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Alley recycling one step closer in St. Pete

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Alley recycling is one step closer to becoming a thing. Just one day after Mayor Rick Kriseman tweeted that the expanded service would begin January 25th, City Council unanimously approved a public hearing finalizing the deal December 17th. Universal Curbside Recycling launched this summer, but many residents in homes where solid waste is collected in alley ways were angry their recycling would have to be collected from the curb. Some 40 percent of neighborhoods fall under that category. Many of…

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Jabil expands to develop wearable technology

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Jabil Circuit is expanding its research and development lab in St. Pete to make way for an emerging new technology – that which one can wear. The company recently purchased the Finnish company Clothing+. The company integrates electronic devices into clothing. They were behind Victoria’s Secret’s Smart Bra that allows users to track their heart rate through the bra rather than having to wear a more conventional belt to do so. The industry is expected to eventually reach $60 billion.…

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New St. Pete Store open for business in downtown

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The newly renovated Visitors Center complete with a brand new St. Pete Store are now open for business in downtown St. Pete. The Center and Store directly across the street from Sundial offers St. Pete-centric gifts and trinkets created by local artists and vendors. “The St. Pete Store houses some of the cool products that are made in the shade here in St. Pete,” said St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President Chris Steinocher. “We are excited to partner with the…

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Rick Kriseman stands with Planned Parenthood

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Mayor Rick Kriseman toured the St. Pete Planned Parenthood Monday following the deadly shooting at another location in Colorado Springs Friday that claimed the lives of three people including one police officer. “I appreciate the work done by Planned Parenthood in our community and thought it was important to show my support for the staff there during this difficult time,” Kriseman said. “They are determined to not let the tragedy in Colorado get in the way of providing important and…

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Alley recycling pickup to start in St. Pete January 25

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St. Pete residents with alley access have known since September they would be able to start taking recycling bins to the alley where trash is collected instead of to the curb sometime in January. But now there’s a more specific date. In a tweet Tuesday, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman announced that alley recycling pickup would begin January 25 and that more details would follow. City Council is set to hear a staff report on alley recycling at its meeting…

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Mirror Lake Community Library celebrates its centennial with long gone benefactor Andrew Carnegie

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The Mirror Lake Community Library is celebrating its centennial this year. The library first opened on December 1, 1915. To celebrate, library staff, supporters and city officials gathered in the Andrew Carnegie room on the second floor of the renovated library to music, conversation and even a visit from Carnegie himself. Though Carnegie died just four years after the library opened, historic actor Michael Norton dressed in the philanthropist’s likening and explained why he contributed to building 3,000 free, public…

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St. Pete’s Pier Park won’t be named Pier Park

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The new St. Pete Pier won’t be called Pier Park. The design concept originally pitched as Pier Park will remain the same, but the name itself will not. Instead the new Pier will simply be The St. Pete Pier. The city was notified of a potential copyright infringement in June. The St. Joe Company, a Florida real estate developer, has already staked its claim to the name Pier Park. The company developed a mixed use area of land in Panama…

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