County plays ball: Rays stadium plans receive final approval

In January 2023, Mayor Ken Welch compared a proposed partnership between St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays to an engagement. He also hoped Pinellas County Commissioners would help “pay for the wedding.”

Stakeholders who favored plans to subsidize a new $1.37 billion ballpark were throwing metaphorical rice Tuesday evening.

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Brush to canvas: Arts veto town hall at Palladium tonight

Tonight’s the night for Funding the Arts: A Call to Action, a panel discussion and town hall sponsored by the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, at the Palladium Theater.

As with the recent event at the Warehouse Arts District Association campus, tonight’s gathering is in reaction to Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ blanket veto of arts funding in the 2024-25 state budget.

Welcome to Florida: The Smallwood Store

	Construction worker dies at Tampa International Airport
	Manatee Rehabilitation Center gets its first two patients
	City of St. Pete announces several board vacancies
	Coffee cart opens along Pinellas Trail in St. Pete
	Herban Flow expands to downtown St. Pete
	Local bakery nominated best in country