Batter up: Welch releases new Tropicana Field RFP

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has released the new request for proposals for firms vying to lead the redevelopment of turning the 86-acre Tropicana Field/Historic Gas Plant District site into a thriving destination.

In June, Welch announced he would restart the process, opening the floor once again to developers with a requirement that proposals must include plans for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.

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Inside the ‘perfect storm’ that sank First Night St. Pete

It wasn’t just one thing that led to the cancellation of this year’s First Night St. Pete celebration. According to Hal Freedman, chairman of the board at the 30-year-old not-for-profit, a “perfect storm” of insurmountable issues meant last year’s first night was going to have to be the last night.

For now, anyway. “It’s a hiatus,” Freedman said, all but promising that First Night will return on Dec. 31, 2023.