In January 2023, Mayor Ken Welch compared a proposed partnership between St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays to an engagement. He also hoped Pinellas County...
Pinellas County Commissioners are now up to bat regarding plans to replace Tropicana Field with a new $1.37 billion ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays. The...
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 debate is over: St. Petersburg City Council members approved a $6.7 billion proposal to anchor a reimagined Historic Gas Plant District with a new Tampa...
An African American museum housed in a former South St. Petersburg community center is seeking $10 million in tourist tax dollars to build a new home....
Approval of an ambitious plan to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg for at least 30 more years is far from certain. However, the...
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...
St. Petersburg City Council members are now scrambling to save any aspects of three ordinances supporting apprentices and marginalized trade workers. City officials and community leaders...
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...
