Making Solar Power More Affordable
Last week, Mayor Kriseman, Council Member Darden Rice, the League of Women Voters, and community leaders from St. Petersburg stood on the steps of City Hall to announce their support for Florida Solar United Neighborhoods and solar co-ops.
FL SUN expands access to solar by educating Floridians about the benefits of distributed solar energy, helping them organize group solar installations, and strengthening Florida's solar policies and its community of solar supporters.
Learn more about FL SUN here. To watch the video, click the image above or click here.
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Join us for Baseball Forever Night at Tropicana Field on Friday, August 19, at 7:10 p.m, when the Tampa Bay Rays play the Texas Rangers. The goal is to sell out the Trop to show our Tampa Bay Rays just how much the community supports the team.
With each lower level individual ticket sold ($25), you'll receive a free Rays baseball cap. Upper level tickets are $10 each. Tickets are available online at www.RaysBaseball.com/BaseballForever.
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Public Highlights for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Sunshine City
July 30 through August 6, 2016
| Saturday, July 30, 8:00 am |
Back to School Care Fair 2016, Enoch Davis Center
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, July 30, 2:00 pm |
Voter Registration Events, City Hall
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, July 30, 7:00 pm |
My Life and How I Pretended to Live It, The Studio@620
Learn more here.
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| Saturday, July 30, 8:00 pm |
Portrait of a Queen starring Cece Teneal, The Palladium Theater,
Learn more here.
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| Sunday, July 31, 12:00 pm |
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| Sunday, July 31, 7:00 pm |
Outdoor Movie Event - Best in Show, Museum of Fine Arts Lawn
Learn more here.
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| Monday, August 1, 10:00 am |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin, Co-Host Daytime, WFLA Channel 8
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| Monday, August 1, 4:00 pm |
Public Workshop on the Proposed PSTA Bus Rapid Transit Line Between St. Petersburg & the Beaches, SPC Downtown Campus
Learn more here.
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| Tuesday, August 2, 6:00 pm |
Deputy Mayor Tomalin,
Farewell Reception for Takamatsu Student Ambassadors, Sunshine Center
Learn more here.
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| Wednesday, August 3, 7:00 pm |
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| Thursday, August 4, 6:00 pm |
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| Friday, August 5, 9:00 am |
Mayor Kriseman, Farm Share Free Food Distribution Event, Greater Mt. Zion AME Church
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| Friday, August 5, 6:00 pm |
Mayor Kriseman, Welcome Remarks, Central Avenue Solstice Kick-off Party, Green Bench Brewing Company
Learn more here.
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| Friday, August 5, 7:00 pm |
Not My Son Community Canvass, St. Mark A.M.E. Church
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| Saturday, August 6, 10:00 am |
2nd Annual Battle of the DJs, Campbell Park
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Monday, July 25 |
Tampa Bay Times: Website ranks St. Petersburg, Tampa as top 'pet friendly' cities in the U.S.
A new ranking by the real estate site Zumper calls St. Petersburg the most pet friendly city in the country, with Tampa following closely behind.
The ranking calculated scores for 95 American cities in three categories: ease of owning a pet, places to play and the number of home rental listings that allow animals.
"St. Petersburg topped our ranks of pet friendly cities due largely to the fact that it was in the top 10 percent of cities with cat friendly listings," the website wrote. "St. Petersburg also scored very well in the ease of owning a pet category because of the high density of veterinarians, pet stores and pet restaurants in the area."
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Monday, July 25
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Anne Lindberg SPB: St. Pete receives grant to help update climate action plan
St. Petersburg has received a $20,000 grant from the Urban Land Institute to help refine the city's climate action plan to help handle coastal vulnerabilities and the threat of sea level rise.
The grant comes from the ULI's Urban Resilience Program, which enhances the long-term sustainability and livability of communities by helping them better withstand the detrimental impacts of climate change, including the ability to quickly and safely recover from severe weather-related events.
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Tuesday, July 26
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Keystone Crossroads: On the first day of DNC, mayors ask for better urban policies
In a discussion on the first day of the Democratic National Convention seven mayors from six states agreed that there's a disconnect between local governments and their state and federal counterparts.
More than 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, yet only three paragraphs of the
Democratic platform, a 55-page document, are dedicated to building stronger cities and metro areas, said Will Marshall, president of the Progressive Policy Institute.
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Tuesday, July 26
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WFLA: St. Pete police take on 'Running Man Challenge'
St. Petersburg police officers not only protect our streets - they also have some moves.
The police department accepted a challenge from Hot 101.5 to dance to the popular "Running Man Challenge." These officers show they can have some fun, laughs, and some are pretty talented dancers.
They even recruited some kids in the community to do the dance with them, as well as a police K-9, Mayor Rick Kriseman, and Tampa Bay Rays mascots.
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Tuesday, July 26
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Tampa Bay Times: Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon on track to return to St. Petersburg next year
The St. Pete Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon didn't do very well the last time it was in town.
But the city has decided to give the race another chance, according to Ben Kirby, spokesman for Mayor Rick Kriseman. If the City Council approves it, St. Petersburg will hear rock music in the streets next March as runners take on the course.
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Wednesday, July 27 |
PETA: St. Petersburg Helps Shut Down the Puppy Mill Pipeline
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recently approved ordinance in St. Petersburg, Florida, packs a one-two punch for animals: It bans pet stores from selling dogs and cats obtained from notoriously cruel mass-breeding factories (aka
puppy mills and catteries), where animals are typically crammed into filthy wire-bottomed cages and deprived of love, attention, exercise, veterinary care, and everything else they need to be happy and healthy. The ordinance also gives homeless animals who are waiting to be adopted a better chance at finding loving homes by stipulating that only animals from shelters or rescue groups may be offered for adoption at pet stores.
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Wednesday, July 27 |
TBBJ: See where Tampa, St. Pete rank for best-run cities
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population resides in cities, according to a recent WalletHub survey.
Because of that, WalletHub ranked 150 of the largest American cities for how they were run, based on six factors: financial stability, education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure and pollution.
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Thursday, July 28
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NewsTalk Florida: St. Petersburg Named Best-Run City In Florida
St. Petersburg has been named the best-managed city in Florida, according to a new report.
The list was unveiled this week by WalletHub, a Washington, D.C. based personal finance site. The list compared the country's 150 largest cities based on six factors: financial stability, education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure and pollution.
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