Mayor sheds light on projects to watch in 2025

The saga surrounding a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium overshadowed other prominent city-led projects in St. Petersburg in 2024. That should change in the new year.

While a storm-damaged Tropicana Field’s future will likely dominate discourse again in 2025, Mayor Ken Welch expects significant progress on city-owned facilities undergoing repairs, renovations and awaiting redevelopment. Those include the Manhattan Casino, the Barack Obama Main Library and the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina.

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The Catalyst interview: James ‘JY’ Young of Styx

Guitarist James “JY” Young is the only person on the planet who can say he’s performed at every single Styx concert, ever. Young joined the explosive Chicago rock band in 1970, when it was known as TW4, and is still a key component today.

Here’s another pertinent factoid: Styx is the only act in history to score four consecutive triple-platinum albums.

Arts Alive! podcast: The Wilborn/Bondurant show

Welcome to the first Arts Alive! podcast of 2025. We ring in the new year with a casual conversation with Paul Wilborn and Eugenie Bondurant, St. Petersburg’s first couple of the arts, to talk about the exciting things they’ve got lined up for the months to come.

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