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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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St. Petersburg’s elected officials have plenty to be thankful for

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It’s that time of year again. Families all over the country are looking forward to a short week and getting ready to join families in saying thanks for all the many things of which they are grateful. Sure, the usual friends, family and health are likely to top the lists, but local St. Pete officials and various politicos each have a unique list of reasons they should include this Thanksgiving. St. Pete is hot off one of its most contentious…

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With or without Tropicana Field, there is hope for Midtown

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St. Pete City Council member Wengay Newton’s plan to shift Tropicana Field into the Southside Community Redevelopment Area in order to bring in more funds for poor communities went down in a pile of flames during a council meeting Thursday night. His idea was to give back to the Midtown community a piece of what was taken from them when the stadium was built in the 80s. City Council member Karl Nurse argued the move would squash any chance of…

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Despite pleas, Tropicana Field won’t be part of the Southside CRA

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Tropicana Field won’t be shifted into the newly created Southside Community Development Area despite a push by Councilman Will Newton to do so. St. Pete City Council voted 5 to 2 against Newton’s motion to ask the city and county to look into putting the likely lucrative 85-acre Tropicana Field site into the Southside CRA to help reduce poverty and stamp out blight. The reason, much to Newton’s chagrin, was the Rays. Newton’s idea was a valiant one. Even before…

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Grand Prix to race in St. Pete through 2020

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The St. Pete Grand Prix got the green flag to race in downtown until 2020. The original deal would have expired in 2017. Chris Ballestra, the city’s managing director of development coordination, told City Council the administration had negotiated with the company Green Savoree to secure an updated contract that allows the Indy Car race to continue in St. Pete while still protecting residents and the city’s interests. The new deal includes about an extra $350,000 in benefits to the…

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St. Pete City Council unanimously on board with removing bus stops from Williams Park

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St. Pete City Council voiced its unanimous support for changes to bus routes in downtown that would eliminate the current hub of bus stops cluttering Williams Park. A new proposed route system is planned to kickoff on Valentine’s Day that would instead create a grid system spreading bus stops out throughout downtown rather than having them all pour in to one spot. Williams Park has served as a transit hub for more than 50 years. Officials have been trying to…

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Tuskegee Airman Willie Rogers honored by St. Petersburg on Veterans Day

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St. Petersburg City officials gathered in Williams Park this Veterans Day morning to honor Willie Rogers, of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Rogers, who achieved the rank of Master Sergeant during his military career, was presented with the city’s 2015 Honored Veteran Award. The accompanying ceremony featured a Presentation of Colors by the St. Petersburg Police Honor Guard, songs from the Gibbs High School choir, and speeches from U.S. Rep. David Jolly and St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman, among others. “You…

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