The outcome was sobering. He has been a businessman there for just as long. He and his wife, Ann Thompson Taylor, who is black, own Lundy's Liquors, a beverage catering outlet and an income tax preparation office. John Taylor says he likes his neighborhood, his neighbors and his customers. He is convinced, however, that the south side gets a bum rap because most African-Americans live there.
Every neighborhood has problems.
Ours just gets more negative press. South St. Pete is never spoken of positively. It's spat out instead of spoken. White people spit it out. It defines a dislike or hatred that is not superficial.