St. Pete is ready for the Firestone Grand Prix
After weeks of putting up baracades and fences and re-routing traffic downtown, the Grand Prix finally revs up Friday. To “embrace the race” the city is flying a flag over City Hall celebrating the Firestone Grand Prix. St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman applauded the efforts of city staff and race teams in preparing for the three-day race event before raising a white flag with an image of two crossed checkered flags, a city crest and “St. Petersburg” printed on it.…