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Benoist Monument at the St. Pete Pier
A coalition of area organizations has joined together as "Flight 2014, Inc." to plan and raise funds for a monument celebrating St. Petersburg and Tampa as the birthplace of commercial aviation. The mayor and city council have approved the concept for the monument to be located on the historic site of the original hangar on the approach to the New Pier. It is planned that a central feature of the monument will be a replica of the original Benoist Flying Airboat, the first airliner. Phil Graham Landscape Architecture has donated design services for the surrounding plaza. To learn more about Flight 2014, click here.
To learn more, click the image above, or
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Kids n' Kubs
On Saturday, February 3 at North Shore Park, Mayor Kriseman's City Hall Stars will take on the world-renowned Kids and Kubs at 12:00.
The two teams have been playing tug-of-war with the Mayor's Trophy awarded to the winner of the annual contest since 2001.
The Mayor's team won the trophy in 2016 15-14, on Mayor Rick Kriseman's game-winning triple. However, the Kids
regained the coveted cup with a 11-10 victory last season.
Between the softball contest Kids & Kubs Club Secretary Ed Asay will distribute charitable donations to ten local non-profit organizations including: Boys and Girls Club, Friends of the Sunshine Center, Habitat for Humanity Pinellas, Claybaker D.U.S.T.O.F.F Foundation, Neighborly Care Network, Police Athletic League, St Pete Free Clinic, Suncoast Hospice Foundation, TASCO Center Based Teen Center, and Clearwater Free Clinic. Since 1949 over estimated $200,000 has been donated by the Club to local charities.
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Meet the Mayor: Public Highlights for the Week of January 29 - February 2, 2018
| Monday, January 29, 7:30 am |
Kick-Off Catholic Schools Week, St. Paul Catholic School
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| Monday, January 29, 8:00 am |
8th Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake Commemoration, City Hall
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| Tuesday, January 30, 10:00 am |
Florida Sun Solar Co-Op, City Hall
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| Tuesday, January 30, 6:30 pm |
St. Pete Preservation 40th Anniversary Event, NOVA 535
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| Wednesday, January 31, 2:00 pm |
Tour St. Pete Eco Village |
| Wednesday, January 31, 7:00 pm |
Pinellas Education Foundation's Evening of Excellence
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| Thursday, February 1, 10:00 am |
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum Flag Raising, City Hall
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| Friday, February 2, 11:00 am |
Grand Prix Launch, City Hall |
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Friday, January 19 |
ABC Action News: Real life heroes featured in Hollywood movie opening new business in St. Petersburg
A movie opening today, called
12 Strong, is about the first group of U.S. Special Forces to go into Afghanistan.
Some of the men portrayed in the movie riding on horseback to attack the Taliban are now charging into a very different kind of adventure: they're starting a business, and doing it right here in the Tampa Bay Area.
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Thursday, January 25
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Tampa Bay Times: Who is more progressive? Tampa City Council explores St. Pete's living wage ordinance
Who will be the most progressive city in the bay area?
Council member Guido Maniscalco thinks Tampa needs to seize the mantle from what he sees as the current frontrunner: St. Petersburg.
Case in point: St. Petersburg's newly-minted living wage ordinance.
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Wednesday, January 24
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Tampa Bay Business Journal: St. Pete welcomes its newest museum
The Imagine Museum, a collection of contemporary American Studio glass, became the newest addition to downtown St. Petersburg's arts and culture scene with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday.
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Friday, January 26
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Florida Trend: St. Petersburg: Inviting, Inspiring and Growing Brighter Every Day
St. Petersburg
is a bright star in one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the nation. To the west, it is bordered by barrier islands with some of the nation's finest beaches. To the east, it rests on the expansive blue Tampa Bay.
Home to world-class museums, Major League Baseball, a professional soccer team and events such as the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, it is a metropolis of arts and entertainment.
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Friday, January 26
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg still mulls plastic bag ban. But it's in no hurry.
The proposed ban on single-use plastic bags is still on the table for City Council. But the city isn't ready to act just yet. Officials are still surveying the public and businesses to find out what they think and are also waiting to learn the fate of an existing ban in Coral Gables.
"For it to work, it really needs to have buy-in," City Council member Darden Rice said.
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Picture of the Week
From The Penny Hoarder's new office space. Click here to see more images from their new headquarters in St. Petersburg.
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