Natives want St. Pete’s ‘City of Green Benches’ history to be remembered

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay area is home to some of Florida’s richest history, but many worry that history is getting lost with all the new development and new residents who don’t know its significance.

How much weight does a name carry? At Green Bench Brewery, for head brewer and part owner Khristopher Johnson, it’s a question he doesn’t take lightly.

“If we’re going to call it Green Bench, which I’m down with, we have to tell this story. People have to know what this really means, or else we’re not representing it properly,” he said…

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