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Lens critics grill local architect about new St. Pete pier plans listen
03/26/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pier, St. Petersburg, Tiger Bay, the Lens
An architect working on the new St. Pete pier design dispelled what she calls myths about the $50 million project. More than 100 people crowded a Suncoast Tiger Bay meeting Tuesday to ask Lisa Wannemacher questions about the Lens.
“It is not a sidewalk to nowhere. The pier is a promenade to a place.”
But critics have continued to lambaste city officials and architects over the project. After the design was chosen in 2011, a group called [Concerned Citizens of St. Petersburg](http://s...
1 commentsRemembering the 2012 battle to save St. Pete's Pier and looking forward to keeping it going listen
01/03/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: pier, St. Petersburg, Vote On The Pier, the Lens, Tyler Mitchell
The iconic inverted pyramid that is the St. Petersburg Pier may have just rung in its last new year. St. Pete City Council members voted last year to have the Pier demolished at the end of this May. After that a new Pier called the Lens is set to replace it. That design was chosen after a lengthy international competition and is an over-water pedestrian and bike path. Critics of the new design bombarded city council meetings throughout the year and gathered thousands of petition signature...
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07/05/12 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tom Lambdon, Dave Zirin, the Nation, The Pier, Pier
Two guests graced the airwaves on the day after the July 4 holiday.
Dave Zirin has the distinction of being the first ever true sportswriter to be on the masthead of the Nation magazine. Writing from a distinctly progressive view about politics, Zirin shared his thoughts on some recent issues which he's either written or blogged about in the Nation or his own blog.
Also on the program Tom Lambdon with voteonthepier.com, a local group in St. Pete fighting to have the citizens of St. Pete...
Be the first to commentDespite objections, St. Pete officials move forward with plans to replace the Pier listen
06/14/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pier, inverted pyramid, The Lens, Michael Maltzan Architecture, St. Pete, Steve Kornell
City officials in St. Petersburg are moving closer to finalizing plans to replace the pier and its iconic “inverted pyramid.” Thirty-five people showed up Tuesday night in South St. Pete to one of several information-gathering public meetings about the future of the downtown pier.
After years of consideration, St. Pete City Council voted in May to approve a contract with Michael Maltzan Architecture for the construction of an all-new structure. Jason Jensen, an architect with the company...
Be the first to commentCity council members in St. Pete aren't sure about new Pier budget listen
01/27/12 Liz McKibbonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Michael Maltzan Architects, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council, pier
St. Petersburg has chosen a design known as "The Lens" for its new Pier. At a workshop yesterday some City Council members raised budget concerns about the project.
Council member Jim Kennedy said an independent review and analysis of “The Lens” design was conducted by O...
Be the first to commentNew St. Pete Pier proposals don't include everything in the drawings listen
12/16/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Michael Maltzan Architects, West 8, pier, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council
Nearly 200 residents showed up today at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg for a chance to hear from designers vying for a chance to replace the city’s iconic pier. The three companies all incorporated the concept of merging downtown with the waterfront.
Architects from BIG proposed a design they are calling the Wave. It’s a giant loop that dives into Tampa Bay. The plans include a top-floor viewing room with an observat...
3 commentsSome St. Pete residents prefer the current design to any of the three new proposals for the Pier listen
12/09/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: pier, St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg city officials have selected the three finalists for a design that could replace the structurally deficient Pier. The public is torn between the three proposals, but many prefer the existing design.
Architectural renderings, videos and three-dimensional models of the three concepts are on display to the public at the St. Petersburg Museum of History. They’re being called [the Lens, the Eye, and the Wave](http://www....
Be the first to commentSt. Pete City Council approves three finalists to redesign the pier listen
09/08/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: pier, St. Petersburg City Council, St. Petersburg
Today the St. Pete City Council approved a list of three finalists who will compete to redesign the St. Pete Pier. The city even hopes to outshine big cities like Chicago with the new waterfront.
In a 6-1 vote, the council voted with overwhelming support to approve three designers to conceive the new $55 million city project. Last month a five member jury shortlisted three finalists t...
Be the first to commentNew St. Pete Pier design finalists shortlisted to three listen
08/24/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council, pier
The St. Petersburg Pier is now one step closer to getting a total makeover. Last Friday a jury narrowed down the list of new design competitors to a final three.
The City of St. Petersburg is world renowned for its water front parks, commitment to the arts, and its iconic pier, which for more than 30 years has been a city landmark and destination, but is now set to be replaced. A five member jury of architects, politicia...
Be the first to commentPolitical action committee formed to save the St. Pete Pier listen
11/11/10 Jamie KidderWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: pier, st. petersburg, vote on the pier, wengay newton, st. petersburg city council
The St. Petersburg City Council voted last August to demolish the Pier, the waterfront landmark that has defined the St. Pete skyline since 1973. A new group wants to put the fate of the pier in the hands of voters during next year's municipal elections. WMNF was there for the organization's first meeting as an official political action committee.
Tom Lambdon formed the Vote on the Pier political action committee to try to force a referendum on ...
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