Despite nearing completion, St. Pete Pier will remain closed until further notice
The city of St. Petersburg originally gave a grand opening date of May 30 but fears about spreading the novel coronavirus have promoted the city to postpone until an unknown date.
Grand opening for the new St. Pete Pier will be delayed
First, construction caused the new St. Pete Pier's grand opening to be delayed. This time, it's because of the coronavirus.
After three years of construction, the new St. Pete Pier has a grand opening date: May 30
Finally, the long-awaited St. Pete Pier has an grand opening date, city officials announced Thursday morning. An event to introduce the new landmark to the public will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2020.
Massive hanging rope sculpture being installed at St. Pete Pier
Workers began the process of installing a massive hanging rope sculpture in downtown St. Petersburg Thursday as part of the final touches to new St. Pete Pier.
Open containers allowed on St. Pete's new pier
Thursday morning, the City of St. Petersburg decided it will allow open containers on the walkways of the new Pier District.
Owner gives sneak peek at pier restaurant venues
The owner of The Birchwood Restaurant, Chuck Prather has earned his reputation as being among the best when it comes to creating a fine dining experience in St. Pete.
St. Pete's $87 million Pier 'starting to come together'
The city of St. Petersburg is giving us a birds-eye-view of the progress made on the new Pier.
St. Petersburg Pier opening date pushed to 2020
The deadline for opening St. Pete’s new pier has been pushed to early 2020 and this week work began on the pier’s signature art piece.
St. Petersburg searching for new Pier vendors
St. Petersburg officials are searching for aspiring businesses to fill up shops at the new Marketplace at the St. Pete Pier.
Construction progresses on new St. Pete Pier
Design renderings of what St. Pete's new pier will look like have been public for nearly two years. But with construction underway, the structure of the pier is starting to come to life.
St. Pete Pier is slowly taking shape, now with a 2020 completion date
Crews still have a long way to go on until the new St. Petersburg Pier is complete, but they’ve come a long way. The concrete pier deck is now complete, which was a nine-month project by itself.
Renderings and name unveiled for St. Pete Pier's signature art piece
After months of waiting, debate, and concerns over funding, we are finally getting a glimpse into what the signature art piece on St. Pete’s pier will look like.
Pier to get tram; city says project remains on track
If everything goes as planned, St. Pete’s new pier will be finished and open by this time next year.
St. Pete City Council sends artist back to drawing board on pier installation
The St. Pete City Council sent an artist back to the drawing board after residents voiced opposition to a giant piece of art that would have accompanied the new pier.
Private donors step up for St. Pete Pier sculpture
The city of St. Petersburg is hoping to bring in a world-renowned artist to create a sculpture to make the new pier pop.
New St. Petersburg Pier to add covered solar parking
St. Petersburg is making some major progress on the construction of its new pier. Kristin Brett, who overseas communications for the new pier, says crews are on schedule to have the 26-acre project complete by summer of 2019.
St. Pete Pier artwork costs an estimated $3 million
It will cost St. Petersburg nearly $3-million to install a mesh-like sculpture by world-renowned artist, Janet Echelman, at Spa Beach. The Tampa native revealed her preliminary design for the artwork to local leaders last week.
St. Pete taps Bay Area artist for major pier project
Construction starts in days on the new St. Petersburg Pier and the city is considering a major addition to the plan.
Study: New pier could bring $80 million to St. Pete
An economic impact study on the new St. Petersburg Pier predicts the attraction will draw $80 million to the city in its first year of operation.
Council addresses possible pier project upgrades
Major changes could be coming to the design of St. Petersburg's new pier.