Congratulations to Police Chief Anthony Holloway, the City of St. Petersburg's Most Valuable Burger!
On Thursday, September 3, the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Good Burger Awards. St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway was named "Most Valuable Burger," receiving the most votes from the citizens of the Sunshine City.
A Good 'Burger is a business, organization, or individual in greater St. Pete making a positive impact in our community.
Congratulations to Chief Holloway!
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
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September 5 through September 12, 2015
| Saturday, September 5 |
SPF15
SHINE St. Petesburg Mural Festival
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| Monday, September 7 |
Labor Day Please Note: City offices will be closed in observance of this holiday.
For information about children's Labor Day activities at Great Explorations, click here.
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| Tuesday, September 8, 11:30 am |
Mayor Kriseman: Back to Football Forum, Grand Hyatt, Tampa
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| Wednesday, September 9, 8:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman: Visit to Hamilton Disston School
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| Wednesday, September 9, 6:30 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Speak, Story Days in Tampa Bay with Paula Madison,
Museum of Fine Arts
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Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 pm
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Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, SPF15 Opening Reception
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| Thursday, September 10, 8:30 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Speak, St. Pete Interfaith Association, West Ministry Palms
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| Friday, September 11, 7:30 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Speak, Patriot Day Memorial Breakfast, Coliseum
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| Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, USF-St. Pete 50th Anniversary Block Party
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| Saturday, September 12, 10:30 am |
Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, TASCO Annual BBQ Cook-Off, Crescent Lake
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Tampa Bay Times: Kriseman: Cuban trip could pay off with consulate office
Mayor Rick Kriseman said Cuban officials are receptive to his idea of placing a consulate for the island nation in Florida's Sunshine City..
"Having a Cuban consulate would be a very good thing for us," Kriseman said at a City Hall news conference Tuesday, three days after his return from a weather-shortened trip to Havana.
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Bay News 9: City leaders look to bring Cuban consulate to St. Pete
The American and Cuban embassies have only been open a few weeks and Mayor Rick Kriseman is wasting no time trying to bring a consulate to St. Petersburg.
"Having a Cuban consulate would be a very good thing for us," said Mayor Kriseman.
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Tampa Tribune: Consulate or not, mayor says St. Pete will gain from Cuba visit
A delegation of St. Petersburg city officials returned from Cuba with no new knowledge about where the island nation may open its first U.S. consulate in five decades.
But City Council Chairman Charlie Gerdes, part of the delegation led by Mayor Rick Kriseman, said they did learn about one place it won't be.
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Tampa Bay Business Journal: Kriseman says Cuba trip built strong connections, despite being cut short
St. Petersburg Mayor
Rick Kriseman said he found Cuban people warm and friendly with no hatred to Americans, despite being "very nationalistic in their outlook."
The trip, which began Friday morning, was cut short because of a looming storm impacting both communities.
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Creative Loafing: SHINE mural festival is aglow in St. Pete
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SHINE mural festival, from Sept. 1st through the 12th, will provide the city of St. Petersburg with more than 10 new large murals on downtown walls, painted by local and visiting artists, all hand-picked by curator Tes One. Additional art exhibits and events will be held, such as this film that opened the festival.
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WFLA: St. Pete Police to be trained on transgender interactions
St. Petersburg Police Department supervisors will be trained, for the first time, on how to interact with transgender people during arrests or exchanges on Friday.
Chief Anthony Holloway outlined a policy on appropriate interactions with transgender individuals. "It is the policy of the St. Petersburg Police Department to treat all people with dignity, respect, and professionalism," the department states. The training is part of a broader trend across the country. About a year ago the Department of Justice started training agencies on interacting with people in the transgender community.
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Tweet of the Week
St. Petersburg is a City of the Arts.
September 1st through the 12th, the Sunshine City will put a spotlight on the power of art in public spaces and highlight St. Petersburg as an international arts destination.
Learn more about the St. Petersburg Mural Festival here.
Learn more about SPF15 here.
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