Mayor Rick Kriseman

Mayor Kriseman  

Environmental scientists worry coastal areas will become inundated as sea levels continue to gradually rise across the globe-especially as few places have acknowledged sea-level rise as a serious threat.

A panel assembled as part of this week's Blue Ocean Film Festival aimed to explore the phenomenon's potential social, ecological and economic impacts in Florida, a state with scant elevation and tons at stake along its hundreds of miles of coast.

A sweet addition to downtown adds some flavor to the area. Mayor Rick Kriseman and the community came out for the grand opening of St. Pete Bakery Wednesday morning.

Voters said no to Greenlight Pinellas, and this isn't the first time this region has rejected an idea for mass rail transportation. Hillsborough County failed to pass it in 2010. And a new plan will be up again for a vote in 2016. Could voters be interested in a dual-county referendum?

St. Pete Bakery, a long-time fixture at the Saturday Morning Market, now has a storefront. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, his deputy, Kanika Tomalin, and other city personnel turned out for the ribbon-cutting Wednesday morning at 1961 4th St. N., which is in the city-owned Sunken Gardens building. The space once housed a Cold Stone Creamery and, most recently, The Sweet Spot. 

St. Petersburg's Studio@620 celebrated its 10th anniversary in grand style at the Coliseum, recognizing five couples in an evening it called "Magic of Community." And magic it was, including performances by Czyk, aerialists, stilt walkers, an accordionist and a Frank Sinatra-inspired performance of My Kind of Town delivered by Mayor Rick Kriseman.

Alan DeLisle, the new city development administrator, will report directly to the city administrator and the mayor. His role is to maintain oversight of the development, implementation and administration of city planning, zoning, economic and business development, licensing, inspection, urban redevelopment, downtown facilities and a variety of other duties. The role was previously held by Rick Mussett and Dave Metz has been acting city development administrator.

On the heels of naming a new arts director, Mayor Rick Kriseman on Friday announced another new member of his administration.
 

Alan DeLisle has been involved in economic development in Buffalo, Durham, N.C. and Louisville, Ky., where he most recently worked as director of that city's downtown partnership. 

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