Affordable housing projects in Largo and St. Petersburg received a $7.94 million boost from Pinellas County officials Tuesday afternoon. County commissioners unanimously approved the appropriations, which...
St. Petersburg City Councilmembers have realized they must now “catch up” in the race to accommodate air taxis. The city’s Economic and Workforce Development Committee discussed...
St. Petersburg property owners now hold $35.26 billion in taxable value. That will ensure a 10.43% increase in ad valorem revenue despite a fourth consecutive rate...
The City of St. Petersburg has announced that residents selected the Forward Together youth crime prevention program as the recipient of $1 million in funding through...
Mayor Ken Welch noted that St. Petersburg sits on the precipice of a “historic opportunity” Tuesday morning. Just over four hours later, after a final workshop...
Part two of two. Mayor Ken Welch said the “whole point” of two previous Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment workshops was to glean feedback from the...
Part one of two. Mayor Ken Welch has repeatedly referred to Historic Gas Plant District and Tropicana Field redevelopment negotiations as an iterative process fueled by...
Plans for the embattled, 29-acre former Raytheon Technologies site in west St. Petersburg have changed for at least the third time in three years. A local...
Tommy Whitehead grew up poor – in capital letters, he said – in rural Polk County. St. Petersburg mayor Ken Welch recently invited him to participate...
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue leadership, Mayor Ken Welch, Councilmember Gina Driscoll and several community leaders celebrated the arrival of a technologically advanced engine Wednesday morning. They...
