Mayor Rick Kriseman

The Downtown Waterfront Master Plan team is holding the next multi-day workshop at the end of January 2015:

• Monday, January 26 6:30 p.m.: "Opening Night" presentation & interactive community input
• Wednesday, January 28 4-7 p.m.: Open House Hours - view design in development in informal setting
• Thursday, January 29 6:30 p.m.: Presentation to explore programmatic design & implementation approaches

All events will be held at USFSP Harbor Hall Gallery (former Salvador Dali Museum): 1000 3rd Street South, 33701

Get involved on line! Go to www.stpeteinnovision.com to discuss topics and questions related to starter ideas from Phase II. Don't miss the holiday rewards available now for your participation.

Tuesday, January 27, 6:00 pm     

 A Conversation with Chief Anthony Holloway, at
Gibbs High School Cafeteria (Parking at 31st St. South entrance)

Join Chief Holloway and Mayor Kriseman for a roundtable discussion on ways to improve the relationship between police and the community. Help us set goals for the future - bring your concerns and your solutions!

Across Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, one of the biggest King parades in the nation was taking place.

Mayor Rick Kriseman is  heading to Washington, D.C.  Wednesday for the 83rd winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors where he'll listen to remarks by Vice President Joe Biden and attend meetings with other mayors at the White House. 

With its recent profusion of murals, downtown St. Pete seems to have a level of vibrance that wasn't there in, say, 2007.

Something about these works, done by muralists like Sebastian Coolidge, Bask and Jennifer Kosharek, makes the place seem more alive than it once was. They're the visual equivalents of the music spilling out onto the streets from countless downtown venues every Saturday night. 

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The mayors from St. Petersburg and Clearwater want other Pinellas cities to kick in more money to support Safe Harbor, the sheriff's homeless shelter.

Mayor Rick Kriseman of St. Petersburg and George Cretekos of Clearwater sent a letter to the county's other 22 cities last week making their case. Homelessness, they said, is a countywide issue that can best be solved by working together. And, Kriseman said Wednesday in an interview, some cities could be doing more.

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For 29 years the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been honored at the annual Leadership Awards Breakfast. The historic Coliseum, located downtown at 535 4th Ave. N., was packed again this year with those wanting change and in need of an inspirational message. 

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While taking unpaid time has some big financial implications for you, going back to work too soon has serious drawbacks too. "That initial time to bond with your child, you don't get that back," says St. Pete mayor Rick Kriseman who recently expanded paid leave to city employees. Plus, he notes, "In those first few weeks, you are so sleep deprived. How do you function at work? Do your job normally? Give it your attention and not make mistakes? That's asking a lot of new parents." 

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