Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 4, 2019
7min738
The pier is designed to withstand a strong Category 4, but is that enough?
Tag: St. Pete Pier
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 4, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 9, 2019
6min1794
The shell of the main structure is almost entirely complete.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 4, 20195min535
That's a couple of months later than the rest of the pier.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 3, 2019
4min1150
Palm trees in the marketplace area will create a tropical feel.
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 14, 2019
5min1058
“The entire 26 acres is now under construction."
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2019
4min398
The first St. Petersburg City Council meeting of 2019 Thursday will include several updates to construction contracts for the new pier. City Council members will vote on a series of budget changes to accommodate continued construction activity and increases to initial cost projections. That includes $47,000 to the city’s contract with Florida Associated Space Design in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2018
3min358
The St. Petersburg City Council will vote to officially name the new pier “The St. Pete Pier,” and provide three terms for different portions of the overwater and adjoining attractions, during a meeting Thursday. The city has been referring to the new pier for more than a year as The St. Pete Pier or new […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
3min303
Two ballot measures in St. Petersburg sailed to easy victory Tuesday: Both would extend lease terms on city-owned waterfront land. They both passed with nearly 70 percent of the vote. The pier amendment allows Tampa Bay Watch, the nonprofit group that will operate the pier marine education center, a better guarantee on its investment in […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 26, 20184min425
Two proposed charter amendments in St. Petersburg appear poised to pass this election, according to the latest St. Pete Polls survey. More than half of those surveyed said they voted in favor of a lease extension for the entire pier area, for a longer lease for the Harborage Marina in downtown. Both amendments are innocuous. The pier amendment would […]
Staff ReportsOctober 11, 2018
3min242
Former St. Petersburg City Council member Lorraine Margeson is suing her husband, Don Margeson for divorce, according to documents filed in Pinellas County court. Margeson unsuccessfully ran for St. Pete City Council in 2013 against Jim Kennedy who won his second and final term on the board. That seat is now held by realtor Brandi […]