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Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 22, 2015

Former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker remained silent on the pending Pier debate until Wednesday. Baker, in a column submitted exclusively to SaintPetersblog, overwhelmingly endorsed the St. Pete Design Group’s Destination St. Pete Pier. It’s little wonder Baker opted not to submit his column to the Tampa Bay Times. That newspaper has published two scathing […]

Mitch PerryApril 15, 2015

A new St. Pete Polls survey released overnight shows that if St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman‘s Pier Selection Committee does not choose the most popular pier design from a recent survey conducted by the city, the city council should reject that choice. When asked directly if the selection committee opts not to choose the Destination St. Pete Pier design, should the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 23, 2015

A third poll has confirmed what two others have already shown: Residents overwhelmingly favor the Destination St. Pete Pier design over all others. In a new survey commissioned by Florida Politics, St. Pete Polls asked residents which of the three remaining pier designs they favored: Pier Park, Destination St. Pete Pier or the Alma. More than 45 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 25, 2015

The group behind the campaign to kill the Lens hasn’t gone away, but this time they’re not the naysayers. Concerned Citizens of St. Petersburg are not endorsing any of the seven designs being voted on by St. Pete residents to replace or renovate the current St. Pete Pier, but they are getting behind the process. […]

Kelly HayesJanuary 4, 2021

The bait house was built in 1926, and was a part of the pier until its reconstruction in 2015.

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 19, 2020

To encourage social distancing, there won't be a large celebration.

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 2, 2019

A simple change to city code would let people get their drinks to-go.

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 4, 2019

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The pier is designed to withstand a strong Category 4, but is that enough?

Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 14, 2019

“The entire 26 acres is now under construction."

Phil AmmannMay 31, 2017

St. Petersburg has finally received the official OK to rebuild the Pier. This city received a permit Wednesday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the last step to clearing the way for construction on the new Pier. “The ‘New St. Pete Pier’ will be a dynamic extension of our iconic waterfront park system, and […]

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Rick Baker endorses Destination St. Pete Pier design

New poll shows trouble ahead if St. Pete decision makers reject “Destination St. Pete Pier”

New St. Pete Pier survey still finds little agreement between city, residents

Former anti-Lens group supports new St. Pete Pier design process

Historic St. Petersburg pier bait house demolished

In the face of coronavirus — or because of it — St. Pete plans July 6 opening for the New Pier

St. Pete seeks booze exception for new Pier so visitors can stroll with a cocktail

Here’s how St. Pete’s new Pier would stand up in a Hurricane Dorian scenario

St. Pete’s new pier is taking shape, literally

St. Pete gets Army Corps of Engineers OK to build new Pier