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On Wednesday, Mayor Kriseman, staff from the City of St. Petersburg, Assistant Chief Melanie Bevan and law enforcement personnel from the St. Petersburg Police Department, as well as City Council Chairman Bill Dudley participated in "Walk to School Day." Joining them was McGruff the Crime Dog and the crossing guards who keep our children safe on the busy roads of St. Petersburg.

Mayor's Memo

Friends,

Because transparency is so important, I want to share some highlights from my schedule as well as the schedule of the Deputy Mayor. We hope to see you in the Sunshine City!

Mayor Rick Kriseman

Mayor Kriseman

Monday, October 13, 6:00 pm	CRA Workshop, Manhattan Casino
Tuesday, October 14, 11:00 am	Groundbreaking, Kate Tiedemann College of Business, USF
Tuesday, October 14, 3:00 pm	Meet & Greet Westminster Palms residents
Wednesday, October 15 - Thursday, October 16	Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, Louisville, KY
Friday, October 17, 9:00 am	All Children's Hospital Special Announcement
Friday, October 17, 11:30 am	Medicaid Expansion Press Event, Bayfront
Friday, October 17, 5:15 pm	Bayway Bridge Opening

Deputy Mayor Tomalin

Monday, October 13, 6:00 pm	CRA Workshop, Manhattan Casino
Wednesday, October 15, 8:00 am	Visit Gibbs High School BETA Program & Center for the Arts
Thursday, October 16, 8:00 am	Visit Boca Ciega High School
Thursday, October 16, 11:30 am	Keynote:Downtown Women's Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, St. Pete Yacht Club
Friday, October 17, 8:30 am	USF Women's Symposium, A La Carte Pavilion

Of Note:

Mayor Rick Kriseman will be delivering remarks on homelessness on Tuesday, October 14 at 10:00 AM at St. Vincent De Paul located at 385 15th Street N. Joining him will be St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, Neighborhood Affairs Administrator Mike Dove, and Manager of Veterans, Social & Homeless Services Cliff Smith. The media and the public are invited.

In The Media:

Friday, October 3, 2014

St. Petersburg Tribune: Eight selected to make St. Pete Pier proposals

Closed and slated for demolition, odds favor that the city's inverted pyramid pier will get a second life.

Only two of the eight design teams selected to submit pier designs say they will demolish the long-time city icon. The other six plan to re-imagine the pier, using the building's shell and the large concrete blocks it sits atop, which city studies show are in good condition.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg's Pier selection committee narrows field to eight finalists

The 16 design teams vying to build a new Pier were whittled to eight on Friday, and the odds seem to favor a concept that would save the inverted pyramid.

Six of the eight finalists plan to reuse the iconic 1973 structure in their bid for the $46 million project.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Orlando Sentinel: A taste of St. Petersburg beer trail

Sometimes, it's hard to convince people that reporting these columns is work.

That thought crossed my mind again on my recent road trip on the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Beer Trail, an itinerary of more than a dozen independently owned breweries and brewpubs from Tarpon Springs in the north to Treasure Island in the south.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Tampa Tribune: 29 percent more passengers fly through St. Pete airport in September

It has been a great year for St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport - 29 percent more passengers flew through the airport in September. The increase was 23 percent for the year.

"It's been a tremendous year," said airport spokeswoman Michele Routh. "It's nice to be able to send out good news," said Airport Director Noah Lagos.

"It's all about the airport and the Tampa Bay the Easy Way marketing campaign," for which the airport recently won the Flagler Award at the 47th Annual Governor's Conference on Tourism.

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