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MAY BREAKFAST' TRAVELS NORTH TO SKYWAY CAFE
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Get questions answered, share your thoughts and ideas or find out what's new at City Hall when Breakfast with the Mayor' travels to the Skyway Caf on May 22. Mayor Foster hosts his monthly community forum at the locally-owned restaurant, located at 11140 Fourth St. N., Wednesday beginning at 7 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend and support the business with breakfast.TIME TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS
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This year the city will provide $338,000 in grants to social service agencies, with priority to organizations that provide services to homeless families, unaccompanied youth or individuals, as well as to organizations that provide homeless prevention services.
Applications are available online and are due Monday, July 8 by 4 p.m.
STUDENTS SET SIGHTS ON TAKAMATSU
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Two high school juniors have been selected to represent St. Petersburg as student ambassadors for the Sister Cities cultural exchange program. The city's International Relations Committee announced that Katherine "KC" Shelton from Lakewood High School, and Tien Weber, St. Pete High IB student, will have the opportunity to travel to Takamatsu, Japan for several weeks this summer. They will be staying with Japanese families to learn first hand about life in Japan and to share about life in Florida. The Sister City relationship with Takamatsu began in 1961, and the two cities celebrated a 50th anniversary in 2011-2012. Read moreSTUDENTS SIGN ON FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
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80 St. Petersburg students, mostly sixth graders, became the newest class of Take Stock in Children/ Doorways Scholars. Each officially signed commitment documents to receive a college Doorways scholarship at the annual ceremony hosted by Mayor Bill Foster, Pinellas School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Grego and Pinellas Education Foundation members. This brings the total number of scholarships given to eligible St. Petersburg sixth graders to more than 1,300 in the past 12 years since Mayor's, Mentors & More began in 2001.GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT HONORED
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St. Petersburg's Grand Central District has once again been designated as a National Main Street Program, this time for commercial district revitalization. This year, the District has welcomed several new businesses, including the city's first Net Zero office building, and continued a tradition of rehabbing existing structures, like the 1926 Mari-Jean Hotel. The Grand Central District is a member of Florida Main Street program. www.grandcentraldistrict.org
UTILITY PIPE PROJECT IMPACTS PARKING
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Beginning Wednesday, May 8, on-street parking along First St. S. between Sixth and Eighth Aves. S. will be taken off-line to accommodate work on utility pipe construction. One lane of traffic and property access will be maintained in each direction during the project, which is expected to last six weeks. Work will proceed east along Eighth Ave. SE to the Albert Whitted Water Reclamation Facility during July and August. Contact City Engineering at 727-893-7400.
BUDGET FORUM JUNE 12
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The final opportunity for the public to help city leaders prioritize spending for the FY2014 city budget will be Wednesday, June 12, at the Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S. Residents are encouraged to attend the 6 p.m. Public Budget Summit to share input with Mayor Foster and City Council as they begin to address next year's spending plan, which goes into effect October 1, 2013. Previous forums in April and May both showed good attendance. Read more
YOUTH SHOWCASE AND TOP ACHIEVER AWARDS MAY 22
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TASCO Teen Programs will present the third annual Mayor's Youth Showcase of Achievement and Awards at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S., on May 22, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Pinellas students in middle and high school (public, private, virtual or home school) will be recognized for achievement excellence and community contribution. Nominations were received in 10 categories -- Leadership, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Science/Technology, Overcoming Adversity, Scholar Athlete and more. For more details, call 727-892-5060 or www.stpete.org/teenawards. Read more 
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Wed, May 22, 7am – Skyway Café 11140 Fourth St. N. - Join Mayor Foster for breakfast and informal conversation during "Breakfast With the Mayor," at 7 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday each month. Bring your thoughts and ideas and support our host restaurants with a breakfast purchase!
Celebrate Me Home
Wed, May 22, 6pm – 8pm Heart Gallery of Pinellas Pasco, Baseball themed gala to help foster children find forever homes. Hosted by The Tampa Bay Rays and Centerplate Catering For more information, please visit www.HeartGalleryKids.org
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