A Minute with Will Michaels: The Benoist Memorial at the Pier
Get informed on what's happening with the New St. Petersburg Pier in a minute or less! This week, Will Michaels tells us about St. Petersburg's rich aviation history and the Benoist Memorial at the new Pier.
To watch the video, click the image above or click here.
To learn more about the new St. Pete Pier, click here.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
October 15 through October 22, 2016
| Saturday, October 15, 9:00 am |
Wastewater Treatment Plant Open House/Plant Tours
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| Saturday, October 15, 9:30 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Ribbon Cutting, New Chihuly Location, Morean Art Center
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| Saturday, October 15, 11:15 am |
Say Cheese, Cheese: How the Future of Food Lives on Social Media
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, October 15, 12:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, 27th Annual St. Pete Fire Rescue Fire Prevention Block Party, Fossil Park
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| Sunday, October 16, 12:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Swah-Rey event with Southeast Guide Dogs
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| Monday, October 17 through Wednesday, October 19 |
Mayor Kriseman with St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce to North Carolina for Economic Development Benchmarking Trip
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| Tuesday, October 18, 5:30 pm |
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| Tuesday, October 18, 6:00 pm |
Bridging the Gap - Pinellas County Schools Public Input Sessions, Boca Ciega High School
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| Wednesday, October 19, 6:00 pm |
From My House to The White House: Navigating the Crossroads of American Democracy, The Studio@620
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| Thursday, October 20, 6:00 pm |
St. Pete Preservation October Music & Movies in the Park, North Straub Park
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| Thursday, October 20, 6:00 pm |
Tropicana Field Revisioning Community Meeting, The Coliseum
Learn more here.
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| Friday, October 21, 9:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, 2016 Disability Employment Awareness Celebration, St. Petersburg Hilton
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| Friday, October 21, 5:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Connect 4 Families Collaborative & Pinellas County Urban League's Mental Health Awareness Conference
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| Saturday, October 22, 8:30 am |
Out of the Darkness Walk, South Straub Park
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| Saturday, October 22, 7:00 pm |
St. Pete Brewfest, St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
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Tuesday, October 11 |
Tampa Bay Times: Veteran recruiter J.P. DuBuque named St. Petersburg's first EDC chief to bring jobs to the city
St. Petersburg is about to launch its first Economic Development Corp. dedicated to recruiting more and better jobs to the city, and this morning announced veteran corporate recruiter J.P. DuBuque as the EDC's first president.
The creation of an EDC comes as St. Petersburg's downtown enjoys a renaissance in cultural activities, restaurants, hotels and a boom in housing construction. What has lagged are significant business relocations and expansions, as well as a pipeline of quality jobs - key goals of the new EDC.
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Tuesday, October 11 |
ABC Action News: St. Petersburg reaches milestone, creating first ever Economic Development Corp.
St. Petersburg reaching a business milestone by creating its own Economic Development Corp.
"St. Petersburg has had a competitive disadvantage," said Mayor Rick Kriseman.
But the city is playing catch up by opening its first ever EDC.
"It says that we're not willing to take the backseat to anybody any longer," he said.
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Tuesday, October 11
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Creative Loafing: Eat & do good: swah-rey anniversary fundraises for two causes
St. Petersburg dessert bar
swah-rey is turning 1. To celebrate the milestone, the Grand Central District sweets shop has fundraising events in store for its weekend-long anniversary party.
At 7 p.m. Friday, owners Leslie Ann and Gregg Ciccone - who highlight house-made desserts, coffee, craft beer and wine at swah-rey - will bring in local celebrities to act as guest bartenders for the night, which will benefit John Hopkins All Children's Hospital. A raffle for donated items from 12-plus area businesses and a silent auction are also planned.
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Tuesday, October 11
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10 News: St. Pete Fire throws block party
St. Petersburg firefighters will be firing up the grill on Saturday, October 15th. They're throwing a block party for residents at Fossil Park, 6635 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N.
"It's our 27th annual Fire Prevention Block Party," says St. Pete Fire's Lisa Brekke. "There's going to be lots of fun stuff for families. It's a free community event."
The block party runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and includes a fire truck display, police K9 demonstrations, Bayflight landing, bounce houses, face painting, and free food and drinks.
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Tuesday, October 11 |
Patch: St. Petersburg Wastewater Treatment Plants to Host Open Houses, Public Tours
To inform St. Petersburg's citizens and provide education on the day-to-day operations at the city's wastewater treatment plants, open houses and public tours have been planned for two of the city's treatment facilities this Saturday, October 15. From 9 a.m. to noon, citizens are invited to view operations and ask questions at the Northwest Water Reclamation facility, 7500 26th Ave. N., or at the Northeast Water Reclamation facility, 1160 62nd Ave., N.E. Plant employees and other city staff members will be available to answer questions during the open houses.
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Thursday, October 13 |
Tampa Bay Times: Southwest Airlines announces start of $59 ticket sales from Tampa to Havana
Flying from Tampa to Havana was once so convenient and affordable that Rene Gonzalez would return home from school and quickly grab a suitcase if his parents decided on a whim to visit Cuba's capital.
That was more than a half-century ago, before the Cuban revolution and embargo, before commercial flights between the United States and the island nation ceased.
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The City Hall Broadcast: Chris Ballestra talk about the new St. Pete Pier
Radio St. Pete has partnered with the City of St. Petersburg on the production of a bi-weekly podcast "The City Hall Broadcast." Join host Will Kuncz of the Homemade Broacast, for this unique, inside and informal view of our city government.
To hear the podcast, click the image above or click here.
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