The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg:
#EmbraceTheRace
Teams have begun preparations for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, happening March 11-13. Mayor Kriseman invites everyone in the Sunshine City to Embrace the Race! Learn more about this incredible event here.
Click the image above or click here to watch the video.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
February 13 through February 20, 2016
| Saturday, February 13, 2:00 pm |
Tweed Ride 2016, St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, February 13, 7:00 pm |
TASCO Valentine's Day Semiformal, JW Cate Recreation Center
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, February 13, 7:00 pm |
Skyway Marina District: Movie Night! Sixteen Candles, St. Petersburg City Theater
Learn more here.
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| Sunday, February 14, 12:00 pm |
Tampa Bay Bridal Show, The Coliseum Learn more here.
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Tuesday, February 16 through
Thursday, February 18 |
Mayor Kriseman, Tampa Bay Partnership and Mayor's Youth Congress in Tallahassee, FL
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| Wednesday, February 17, 8:30 am |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, USF-St. Pete Annual Conference on World Affairs Opening Ceremony, University Student Center Ballroom
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| Friday, February 19, 8:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Speak, Career Education Breakfast, The Coliseum
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Saturday, February 20, 10:00 am
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Deputy Mayor Tomalin, 2nd Annual Midtown Walmart Neighborhood Market Black History Festival, Learn more here.
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Tampa Tribune: St. Pete uses Grand Prix race to promote tourism, downtown
While the buildup and spectacle of the annual grand prix seem to overwhelm downtown, city and race officials say the event has grown beyond just a car race.
Movie nights in the park, a 5K run and an "Embrace the Race" campaign to include local residents and businesses are in the works to broaden the appeal and to let people know that downtown is accessible up to and during the race weekend.
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Tampa Bay Times: Divestment v. Dividends: St. Petersburg Council debates trade offs
Ideology mixed it up with bread-and-butter politics at St. Petersburg's City Hall on Thursday.
At issue was the city's investment strategy, particularly in the parts of the Weeki-Wachee and Water Cost Stablization funds that have been invested in the stock market.
In December, Mayor Rick Kriseman joined activist calls for the city to divest its portfolio of fossil fuel-related stocks. And c
ouncil member Karl Nurse wants to start discussing how to eliminate fossil fuels from the city's portfolio at an April workshop.
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St. Petersburg Tribune: Kriseman says canceled 'Arts in Transit' project wasn't orphaned
"No one is questioning the reputations of Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse. They are phenomenal artists. The engineering component of this project simply requires a new and different approach. Mayor Kriseman remains excited about this project's ability to elevate our city even more."
"Because of the mayor's commitment to the arts and Central Avenue, considerable time and energy has been spent on this. It was never orphaned."
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STAR Communities: Q&A Series with Mayor Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin of St. Petersburg, FL
This month we are highlighting how communities work to improve public health. We spoke with Mayor Rick Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin of St. Petersburg, FL, a member of the the Fall 2015 Leadership Class.
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Tampa Tribune: Eve Epstein: Raising a red flag about 'independent contractor' status and wage theft
As residents of St. Petersburg and other Tampa Bay area communities embrace the new sharing economy of Uber and Lyft and stream into high-rises built by subcontractors using on-demand labor, local workers are at increasing risk of being misclassified as independent contractors.
This new paradigm has enormous ramifications for our region because we have one of the lowest median household income rankings of any major urban area. Income inequality and stagnant wage growth plague our ability to fully recover from the recession. Simply put, many Tampa Bay area workers are just getting by, and they cannot afford to lose wages legally owed to them.
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