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 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...
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...
After six meetings, including a five-hour finale, a committee decided that community benefits provided by redeveloping 65 acres of prime St. Petersburg real estate warranted the...
The Tampa Bay Rays’ proposal to build a new $1.3 billion stadium included a pledge to annually emblazon jerseys with St. Petersburg’s name for at least...
Nearly two dozen civic and business leaders recently toured The Battery Atlanta, Truist Park and the Atlanta Beltline – three prominent projects with St. Petersburg similarities....
The first public discussion between Mayor Ken Welch, Tampa Bay Rays representatives and city council members on their quest to redevelop Tropicana Field began on a...
For Gwendolyn Reese, the news that St. Petersburg city officials and the Tampa Bay Rays reached an agreement to redevelop the area around Tropicana Field represented...
Local leaders were already eyeing the next steps in an ongoing quest to redevelop Tropicana Field before celebrations surrounding their agreement with the Tampa Bay Rays/Hines...
