Healthy St. Pete Test Kitchen: Summer Poke
Join us in the Child's Park Recreation Center's Test Kitchen for season 2 of Healthy St. Pete Test Kitchen, with your host Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin and local Birch and Vine Chef Jason Cline.
To learn more about Healthy St. Pete, click here.
To watch the video, click the image above or click here.
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A Minute with Malcolm Allan: The Pier - A Sense of Place
Get informed on what's happening with the New St. Petersburg Pier in a minute or less! This week, Malcolm Allan of Colliers tells us about the new St. Petersburg Pier and a sense of place.
To learn more about the St. Petersburg Pier, click here.
To watch the video, click the image above or click here .
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Baseball Forever: Tonight!
IT'S THE 9TH INNING. BASES ARE LOADED.
LET'S GO ST. PETE! LET'S SUPPORT OUR RAYS!
Join us for Baseball Forever Night at Tropicana Field on Friday, August 19, at 7:10 p.m, when the Tampa Bay Rays play the Texas Rangers.
With each lower level individual ticket sold ($25), you'll receive a free Rays baseball cap. Upper level tickets are $10 each. Tickets are available online here.
OR purchase a group of tickets (10 or more) by emailing [email protected] . No online transaction fees. Welcome on scrolling scoreboard.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
August 20 through August 27, 2016
| Saturday, August 20, 9:00 am |
68th Annual Fish-A-Thon, Lake Jorgensen
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, August 20, 12:00 pm |
Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest, Morean Arts Center
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, August 20, 7:00 pm |
DTSP Summer Cinema, ARTpool Gallery
Learn more here.
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| Sunday, August 21, 2:00 pm |
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| Monday, August 22, 6:30 pm |
Tropicana Field Revisioning Community Meeting, USF St. Petersburg Student Center
Learn more here.
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| Tuesday, August 23, 6:30 pm |
Mayor Kriseman,Bike Share and Proposed Hub Locations Public Meeting, Sunshine Center
Learn more here.
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| Wednesday, August 24, 1:30 pm |
Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Small Business Tours
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| Thursday, August 25, 5:30 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Ribbon Cutting, Victory Automotive Service
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Friday, August 26, 6:00 pm
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Rally Around Town: Port St. Pete Food Truck Rally, Port of St. Petersburg
Learn more here.
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| Friday August 26, 7:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Not My Son Community Canvas, New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church
Learn more here.
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| Friday, August 26, 8:00 pm |
Skyway Marina District: Movie Night! The Goonies, St. Petersburg City Theater
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, August 27, 7:00 pm |
Cuba Casino Night, St. Petersburg Museum of History
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, August 27, 8:00 pm |
Selwyn Birchwood, The Palladium Theater
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Wednesday, August 17 |
The Gabber: Local Businesses Honored at Vinoy
Local businesses and non-profits were recognized at the eighth annual LocalShops 1 Community Awards on Sunday, August 14. The ceremony, held at Marchand's restaurant at the Vinoy Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg, had over 150 attendees representing businesses and organizations throughout the Bay area. Addressing the crowd, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman praised their contributions to the community and reiterated the city's support.
Founded in 2008, LocalShops 1 is a coalition of independent businesses throughout the Bay area. Every year, they celebrate their anniversary by honoring local businesses and non-profits.
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Wednesday, August 17 |
Creative Loafing: With election months out, Dems, clergy spotlight GOP/Dem healthcare differences in St. Pete
The Affordable Care Act. (
Fine, Obamacare.)
The controversial health care reform effort was a major talking point heading into the 2010 midterms and the 2012 presidential election, and to this day some Republicans still like to cast their Democratic (or moderate Republican primary) opponents as Obama-lovin', socialized medicine-peddlin' commie-nazis bent on quadrupling the national debt out of pure hate for America. Or something.
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Wednesday, August 17 |
Tampa Bay Times Editorial: Kriseman's progressive budget for St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman's proposed 2017 city budget addresses immediate challenges while investing in initiatives to improve and maintain quality of life as the city grows. This well-rounded proposal makes good use of a nearly $8 million bump generated by rising property values and includes a nominal reduction in the property tax rate. It also reflects the mayor's progressive agenda that promotes modest investments in small businesses, individuals and social programs that could make a long-term difference.
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Thursday, August 18 |
Tampa Bay Times: First Tee golfers from St. Petersburg earn a trip to Pebble Beach
Claire Vermette and Sadie Chlapowski have played golf throughout the state in junior golf tournaments and as members of the First Tee of St. Petersburg. Seldom have they had the chance to play outside of Florida.
"I played Pinehurst No. 6 (in North Carolina) a few weeks ago," said Vermette, a junior at Northeast High School.
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Thursday, August 18
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The Weekly Challenger: The new CRA has hit the ground running
Last Friday, the City's media department released the good news that the new South St. Petersburg CRA (Community Redevelopment Area) had made its first official round of grants in what city and community leaders anticipate will be an annual grant cycle over the next 30 years.
It was a moment that had been years in the making. Seven years to be precise - from the time community leaders began to push for the CRA's creation in 2009 to the time the city council took its unanimous vote to approve the inaugural slate of 33 grants totaling $468,000 last Thursday.
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