You Are My Sunshine City
 St. Petersburg shines for its leaders, citizens, entrepreneurs, artists and visitors for as many different reasons as there are days of sunshine.
The new 'My Sunshine City' campaign employs brand ambassadors from a group of diverse demographics and industries to tell St. Petersburg's story using their very personal sunshine and experiences.
Hear from our brand ambassadors here.
Hear from the musicians who recorded our brand soundtrack by clicking the image above, or here.
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Deputy Mayor Tomalin
at the White House
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Pictured: Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin, HHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Karen DeSalvo, and Healthy St. Pete Director Kim Brasher
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This week, Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin and Healthy St. Pete Director Kim Brasher traveled to Washington, D.C. with other leaders from around the country to celebrate our shared commitment to building healthier communities. The White House event commemorated
Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties reaching 500 communities, resulting in nearly 80 million Americans impacted by the program.
Learn more about Healthy St. Pete
here.
Learn more about
Let's Move!
here.
Watch the video of First Lady Michelle Obama's remarks here.
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The New Priatek Plaza
On Thursday, September 17, Mayor Kriseman, Priatek CEO Milind Bharvirkar, St. Petersburg Chamber President & CEO Chris Steinocher, Members of the Pinellas County Commission, and other community leaders cut the ribbon at Priatek Plaza, formerly One Progress Plaza. Priatek Plaza is the tallest building in Pinellas County.
Learn more about Priatek here.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
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September 19 through September 26, 2015
| Saturday, September 19, 7:00 am |
One Step Closer to the Cure 5K Run/Walk Celma Mastry Run
Albert Whitted Park
Learn more here.
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Saturday, September 19, 7:30 am
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Pinellas County Urban League 5K Crime Prevention Run
Lake Vista Park
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, September 19, 11:00 am |
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| Saturday, September 19, 1:00 pm |
SPF15 Grand Central St. Pete Oktoberfest
Grand Central District
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, September 19, 7:00 pm |
SPF15 Eat Rich, Play Dirty
Morean Center for Clay
Learn more here.
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| Monday, September 21, 10:00 am |
Tampa Bay Job and Career Fair,
The Coliseum
Learn more here.
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Monday, September 21, 6:00 pm
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Mayor Kriseman, Brady Bunch Performance, A Simple Theatre
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Tuesday, September 22, 6:00 pm
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| Wednesday, September 23 |
Yom Kippur
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| Wednesday, September 23, 6:00 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Creative Loafing, Best of the Bay Awards, Mahaffey Theater
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| Thursday, September 24, 5:30 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Opening Honorary Speaker, 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, PTEC
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| Thursday, September 24, 6:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament
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| Thursday, September 24, 7:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman & Deputy Mayor Tomalin, PEMHS Pacesetter Awards, St. Pete Yacht Club
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| Saturday, September 26, 1:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Chalk Art Awards, South Straub Park
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| Saturday, September 26, 5:30 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Great Explorations 2015 Rendezvous in Rio Reception, Coliseum
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| Saturday, September 26, 7:30 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, PCUL 37th Annual EOD Gala, Tropicana Field
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10 News: St. Pete Mayor Kriseman thanks Ofc. Doss in helping suicidal man
Officer Doss was the first to arrive on the scene Saturday afternoon where a man clung to a road sign while precariously standing on the concrete guardrail, 90 feet above Tampa Bay.
Doss is not a police negotiator, but he was able to rely on his compassion and understanding to help the man down from the ledge, about an hour after the initial call was made.
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WFLA: Hofbrauhaus opens in St. Petersburg as part of growing beer industry
This week Hofbräuhaus opened in St. Petersburg, becoming part of Florida's growing beer industry. "It's a destination location. It's where we want families to come," Travis Horn of Hofbräuhaus said.
Hofbräuhaus was founded in 1589 in Munich, Germany. The company is now expanding into some American markets.
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10 News: St. Pete Food and Wine Fest stands apart from rest
The festival kicks off the evening of Thursday, Sept. 24 with a Charity Pairings Dinner at The Birchwood. It takes place in the hotel's grand ballroom and proceeds will benefit the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance.
"It's going to be amazing," says Stone. "Chef Cline has put together a six course farm-to-table dinner like nothing I've ever seen."
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Tampa Bay Times: Tomalin in D.C. at First Lady Michelle Obama event
Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin and Healthy St. Pete Director Kim Brasher traveled to Washington, D.C. on Wednesay to celebrate St. Petersburg's contributions to First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative.
Obama's campaign encourages physical activity before and after school, healthy school meals and early care and health-education programs.
[Read full article]
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Tampa Bay Times: Leveraging St. Petersburg's rising reputation, city unveils national branding campaign
Fresh on the heels of St. Petersburg starting its own business recruiting arm, city officials Tuesday evening provided a sneak peek of a new St. Pete marketing campaign that they say will appear locally and reach nationwide via TV, radio, billboard and social media.
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg's opposition to Grand Prix runs logic in reverse
This may come as a surprise to the St. Petersburg City Council, but staging an IndyCar road race is not the same thing as one of those old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movies where someone shouts, "Hey I've got an idea! You get the cars. I'll get the drivers! We'll drop the checkered flag this weekend! It'll be great!"
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FOX 13 News: Pinellas Co.'s tallest building getting a new name
The new name topping Pinellas county's tallest building makes a statement about the company and some people hope, St. Petersburg.
"Priatek Plaza" was dedicated with a formal ribbon cutting Thursday, even though inclement weather impeded installments of the sky high name tag.
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St. Petersburg Tribune: 'Priatek Plaza' towers over downtown St. Pete
Pinellas County's tallest building has a new name, and one that city promoters say will boost the county's technology image, as well.
The 28-story office building at 220 Central Ave., previously known as One Progress Tower, has been renamed Priatek Plaza, where politicians and business people gathered Thursday to announce the change as the new signs went up.
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