Fire Prevention Week

Hear why Fire Prevention Week is personally important to Mayor Rick Kriseman.

Mayor's Memo

Friends,

Because transparency is so important, I want to share some highlights from my schedule as well as the schedule of the Deputy Mayor. We hope to see you in the Sunshine City!

Mayor Rick Kriseman

Mayor Kriseman

Sunday, October 5, 2:00 pm	Sunday Morning Market on the Deuces Launch
Tuesday, October 7, 6:00 pm	Address Area Agency on Aging
Wednesday, October 8, 8:00 am	Walk to School Day, Melrose Elementary
Wednesday, October 8, 10:00 am	Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
Wednesday, October 8, 3:00 pm	Small Business Tour, Tyrone Area
Thursday, October 9, 8:00 am	Ribbon Cutting, Public Supermarket, 3700 4th Street North
Thursday, October 9, 5:30 pm	Downtown Residents Civic Association
Saturday, October 11, 12:00 pm	Fire Prevention Block Party Northwest Park

Deputy Mayor Tomalin

Sunday, October 5, 10:00 am	Sunday Morning Market on the Deuces Launch
Wednesday, October 8, 3:00 pm	Small Business Tour, Tyrone Area
Wednesday, October 8, 6:00 pm	CONA Leadership - City Hall
Thursday, October 9, 8:00 am	Health, Wellness & Wellbeing Conference All Children's Hospital
Saturday, October 11, 12:00 pm	Fire Prevention Block Party Northwest Park

Of Note:

Saturday, October 4, St Petersburg's Saturday Morning Market returns for it's 13th season - Saturdays from Oct. - May, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. , Al Lang Field parking lot, 1st Ave S and 1st Street. The Urban Gypsies perform opening day, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Browse for fresh fruits and vegetables, loaves of rustic bread, gourmet-prepared foods, specialty foods, herbs, plants, hand crafted gifts and much more. New: cooking demonstration this fall. www.saturdaymorningmarket.com

Tuesday, October 7, please join us at the Hospitality Connect: Meet, Greet & Collaborate, as we bring together members of St. Petersburg's hospitality industry at our third annual networking event - 4:00-5:30pm at Mahaffey Theater, Grand Ballroom, 400 1st Street South. Please RSVP for this FREE event, register online: stpete.com/hospitalityconnects or call 727-388-2911

Monday, October 13, Mayor Kriseman invites you to attend a public workshop on the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Plan. The meeting will be organized in a "breakout" format arranged around four major topics through which to channel input from the public - Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, Economic Development, Public Safety and Community Growth and Empowerment. The public will be asked to identify issues, policies and funding strategies that will help shape the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Plan. The workshop will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Manhattan Casino Ballroom, which is located at 642 22nd Street South. You can also access important materials related to the South St. Petersburg revitalization effort at the South St. Petersburg CRA Webpage. For more information, contact Rick D. Smith at [email protected] or (727) 893-7106.

In The Media:

September 26

Business Insider: 40 Under 40

The Gulf Coast's next generation of business leaders features Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin.

September 28

Business Insider: Obesity Research Takes High-tech Twist at Florida School

Freshmen at Florida's Lakewood High School lined up against gold and black gymnasium mats on Friday to have their height and weight measured, an assessment to launch a novel study on fighting teenage obesity with trendy new technology.
Researchers affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine, whose network includes a Florida children's hospital near the school, plan to use results of the screening to select about 50 overweight students and track their activity levels using the Fitbit, a connected wristband.

September 30

News from #CityLab2014, which Mayor Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Tomalin attended in Los Angeles, California earlier this week

Find many more #CityLab2014 stories at the City Lab website, here:

www.citylab.com

Over the last three days, hundreds of leaders from cities around the world have converged in Los Angeles to share ideas at the CityLab: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges conference. The event attracted mayors from as far away as Israel and Greece and as nearby as Los Angeles and Santa Monica.

September 30

Epoch Times: What Cities Can Do to Lower Income Inequality

Income inequality in the US is among the highest of all developed countries, and it keeps rising. In 15 states, including California, income inequality rose last year, according to the Census Bureau. Census data also shows that inequality within major US cities is worse than for the US as a whole.

October 1

St. Petersburg Tribune: "Park and Walk" patrols aim to connect police, residents

St. Petersburg police officers are getting out of their cars and walking the streets in an effort to build a better relationship with residents. It is one of the changes new Police Chief Anthony Holloway said were coming when he took the job in August. Instead of patrolling in their cars, officers will spend more time walking through neighborhoods and talking to residents about what they see going on when police aren't there.

October 2

Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg police to change uniforms from green to blue

St. Petersburg police are happy to turn blue.
The department will soon clean out its wardrobe, replacing its standard green uniform with a dark blue that officers say will give them more cover at night and respect on patrol. New Chief Anthony Holloway said he hopes to have about two-thirds of the 550-person force outfitted by January.

Tweet of the Week

Our children were so excited to have St Pete Mayor Kriseman stop by to read for our Headstart Awareness kickoff

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St. Petersburg, FL 33701

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