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St. Pete rocks it in Creative Loafing’s 2015 Best of the Bay

Published on September 24, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete fared pretty well in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay. In perhaps her biggest honor, the Sunshine City was tapped by “reader’s choice” for the best city, beating out Tampa. “Just learned we won Best City (of course!). Best city, best people. Thank you, St. Pete,” Mayor Rick Kriseman wrote on his Facebook page. But it was St. Pete’s eclectic food and booze scene that really stood out. Though Tampa is well on its way with incredible spots…

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Rick Kriseman overturns suspension of employee who called him a ‘clown,’ will pay lost wages

Published on September 22, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

The Kriseman administration has overturned an employee’s suspension and agreed to pay her for the work day she missed. Stormwater employee Robin Wynn was suspended Friday for five days based on a comment she posted on social media referring to Mayor Rick Kriseman as a clown. According to union representative Brian “Cricket” Brehm, Wynn will return to work Wednesday. Another meeting Brehm said was scheduled with the city’s human resources staff Tuesday afternoon over a similar issue was canceled. That issue will instead…

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Pier Park opponents: Rick Kriseman = Rick Scott

Published on September 21, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Opponents of St. Pete Mayor’s Rick Kriseman’s continued push to build Pier Park is continuing to annoy their lot. The Facebook page for the group Voteonthepier.com, backing a referendum effort that would require voter approval for any construction or demolition projects on city-owned waterfront property, is accusing Kriseman of being just like Florida Gov. Rick Scott. “Mayor Kriseman’s lack of transparency mirrors Governor Rick Scott,” the post read. “Mayor Kriseman’s also hired political cronies just like Governor Rick Scott. Mayor…

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Traditional neighborhoods to get alley recycling pickup beginning in January

Published on September 21, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman announced Monday in a video that, beginning in January, recycling will be picked up in alleys at homes where garbage is collected there. The move comes after a rocky rollout in which residents in neighborhoods where trash is collected in alleys argued it didn’t make sense to have recycling picked up at the curb. Those neighborhoods make up about 40 percent of the city’s homes and often have fenced-in front yards not conducive to rolling…

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St. Pete City employee suspended for 5-days for social media dig on Mayor Kriseman

Published on September 18, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete storm water employee Robin Wynn was suspended without pay for five days based on a comment made on social media during a City Council meeting Thursday night. According to a St. Pete chapter SEIU steward and chapter chair, Brian “Cricket” Brehm, Wynn reportedly referred to St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman as a “clown” on a Facebook post. Details of the content are not immediately available because Wynn took her Facebook page down after being informed of the pending suspension.…

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St. Pete City Council approves budget amid protests from workers

Published on September 18, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete City Council unanimously approved the $224.3 million 2016 budget during another lengthy meeting Thursday. The city’s millage rate for ad-valorem property taxes will stay the same for the third year in a row. Homeowners will continue to pay $6.77 for every $1,000 in assessed value. It’s worth noting that because property values are on the rise, homeowners may still see an increase on their tax bills, but that is due to higher assessments, not higher tax rates. The…

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Rick Kriseman to host Sarasota fundraiser for Susannah Randolph in CD9 race

Published on September 15, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Frank Torres

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is the featured host for a Sarasota fundraiser later this month for Susannah Randolph, the Democratic candidate for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. “Susannah Randolph has a strong record of fighting for Florida’s middle class, seniors, and the environment,” Kriseman says in the announcement. “I am proud to support her and Central Florida needs and deserves a fighter for fairness like her.” In one of the most intriguing congressional primaries in the nation, Randolph is seeking to replace incumbent Alan Grayson, who…

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Rick Kriseman - page 62

St. Pete rocks it in Creative Loafing’s 2015 Best of the Bay

Rick Kriseman overturns suspension of employee who called him a ‘clown,’ will pay lost wages

Pier Park opponents: Rick Kriseman = Rick Scott

Traditional neighborhoods to get alley recycling pickup beginning in January

St. Pete City employee suspended for 5-days for social media dig on Mayor Kriseman

St. Pete City Council approves budget amid protests from workers

Rick Kriseman to host Sarasota fundraiser for Susannah Randolph in CD9 race

Rick Kriseman - page 62

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