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...
The sun will soon set on Elizabeth Abernethy’s career with the City of St. Petersburg, a “dream job,” but not due to an unprecedented hurricane season...
An embattled affordable housing development for low-income seniors in West St. Petersburg opened in the aftermath of back-to-back hurricanes. It is now fully occupied. Rents at...
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...
Tommy Whitehead grew up poor – in capital letters, he said – in rural Polk County. St. Petersburg mayor Ken Welch recently invited him to participate...
Several St. Petersburg City Council members would prefer to sell the Municipal Services Center sooner rather than later, and avoid dumping millions of dollars into overdue...
Jim Nixon, St. Petersburg’s LGBTQ+ liaison, has stepped down from the role after helping the city earn national acclaim for its inclusivity efforts over the past...
A long-awaited Municipal Services Center maintenance study’s results has some St. Petersburg City Council members wondering if they are better off hanging a for-sale sign on...
Mayor Ken Welch, city officials and community leaders gathered at St. Petersburg’s City Hall Thursday morning for the ninth annual Black History Month flag-raising ceremony. State...
An executive position that took over two years to implement and fill is once again vacant as St. Petersburg’s first chief equity officer resigned 23 days...
