"We’ve got a responsibility to move both intentionally and quickly.”
“What did we learn from getting the best master developer in Hines and the Rays that walked away from us?”
“I certainly think that’s something that both the council and administration will take into account."
"We continue to explore, identify and review the most impactful avenues to develop the Historic Gas Plant District.”
Mayor Ken Welch has frequently noted that former Gas Plant residents and their descendants have waited 40 years for the site to provide economic revitalization. The...
Uncertainty surrounding the Historic Gas Plant’s redevelopment – anchored by a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark – caused the Woodson African American Museum of Florida to...
Mayor Ken Welch has publicly acknowledged that fissures in a partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays may be too wide to mend. Welch’s relatively brief comments...
St. Petersburg celebrated the long-lasting impacts created by five of the city’s African American leaders Saturday night at the 10th annual Legacy Awards Dinner. The importance...
St. Petersburg will uphold its end of a deal – thought dead two weeks ago – to help fund a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium. The...
The Tampa Bay Rays will not terminate plans to build a new stadium in downtown St. Petersburg, likely ensuring the team retains control over a $6.7...
