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Arts and crafts museum in St. Pete signs $70 million construction contract

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Art collector Rudy Ciccarello has signed a contract with Gilbane Construction to begin construction on the $70-million Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. The MAACM, designed by Alfonso Architects, will serve as a repository for founder Ciccarello’s world-class art collection. The signing of the contract between the MAACM and Gilbane Construction marks the culmination of more than three years of intensive design collaboration between Ciccarello, of the Two Red Roses Foundation, and award-winning architect Alberto Alfonso. “The engagement…

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St. Petersburg honors Michael Jernigan on Veterans Day

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St. Petersburg will present the “2016 Honored Veteran” award to Michael Jernigan during the Third Annual Veterans Day celebration in Williams Park on Friday. Jernigan, a St. Petersburg native, was severely wounded in while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jernigan was featured in the HBO documentary “Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq.” He was severely injured in 2004, resulting in the loss of both eyes, bone supporting his brain and injuries to his hand…

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Rick Kriseman unveils wastewater improvement plan

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman on Thursday unveiled a $304-million, five-year plan to solve the city’s wastewater woes. “Our residents and our environment have been failed by an outdated and compromised wastewater system,” Kriseman said. “It is time to execute this plan so that we are well-prepared for a future of extreme rain events.” The plan calls for an estimated investment of $304 million on projects through 2021. Some of this money has already been budgeted; the plan will require…

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Mike Mikurak bashes Charlie Justice for St. Pete sewage dumping

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Mike Mikurak’s new campaign video focuses on millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage dumped by the city of St. Petersburg into Tampa Bay waters this past year. Mikurak blames the failure to maintain the city’s infrastructure on a lack of county leadership. In particular, he targets his opponent, Charlie Justice, for that lack of leadership. Mikurak, a Republican, is challenging Justice, a Democrat, who is running for his second term on the Pinellas County Commission. The video, which…

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City of St. Pete seeks tenant for Manhattan Casino

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For months, community leaders from south St. Petersburg have lobbied city officials asking to take over the historic Manhattan Casino and make it a place to display African-American art and history. They even gave officials a petition with more than 1,000 signatures supporting a proposal to move the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African-American Museum to the site. But city officials have nixed that idea and, instead, are looking for a tenant willing to open a restaurant and event venue or…

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Jack Latvala calls for delegation to meet again to discuss Pinellas sewer woes

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State Sen. Jack Latvala has called for a follow-up workshop meeting of the Pinellas legislative delegation to hear and discuss the effects of the recent discharge of untreated sewage into Tampa Bay waters by cities in Pinellas County during Hurricane Hermine. The meeting will be Nov. 16, from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Education and Conference Center, 701 4th St. S. in St. Petersburg. Part of the event will be a presentation by the Florida Department of Environmental…

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St. Pete closes emergency operations center; Pinellas EOC remains open

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St. Petersburg closed its emergency operations center, opened to handle issues related to Hurricane Matthew, at 9 a.m. Friday. No significant damage was reported, St. Petersburg officials said, although one downed tree branch briefly blocked traffic on 4th Street South at 59th Avenue. Wind speeds stayed between 18 mph and 26 mph overnight, with gusts reaching 33 mph, they said. Seven people spent the night at the shelter at Northside Baptist Church, 6000 38th Ave. N. St. Petersburg officials said…

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