St. Pete Mayor's Office Ice Bucket Challenge

On Wednesday, August 20, Mayor Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Tomalin took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Learn more about ALS and the Ice Bucket Challenge here: http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html

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

Wednesday, August 27, 12 p.m.	Superintendent's Roundtable with Dr. Michael Grego
Thursday, August 28, 8 a.m.	Placement Works Visits - Home Depot; Best Buy; Publix; The Flying Pig; Fresh Market
Thursday, August 28, 2 p.m.	Change of Command Ceremony with The Secretary of Defense - Tampa Convention Center
Thursday, August 28, 6 p.m.	St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Good 'Burger Awards - Jannus Live
Friday, August 29, 8:30 a.m.	Speak to USF Board of Trustees
Friday, August 29, 2:30 p.m.	Shoot Anti-Bullying Video with Great 38

Deputy Mayor Tomalin

Wednesday, August 27, 12 p.m.	Superintendent's Roundtable with Dr. Michael Grego
Wednesday, August 27, 6:30 p.m.	Public Kick-off, Downtown Waterfront Master Plan - Hilton Bayfront
Thursday, August 28, 6 p.m.	St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Good 'Burger Awards - Jannus Live

Of Note:

This week the 2014 Minority Enterprise Development Conference - "Connecting Business with Opportunity" - was held in Tampa. In recognition of MED Week, Mayor Kriseman brought his Small Business Tour to several minority-owned businesses in St. Petersburg, including:

Against the Grain, 1560 16th Street South

Fay's Deli & Subs, 1538 16th Street South

Harry's Crabs, 1500 16th Street South

9 Stone, 1502 16th Street South

Smith Funeral Home, 1534 16th Street South

In The Media:

Aug 18, 2014

Arch Daily Architecture News: St. Petersburg Calls for New Pier Design Submissions

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida is once more seeking candidates for the design of its new pier. The call comes two years after a pier design by Michael Maltzan Architecture was selected over rival schemes by BIG and West 8, but was eventually turned down after significant public criticism. To avoid a repeat of that incident, the current selection process for candidates and their subsequent proposals will incorporate more community input.

Aug 19, 2014

Tampa Tribune Editorial: Let new pier process run its course

There were two major items on St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman's to-do list when he took office in January: hire a new police chief and figure out what to do with the shuttered Pier.

With the swearing in last week of Police Chief Anthony Holloway, Kriseman can check that first box. Now he needs to focus his attention on the much more difficult task of building a new pier or perhaps refurbishing the existing Pier.

Aug 19, 2014

The St. Petersburg Tribune: New chief asks community's help forging positive ties

Police Chief Anthony Holloway had a message for residents of St. Petersburg Tuesday evening: He's going to need some help from the "good" people.

Aug 19, 2014

Tampa Bay Business Journal: The buzz from TEDxPoynter in St. Petersburg (Storify)

Dr Kanika Tomalin "Resilience is about the social capital before disruption."#tedxpoynter @poynter

August 21, 2014

BuzzFeed: Nearly 400 people Bought Each Other Drinks at a Starbucks in Florida

Our story begins at 7 a.m. in the morning, at a Starbucks drive-through in St Petersburg, Florida.

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