St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch contritely accepted the blame for his administration’s well-intentioned employee bonus payments. “The buck stops here,” he said Friday afternoon. The 17...
It’s party time at Tropicana Field. MaintenX, a Tampa-based company providing facilities management and repair services, recently announced a partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays to...
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County and Tampa Bay Rays officials took a moment to celebrate what Mayor Ken Welch called a “providential day” Wednesday morning. The meeting...
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...
