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| See The Pier in a New Light |
| ST. PETERSBURG, FL Nighttime visitors to The Pier now can see this icon of the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront in a new light - make that lots of new lights, which was unveiled on New Year's Eve 2006. It is a dramatic LED lighting display that illuminates The Pier on the weekends and during special events. The display is designed to attract attention of the local residents as well as visitors. The lighting project, funded by the City of St. Petersburg, and designed by Metaforma Productions and Wannemacher Russell Architects, Inc., debuted on New Year's Eve 2006. The energy-efficient lighting design is an integral part of many of today's retail projects. Just as artwork draws a crowd, so can attractive lighting. The idea stemmed from an idea from a council member who saw a need to give the jewel of St. Petersburg a facelift and focus. It's an opportunity for the City, at a nominal cost, to bring The Pier into the twenty-first Century. This signature building, with this upgraded look at night, compliments the newly renovated Mahaffey Theatre at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts, the Northshore Pool Complex, the new Albert Whitted Airport Terminal, the future Albert Whitted Waterfront Park area, expanded Museum of Fine Arts and all the other wonderful changes occurring in the City of St. Petersburg. "The goal of the project was to create a really interesting, fun environment and experience for the residents and visitors who come to The Pier and to give a reason for people who haven't been here in a while to come back and see us in a whole new light!" stated Marketing Manager, Susan Robertson. "In recent years, the renaissance in downtown St. Petersburg has resulted in a vibrant 24 hour downtown," said Mayor Rick Baker. "With this new lighting attraction at The Pier, we're providing more opportunities for families to come downtown after dark and enjoy our truly vibrant, active and safe downtown environment." "It's making the space come alive," Robertson added. "We wanted to enhance what was already here, highlight it and have people see it from a different perspective." Pier management hopes the display will act as a beacon to attract visitors and tourists to its mix of Shopping. Dining. Adventure. venues. For further information, contact Susan Robertson, Marketing Manager, The Pier at 727.821.6443 or email to robertssm@urbanretail.com. Visit www.stpetepier.com for all event information and a complete listing of other activities. The Pier is owned by the City of St. Petersburg and managed by Urban Retail Properties LLC. ### | |
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| Concierge Center at The Pier |
| Our newly designed Concierge Center opened Saturday, July 1, 2006, with a total new look for The Pier. Complete the TouchPoll survey and let us know what you enjoyed, where you are from and what you'd like to see at The Pier on your next visit. If you are looking for information on The Pier, Pier tenants, the City of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County or the Tampa Bay Area, ask our friendly staff at The Pier's Concierge Center. Led by Chef Concierge Nancy Gilson, our staff consists of Patricia, Patti, and Ellen, who are happy to help you with your questions. If you are interested in displaying a rack card at the Center, please contact Nancy Gilson, Chef Concierge, The Pier, 800 Second Avenue N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 or email her at gilsonn@urbanretail.com. | |
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| Weddings on Water available for your wedding |
 Weddings on Water brings you America’s first floating wedding chapel, where your ceremony combines the traditional setting of a church wedding with the natural beauty of Florida to create a completely unique wedding experience. The ‘Floating Chapel on the Bay’ allows seating for up to 100 guests, as well as the capacity for up to 120 people to be onboard allowing for the standing bridal party. Weddings on Water has multiple all inclusive packages so we can cater to parties of varying size. A private bridal suite onboard gives the bride and bridesmaids a preparation area until the ceremony begins. The ‘Floating Chapel on the Bay’ can be used for multiple purposes including renewal of vows, commitment ceremonies, dedication ceremonies, memorial services, or group gatherings. WOW your guests! Weddings on Water 111 2nd Ave. N.E., Suite 514 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727.456.1458 Toll Free: 866.696.7897 E-mail: jessica@weddingsonwater.com Website: www.weddingsonwater.com | |
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| Fishing on the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier |
| Skyway Fishing Pier Information Excuse me for again talking about the great fishing going on at the Skyway Fishing Pier right now. The root function of outdoor journalism is to help readers catch fish and take game. Because hunting and fishing are really far more complicated than we let on, it is constantly a challenge to connect readers with these activities. And by many multiples, more challenging when the reader doesn't have access to a boat. But all of this is lifted where the north county pier is concerned. Kingfish and mackerel are stacked around the pier, and with a minimum of tackle and skill available for any and everyone interested. As you read this, chances are I will be crowding the pier railing and casting a big shiny spoon for anything willing to play tug-of-war. For the first couple weeks in May, practically everything with gills in this part of the planet will be sucking in or crashing into any and every offering proffered. The actual taking of snook is closed for the summer, but it is still perfectly legal to catch and release them. The various flats, passes and the western most portion of the Manatee River is harboring good numbers of these stripe-flanked brawlers. A few snook should be showing just outside the surfline of the island beaches and hitting live shrimp, live shiners or any light hued artificials. Far and away, the best time of the day is at the approach of first light in the morning and in the half an hour or so between sundown and full dark in the evenings. The beaches and near gulf are hot with mackerel and kingfish as is Tampa Bay between the Skyway and the passes. Jump a few (or 100) miles inland and freshwater fishing is absolutely exploding. This is easily my favorite time of the year to cast to emergent vegetation or docks and seawalls with tiny popping bugs for bluegills, shellcracker, warmouth and stumpknockers. Yellow or white will both work, but generally I give a tiny round bug in lime or fluorescent green the first shot of the day. Most days that is all that is needed to gather a bucket full of tasty panfish. Any flyrodder capable of tossing a bug 30 or 35 feet can ice down a mess of bream fishing the rim and residential canals at Okeechobee this time of the year. Jerry Hill, outdoors writer, can be reached at 745-7013, or jhill@HeraldToday.com. |
Creative Clay announces ARTLINK 2008 at The Pier
St. Petersburg, FL (June 25, 2008) Creative Clay, making the arts accessible to all in the community, announces ARTLINK 2008, an interdisciplinary & interactive exhibit that features artwork created by teams of professional artists and member artists attending Creative Clay’s Cultural Arts Program. “This is a very exciting project for Creative Clay and our entire art community,” said Grace-Anne Alfiero, Creative Clay Executive Director. “Our teams of professional and member artists have created insightful works that brilliantly showcase the talents of our community’s artists. This is a wonderful opportunity for the world to see the great work that we do here at Creative Clay.”
Grace-Anne Alfiero conceived ARTLINK, with the first project in 1999. The exhibit will be open to the public from 10am-6pm each day of July at The Pier Gallery located on the 3rd Floor of the St. Petersburg Pier at 800 Second Avenue, NE, St. Petersburg from July 1 to July 31, 2008. Creative Clay's ARTLINK project features 7 ARTLINK teams. An opening reception will take place Friday, July 11th from 5-8pm. At this event Creative Clay will unveil several new licensed products and a new frame-able collectible catalog of Artlink artwork.
ARTLINK has been funded for ten consecutive years. Creative Clay was awarded grants from the Pinellas County Cultural Tourism Board, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Department. Bank of America is major sponsor of Creative Clay’s Cultural Arts Programs. Creative Clay is located at 1124 Central Ave, St. Petersburg.
This year our featured artists are as follows; Kim Dohrman and Michael R., Charlie Bachman and Chris C., Beau Smith and Chris F., Alicia Loomis and Lawrence J., Judith Salmon and Gloria H., Jill Oldenski and Carolyn R. and Zach Thompson and Al C.
Creative Clay, Inc. Cultural Arts Center is a tax exempt organization dedicated to providing a non-discriminating art program to persons with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges in the Tampa Bay Community, regardless of age, gender, ability and/or race. For additional information please call 727-825-0515 and ask for executive director, Grace-Anne Alfiero or visit us on the web at www.creativeclay.org.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Team up with Wheel Fun Rentals
(Pinellas County)--- With several successful “Biking Buddies” programs started in their Seattle, San Diego, Ventura and Orange County locations, Wheel Fun Rentals in St. Petersburg has decided to provide the same program for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County. Big and Little Brothers and Sisters in the Community Program will be given Wheel Fun Rentals free ride vouchers. This program will be honored at any of the Wheel Fun Rentals locations and the Big and Little match will receive a FREE rental. Matches will be able to utilize the program for the duration of their relationship, so as long as the match is together, they will always have the option of something fun to do that won’t cost a cent.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County helps children reach their potential through professionally supported one-on-one relationships with proven results. Their experience with recruiting, screening, and supporting Big and Little Brother and Sister relationships has resulted in hundreds of lasting matches; helping to improve the lives of young people throughout Florida.
By spending just a few hours each month, a Big Brother or Big Sister can make a huge impact in the life of their Little. This gift of time is priceless to a child who will benefit greatly from having an additional, positive person in his or her life. Wheel Fun Rentals has decided to reach out to Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County and support this outstanding organization and the children they serve by providing community matches with a free activity they can do together. The “Biking Buddies” Program is just one way that both organizations hope to make the community more aware of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the inspiring act of mentoring. For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County, please visit: http://www.bbbspc.org. | |
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