{"id":13993,"date":"2025-10-21T14:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/13993\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:44:05","slug":"st-pete-beach-introduces-new-playground-at-hurley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/13993\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete Beach Introduces New Playground at Hurley Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-meta\">October 21, 2025 by Trei Johnson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138041 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01Hurley-Park_Christina-Warnstedt_10232025.jpg\" alt=\"a playground with people standing in front of it. One man and a child are cutting the ribbon\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138041 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01Hurley-Park_Christina-Warnstedt_10232025.jpg\" alt=\"a playground with people standing in front of it. One man and a child are cutting the ribbon\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\"  \/> Montessori by the Sea students, parents, and teachers gathered in Pass-A-Grille to unveil the brand new playground at Hurley Park. <br \/>Photo courtesy of Christina Warnstedt<\/p>\n<p>Parents in St. Pete Beach now have a playground to take the kids to play in St. Pete Beach.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 16, Montessori by the Sea students, parents, and teachers gathered in Pass-A-Grille to unveil the brand new playground at Hurley Park. One lucky student got to cut the ribbon for the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>New Playground at Hurley Park<\/p>\n<p>St. Pete Beach Mayor Adrian Petrila, District 4 Commissioner Jon Maldonado, and City Manager Frances Robustelli joined the festivities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138042 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02Hurley-Park_Christina-Warnstedt_10232025.jpg\" alt=\"two adults, and two children holding a big check for $37,500.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138042 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02Hurley-Park_Christina-Warnstedt_10232025.jpg\" alt=\"two adults, and two children holding a big check for $37,500.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\"  \/> According to Warnstedt, Montessori by the Sea families played a big role in raising $37,500 to build the playground.<br \/>Photo courtesy of Christina Warnstedt<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school has worked with the city for years now and helped to raise funds in getting this playground built,\u201d said Christina Warnstedt, director of admissions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Warnstedt, Montessori by the Sea families played a big role in raising $37,500 to build the playground.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re the calm during the storm. 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