Booker Creek Opening Celebration

Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of Booker Creek!

On Saturday, June 21st, from 11:00AM to noon we will celebrate the Grand Opening of Booker Creek on the corner of Ingleside (11th) Avenue South and 5th Street. We are hoping to have dignitaries from City Hall, City Departments, The Tampa Bay Estuary Program, NOAA, and The Tampa Bay Rays.

As you probably know this project was hard fought for, long in the waiting, and a huge success for everyone. Come out and share in the observation of this momentous occasion that links three Midtown neighborhoods, revitalized the health of Booker Creek, and prepares the way for the development of The Historic Booker Creek Trail.

This trail will connect with the Pinellas Trail to bring people through our beautiful neighborhoods and offer an outdoor experience that will get them in touch with nature revitalized and a history of the Tocobaga Indians in Bartlett Park, Historic Roser Park, and in Campbell Park, African American History in St. Petersburg, The Negro Baseball League that played in Oliver Field, and modern City and Baseball history at the Tropicana Dome.

(from Kai Warren)