On Saturday, February 27, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Chris Steinocher will kick off the city's Baseball Forever campaign. The campaign, an initiative of the City of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, residents, and fans, is designed to market the City to the Tampa Bay Rays and ensure that St. Petersburg is the forever home of the Rays.
The Baseball Forever Campaign is an initiative of the City of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, residents, and fans of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Initiatives to Decrease Gun Violence
Today Mayor Rick Kriseman and Chief of Police Anthony Holloway announced new initiatives to decrease gun violence in the city of St. Petersburg.
Mayor Kriseman asked gun shops to distribute his letter to legal gun owners, asking them to store their guns safely to keep them out of the hands of children and criminals. The letter also informs them to pick-up a free gun lock at the police department's Crime Prevention Unit by calling 893-7128. Anyone who lives or works in the City of St. Petersburg is eligible to receive a free gun lock.
Chief Holloway explained that many guns stolen out of cars end up in the wrong hands on the street. In 2015, of a total of 293 guns reported stolen, 155 were taken from vehicles. He reminded gun owners to remove their weapons from their vehicles and lock their vehicle doors.
Free auto theft prevention devices (clubs) are also available through the police dept.
The Mayor and Chief also introduced the new Community Intervention Director, Rev. Kenny Irby. This is a new position created to ensure young felons are provided with community resources to help them get back on a successful track.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
February 27 through March 5, 2016
| Saturday, February 27, 9:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Southeastern Guide Dogs St. Petersburg Walkathon, Vinoy Park
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| Saturday, February 27, 9:30 am |
African American Heritage Trail Walking Tour "The Deuces", Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, February 27, 7:30 pm |
St. Petersburg Jazz Festival: Fred Johnson & Helios Jazz Orchestra, SPC Music Center
Learn more here.
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| Sunday, February 28, 4:00 pm |
St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival, USF St. Petersburg
Learn more here.
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| Monday, February 29, 5:30 pm |
Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Dispatches from the Gulf, Deepwater Horizon Documentary, The Mahaffey
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| Tuesday, March 1, 9:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, 2016 Symposium on the Future of Energy Development Off Florida's Coasts, The Mahaffey
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| Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, South Branch Library
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Wednesday, March 2, 12:00 pm
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Mayor Kriseman, Mayors Council of Pinellas County, St. Pete Marriott
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| Thursday, March 3, 11:30 am |
Mayor Kriseman, St. Petersburg Officer of the Year, St. Petersburg Yacht Club
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| Thursday, March 3, 6:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Vom Fass
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| Friday, March 4, 10:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Groundbreaking, ONE St. Pete
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| Friday, March 4, 11:30 am |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, USF St. Pete Leadership Community Practicum, City Government Seminar, City Hall
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| Saturday, March 5, 9:00 am |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Speak, Awakening Into the Sun Festival Kickoff, South Straub Park
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| Saturday, March 5, 9:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Grand Prix Volunteer Welcome
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| Saturday, March 5, 11:00 am |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Read, 6th Annual Literacy Reading Festival, James Weldon Johnson Library Branch |
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Janelle Irwin SPB: St. Petersburg hires full-time community intervention director
Expressing outrage and concern over a rash of shootings that left seven dead in the closing weeks of 2015, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman vowed to spend $1 million combating gun violence - particularly in the mostly poor Midtown and South St. Pete neighborhoods.
Kriseman took the first step in making good on that promise this week by hiring a community intervention director. During a speech at the Carter G. Woodson African-American History Museum last month, Kriseman announced a position would be created to lead the charge in stamping out gun violence. This position appears to fit that bill.
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Pete starts pedaling toward bike share partnership
It took three attempts, but a bike share program appears to be cruising toward reality in St. Petersburg.
In a non-binding vote, six City Council members signaled Thursday they supported Mayor Rick Kriseman's $1.5 million bike share proposal. They left open the question of how to pay for it.
The City Council should take a final vote in April if negotiations go as expected with CycleHop, which already runs Tampa's program.
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Tampa Bay Times: Montanari on the Mend
St. Petersburg City Council member Ed Montanari is doing well post-heart surgery, reports his friend, former mayor Rick Baker.
Montanari, 57, traveled to the renowned Cleveland Clinic for surgery on Feb. 23. He is expected to miss a few months while he recovers.
The surgery went well and there weren't any complications, Baker said.
Baker relayed the good news at a surprise 90th birthday party for former mayor Don Jones at City Hall. All the city's living mayors were in attendance, including current Mayor Rick Kriseman and former mayors Bill Foster, David Fischer and Bob Ulrich.
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Janelle Irwin SPB: Bike share program heads to City Council for up or down vote
St. Pete City Council will decide whether or not to approve funding for a proposed bike share program. During a workshop Thursday approved via straw poll scheduling full City Council approval. A specific date was not specified.
The City and Mayor Rick Kriseman had called on City Council to approve $1.5 million for the program that would put stations in and around downtown. The money would be split three ways with $500,000 each coming from the city's parking fees, transportation impact fees and BP oil spill settlement money.
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10 News: St. Pete launches anti-gun violence initiatives
In an effort to reduce the instances of gun violence in the city, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Chief of Police Anthony Holloway announced new measures to help legal gun owners keep their weapons secure.
Mayor Kriseman issued a letter for distribution at local gun shops informing legal gun owners that they can receive a free gun lock and auto theft prevention devices through the police department.
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg urges gun owners to secure their weapons, offers free gun locks as an incentive
Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Tony Holloway on Friday announced a new effort to stem gun violence by urging gun owners to store their weapons more securely, especially in their cars.
"As a legal gun owner, it is important that you do your part to ensure that guns are stored safely, and kept out of the hands of children and criminals," Kriseman and Holloway said in a letter addressed: "Dear Legal Gun Owner."
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Tampa Bay Times: Clear St. Petersburg block for redevelopment
With its vacant buildings and crumbling parking garage, an entire block in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg is an ugly wasteland in a vibrant urban core of restaurants, shops and apartments. The groups that control the block finally have reached an agreement that will free this prime location to be sold and redeveloped if the buildings are demolished. Preservationists want at least one of the buildings to be saved, but their argument is not compelling and the city should allow the block to be cleared so a new vision for a signature block can be pursued.
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