Ken Welch pledged to promote inclusive progress when running for mayor. Fulfilling long-deferred promises in the former Gas Plant neighborhood – now home to Tropicana Field...
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...
While St. Petersburg’s Mayor Ken Welch will not officially launch his reelection campaign for another year, fundraising season is now in full swing. Donations to his...
A local developer has submitted plans for a $225 million project that would bridge a gap between St. Petersburg’s downtown core and an underutilized area around...
St. Petersburg officials extended a special district’s lifespan to help fund a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium and a massive redevelopment project. Those plans have since...
While many people blame the Tampa Bay Rays for stadium plans in St. Petersburg falling through, Gwendolyn Reese believes local government officials walked away from a...
Hundreds of Tampa Bay Rays tickets remain available for the team’s first-ever regular season game in Tampa – despite their temporary home holding just 11,026 people....
A local investor wants to buy the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District site in St. Petersburg for $260 million, $71 million less than the city’s valuation....
Mayor Ken Welch took a hard stance against renegotiating a stadium deal with the Tampa Bays after the team announced Thursday that it could no longer...
Reactions were swift Thursday to Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg’s announcement that he would not move forward with plans to build a new $1.37 billion...
