Why Kriseman selected Midtown to redevelop the Tropicana Field site

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has selected the Midtown Development team to redevelop the 86-acre Tropicana Field site - one of the largest catalytic projects in the city's history.

The promise of redeveloping the site, with or without the Tampa Bay Rays, has been an ongoing effort for over five years with vigorous public outreach efforts from city staff. The city received a total of seven proposals earlier this year from which Kriseman selected two proposals for the Trop site - Midtown and Sugar Hill.

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Your weekend arts forecast: Magic, mirth and lots of ukuleles

The late George Harrison loved the ukulele. He loved it so much that he kept dozens of them in his English country home, so when friends came over he could pass them around and everyone could participate in a happy jam.

Fun to play, easy to carry and a great social ice-breaker, the world’s favorite four-stringed instrument will be thrust into the spotlight with WMNF’s sixth annual ukulele festival, “Uke it Out,” Friday and Saturday on both sides of the bay: 7-11:30 p.m. Friday at New World Brewery in Seminole Heights, and 4-10 p.m. Saturday at Cage Brewing in St. Petersburg.