Museum last year.
  15. Race to complete St. Pete Pier by spring heading into final lap
    Jan. 1• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg's new 26-acre Pier District is expected, to cost about $92 million. Interior work at the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center presented by the Milkey Family Foundation is being completed, center.
  16. Those who died homeless in Pinellas County this year memorialized at interfaith service
    Dec. 19, 2019• Pinellas
    Dozens of people attended an interfaith service on Dec. 15 to remember homeless men and women who died in Pinellas County in 2019. The service included readings from Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions, reciting the names of the deceased and candle lighting. The National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown St. Petersburg.
  17. Habitat for Humanity launches $6 million affordable housing project in St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park
    Dec. 12, 2019• Pinellas
    New home owner Shanequa Shorter, left, hugs her daughter, Tamiya Tarver, 7, right, after they received the keys to their new home in Pinellas Park, Monday, December 9, 2019. Seventy-five homes are being built by Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties in Tellor Estates, in Pinellas Park, over the next 24 months. "This is a dream for us, " said Shorter. "I thank all of the volunteers so much."
  18. A shuffleboard revival in St. Petersburg
    Dec. 10, 2019• Pinellas
    First time shuffleboard player Missa Kes, 29, St. Petersburg, front, left, shoots her disc during an open shuffle event at the club, Friday, December 6, 2019. The club has open shuffle events for the public Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights in St. Petersburg. Friday Night Shuffles are free.
  19. St. Pete Pier marketplace to feature a diverse mix of vendors and products
    Dec. 6, 2019• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg's new 26-acre Pier District will feature a marketplace for local vendors. It is shaded with solar panels.
  20. Pasadena Jewelers will close after three generations
    Dec. 5, 2019• Pinellas
    Philip S. D'Elia, president, Pasadena Jewelers, whose family has been in the jewelry business in Tampa Bay since the 1930's, is retiring and will close his store at 6856 Gulfport Blvd. S, South Pasadena, on Dec. 24.
  21. St. Petersburg couple seeks historic status for dentist’s building
    Dec. 4, 2019• Pinellas
    Elihu Brayboy his wife, Carolyn Brayboy, who are known as Mr B and Mrs. B, outside of the Dr. Gilbert H. Leggett Building, 2154 Ninth Ave. S. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in St. Petersburg.
  22. Taxpayer subsidies inevitable at the new St. Pete Pier
    Nov. 27, 2019• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg's new 26-acre Pier District, with components that will include a coastal thicket walking path, marketplace, playground, tilted lawn, and pavilion, is expected to open in the spring. The project , which will also include two restaurants, the Teak on the fourth floor of the Pier head building, and Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grille on the waterfront closer to downtown, is expected, to cost about $92 million. A view looking east shows the Pier Head building, background from the tilted lawn, foreground.
  23. Holiday Hopes: Single father craves stability for his family
    Nov. 27, 2019• Pinellas
    Jose Ferrer, 47, holds his children, Jazell Ferrer, 6, and Christian Meincke, 11, while spending time together at Albert Whitted Park in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in St. Petersburg.
  24. CASA receives $1 million gift to address domestic violence in Pinellas County
    Nov. 27, 2019• Pinellas
    Lariana Forsythe, CEO of Community Action Stops Abuse, or CASA, is shown with retired businessman and philanthropist David Baldwin, and St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway. Holloway presented Baldwin with the CASA Community Hero Award during a Nov. 20 program at police headquarters to announce Baldwin’s $1 million gift to establish an endowment for CASA.