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The vote to vacate the BayWalk sidewalk failed, not because of the protesters, but because of the St. Pete Chamber

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Much has already been written about the effort to vacate the sidewalk outside of BayWalk. St. Petersburg Times Editor of Editorials is already blaming the Gang of Four (Leslie Curran, Jeff Danner, Wengay Newton and Herb Polson for BayWalk’s impending demise: “When BayWalk is boarded up and completes its transformation from downtown St. Petersburg’s jewel to its biggest eyesore, we will know whom to blame. When Muvico closes and there is not a single movie theater in a city that…

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Williams Park cleanup day this Saturday

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Calling all volunteers seeking to make St. Petersburg even more beautiful! Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26, at 8:30 am. It’s time for the fall cleanup of Williams Park, located between First and Second Avenues North and Third and Fourth Streets North, in the center of downtown St. Petersburg. This year’s volunteer workday will be part of the citywide CareFest 2009 event. We will be joined by Souls Harvest Fellowship Church so, working with partners, the work should go…

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Williams Park cleanup day set for Sept. 26

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Calling all volunteers seeking to make St. Petersburg even more beautiful! Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26, at 8:30 am. It’s time for the fall clean up of Williams Park, located between First and Second Avenues North and Third and Fourth Streets North, in the center of downtown St. Petersburg. This year’s volunteer workday will be part of the citywide CareFest 2009 event. We will be joined by Souls Harvest Fellowship Church so, working with partners, the work should…

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Kriseman said to be staying in the House

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Word around the tree-lighting ceremony at Williams Park last night was that Rick Kriseman has decided to remain in the Florida House and will not run for Mayor of St. Petersburg. Still unclear is if this decision was made to clear the way for County Commissioner Ken Welch to make his own bid for Mayor. There was also talk that both Kriseman and Welch have decided to stay in their respective seats and rally around another candidate, such as Jamie…

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Revamping Wednesdays in Williams Park

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The first of a newly organized Wednesday event for Williams Park is ready. This week it will include artists from Art in the Park, live music, chess, checkers & other games, story tellers & poets. Other activities and events will be added as they are developed in the coming weeks. If anyone has suggestions, ideas or wishes to participate they can contact Christine Silvia, Coordinator of Art in the Park, at [email protected] spread the word that there will be an…

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Bill Maxwell: It’s up to all of us to save BayWalk

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From Bill Maxwell, in today’s St. Petersburg Times: – When I moved to St. Petersburg in 1994, downtown was on virtual life support. The place was dreary, especially at night. – Being a movie buff, I was disappointed that I had to drive to the Tyrone Square Mall or nearby Crossroads or Pinellas Park to see Dirty Harry and the Terminator blow away bad guys. I hadn’t hung out in bars since graduate school in Chicago, so I didn’t worry…

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