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Bob Buckhorn, Rick Kriseman to deliver lively State of the Bay on Friday

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Neighboring Mayors Bob Buckhorn and Rick Kriseman will deliver a State of the Bay address at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club luncheon at the St. Pete Yacht Club in downtown on Friday. The two are likely to tout their respective wins in both Tampa and St. Pete. For Kriseman that means a demolished Pier, a thriving downtown, several key steps in stamping out poverty in South St. Pete and, most likely by then, a new deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. For Buckhorn, there’s the mostly…

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Top St. Pete headlines in 2015: No. 3 — The Pier

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As 2015 winds down we took a look back at the year’s news in St. Petersburg and came up with a list of the top 10 most profound issues. Whether the news evoked outrage in a community, excitement or even heartbreak, these are the top headlines of 2015. No. 3 — The Pier Few things in St. Petersburg have caused as much consternation as The Pier. The dilemma over the future of the city landmark seemed to go dormant in…

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Meet Vince Lee: New St. Pete Pier project designer

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The inverted pyramid that stood as an icon representing St. Pete’s downtown waterfront since the 1970s is gone, but plans to build its successor are surging forward. As the city continues to take steps finalizing the design phase of the new St. Pete Pier, the design team is introducing themselves to residents one video at a time. A video released Monday shows an excited Vince Lee, a project designer with Rogers Partners, touting the space as a way to further…

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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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St. Pete gasp moment: Pier Park critics just gave kudos to the city

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After months of writing about all the criticism thrust at St. Pete officials regarding the Pier, the unthinkable has finally happened. The resoundingly critical “WOW the Lens SUCKS” Facebook page finally has some praise. “Update. After checking Squaremouth’s Pier cams, they now have an FAA approved light on the remaining core column. Kudos!” It’s perhaps the first time commenters on that site have had anything nice to say at all about the city and its Pier and represents what hopefully…

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No bids for Pier Park restaurant brings more Pier Park criticism

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A bidding process for a restaurant located in the Pier Park design yielded not a single interested party. Not a single restaurateur submitted a request for proposal by Thursday’s 1 p.m. deadline. The Tampa Bay Times reports the city is downplaying the lack of initial interest. “It’s early,” St. Pete director of development coordination Chris Ballestra told the Times. “This would go in a project that won’t open until 2018.” He said he wasn’t surprised the two planned spaces failed to draw interest right…

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St. Pete to auction off 88-year-old Pier bait house

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St. Pete hopes to auction off the 1926 Pier bait house to the highest bidder. In an announcement posted Friday, the city says a “buyer will be responsible for removal and all regulatory approvals and permits for moving the building, and relocation to a new site with a licensed mover.” According to the city’s announcement, it will accept bids via email until midnight Nov. 11. No minimum bid has been set. Removal would be scheduled with the city once all…

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