BurgBorn
On Thursday June 16, Keep St. Petersburg Local and the Greenhouse presented BurgBorn, a celebration of St. Pete's Success Stories.
To watch highlights, click the image above or click here.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
July 2 through July 9, 2016
Saturday, July 2, 11:00 am |
St. Pete Indie Summer Market, Morean Center for Clay
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| Saturday, July 2, 7:30 pm |
Fall Season Opener, Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Jacksonville Armada FC, Al Lang Stadium
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| Sunday, July 3, 7:00 pm |
Big Bang Boogie Swing Dance Event, Museum of Fine Arts
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| Monday, July 4 |
Independence Day Please Note: City buildings will be closed in recognition of this holiday. |
| Monday, July 4, 8:00 am |
Independence Day Celebration at Great Ex! Great Explorations Children's Museum
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| Monday, July 4, 10:00 am |
HONNA Fourth of July Children's Parade, Coffee Pot Park
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| Monday, July 4, 11:00 am |
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| Monday, July 4, 8:30 pm |
Fourth of July Fireworks, Downtown St. Petersburg
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| Wednesday, July 6, 7:30 pm |
Culture Club, Mahaffey Theater
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| Thursday, July 7, 12:30 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Scrubbin' Da Burg, the Coliseum
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| Thursday, July 7, 7:00 pm |
Outdoor Movie Event: Major League, Cage Brewing
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| Saturday, July 9, 5:00 pm |
Second Saturday Art Walk, Downtown St. Petersburg
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Monday, June 27
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Huffington Post: 5 Reasons Why St. Petersburg Is Becoming America's Hottest City
While many think that Florida is for snowbirds and vacationing families, St.Petersburg is slowly becoming one of the America's most popular cities to live and visit.
Once considered God's Waiting Room with an aging population, the new generation of millenials is sticking around and there's a flood of young professionals moving to St.Petersburg. With an average of 361 days of Sunshine each year, St.Petersburg is nicknamed the Sunshine City. The city is surrounded by water on three sides making it a great vacation for sailing, fishing or relaxing on the beach.
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Monday, June 27 |
Tampa Bay Newspapers: Pinellas OKs business 'points' for high-speed ferry pilot
As promised, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman presented Pinellas County Commissioners with details of a business plan June 21 for a six-month high-speed ferry pilot set to launch Nov. 1 and continue through April 30, 2017.
Commissioners then voted 6-1 on a resolution approving the "primary business points" for the pilot program. Commissioner Dave Eggers voted no.
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Wednesday, June 29
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SPB Anne Lindberg: Rick Kriseman kicks off 'Not My Son' grassroots, anti-violence initiative
Noting that southern St. Petersburg has suffered long-term poverty and disenfranchisement, Mayor Rick Kriseman earlier this year pledged he would bring full opportunity to the area's residents.
He will take the first step to reach that goal with the Thursday launch of a grassroots campaign to take back neighborhoods against violence. The "Not My Son" campaign is directed at African-American youths and young adults, aged 12 to 24, and their families. The idea is to make both aware of ways to fight crime before it begins and have families take pledges to help keep their children crime free.
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Wednesday, June 29
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ABC Action News: St. Pete offering career fair, training opportunities
The city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas Technical College are teaming up for a career fair Wednesday, June 29. Dozens of local employers are participating and even doing on-site interviews.
Mayor Rick Kriseman says it's part of the city's efforts to reduce poverty, by getting people jobs. The event is really just a launching pad for a series of employment initiative it plans to offer to the community.
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Wednesday, June 29 |
The Weekly Challenger: Foundation makes its inaugural round of grants to community organizations
At long last, the foundation created by the sale of Bayfront Medical Center in April 2013 made its first round of grants this June, totaling $3.9 million to 19 community-based organizations. From all appearances, the charitable vehicle - now called the Foundation for a Healthy St. Pete - is bent on breaking the mold.
Some in the community thought the foundation - originally called Bayfront HERO, which stood for Health Education and Research Organization, - was a flash in the pan that would quickly fade once Bayfront was unexpectedly sold for a second time in late 2013.
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