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It’s Tampa’s turn to show Rick Kriseman a little love. Both sides of Tampa Bay are turning out to support the St. Petersburg mayoral candidate, with a number of Tampa and Hillsborough County luminaries hosting a fundraiser Thursday, June 20. Headlining the reception is Alex Sink, former Florida CFO and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, as well as several Tampa-based political leaders and supporters: Tom And Linda Scarritt Janet Cruz—Florida House District 62 Kevin Beckner—Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 6 John and Lynn…

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Better late than never. Just halfway through June, the St. Petersburg City Council proclaims it to be the city’s official LGBT month. It is the first time in St. Pete Pride’s history all eight Council Members signed the declaration. The proclamation is just in time for the St. Pete Pride Carnivale, the biggest pride party of the year. In eleven years, the Carnivale celebration and parade grew into Florida’s largest gay pride festival. Last year the event attracted over 80,000…

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The Port of St. Petersburg will welcome the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, its second tall ship of the year. The historic ship makes arrives Friday, June 12 to kick off a weekend of free tours. Public tours of the Eagle will be two days only, Friday from 2 to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parking will be at USF St. Petersburg parking garage. Built in 1936, the Eagle is the largest tall ship to fly the…

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With enthusiasm in the air —and more than a little anger— St. Petersburg residents had one more chance to have their say in St. Petersburg’s 2014 city budget. Last night, St. Petersburg residents packed the Enoch Davis Center for the final City Budget Public Forum. The crowd of more than 250 people included community leaders and civic activists. Also attending were State Rep. Darryl Rouson, mayoral candidates Rick Kriseman and Anthony Cates, members of the People’s Budget Review as well…

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Florida Poly has named Robert I. MacCuspie, Ph.D. as the first faculty member hired after splitting from the University of South Florida in 2012. He will be joining the faculty full-time in October. MacCuspie brings to Florida Poly more than seven years of national government lab experience, as well as holding positions at the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As an assistant professor and director of Nanotechnology and Multifunctional Materials, administrators see MacCuspie as an…

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Ever since Spanish explorers landed here 500 years ago, Floridians love a good treasure hunt. Last weekend, bidders had an opportunity to help Florida’s schools by taking home some of the state’s forgotten treasure. Tampa was the host of the 2103 Unclaimed Property Auction, where more than 300 attendees, including 220 bidders, made offers on items from abandoned safe deposit boxes at financial institutions throughout Florida. The auction, part of the Department of Financial Services Bureau of Unclaimed Property, raised…

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In his bid to have Mayor added to his resume, Rick Kriseman will be honored by a reception/fundraising event next week. The goal is to mobilize friends and supporters to help the former Councilmember and House District 53 representative unseat St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster. Attorneys Will Conroy and Leonard Englander will host the function, scheduled Tuesday, June 18 at the law firm of Englander Fischer. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Recently, Kriseman has been collecting a number of bipartisan…

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