Catch the Latest Blogs on St. Pete Patch!

With the St. Pete Primary Election Aug. 27, community members continue to weigh in through blogs on Patch.  Have an opinion on elections?  Please consider sharing in blogs!

Our Local Voices Bloggers fill us in on interesting, important and humorous parts of life in St. Pete.

Have thoughts on The Pier and The Lens?  Here's a look at some recent blogs on the topic:

• Pier Factor: Can a Curved Pier be Scared Straight?
• Haven't Voted On the LENS - Here is all you need to know
• The Tidy Bowl Town
• Pier into the Future: The Welcome Mat and Hub
• Vote on The Pier Press Conference

Blog about what matters to you.  Here's how:

1. Go to www.stpete.patch.com

2. Click on "Join" on the upper right side of the page.

3. Follow the simple instructions to confirm your account.

4. Log in and click on your name in the upper right.

5. Click on "Edit Profile" on the right and add a photo and a brief bio

Once you’re logged in, go to the homepage.

1. On the homepage, scroll down to the “Who’s Blogging?” module which is below the “News & Blogs” feed.

2. Click on the “Start blogging” button at the bottom right of the “Who’s Blogging?” module.

3. Complete setup by inputting the name of your blog, description and choosing or uploading a blog icon image

4. Click on “Create your blog.”

5. Now you can either “Write your first post,” “Dress up your blog” or tell people about it.

6. For your first blog all you need is a category, a brief description, a photo and then your text in the body of the article.

7. Click ‘Post Now,’ or if you are not ready to post, save it as a draft and come back to it later.