Sep 2, 2025 - News
Photos: St. Pete chalks sidewalks to protest street art crack down
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Demonstrators over the weekend chalked up St. Petersburg sidewalks with rainbows and messages of unity and inclusion to protest the state crackdown on street art.
The latest: By Monday, the Progress Pride intersection at Central Avenue and 25th Street was the city's last remaining pavement mural after state crews covered up four others.
- That includes the "Black History Matters" mural outside the Woodson African American Museum of Florida, which was removed Friday night.
ICYMI: St. Pete police arrested two pastors who they say attempted to block Florida Department of Transportation crews from covering the artwork.
