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Here to stay? Rays non-relocation document for new stadium not public yet: A dozen documents were made available but an agreement with damages if the team leaves ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/03/27/here-stay-rays-non-relocation-document-not-drafted-yet-stadium-deal/
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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch says he’ll run for reelection in 2026: Welch said he’s not focused on reelection but rather on the Historic Gas Plant District.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/03/29/st-petersburg-mayor-ken-welch-says-hell-run-re-election-2026/
Paid articlePaid Mayors, scientists join Spotlight Tampa Bay’s climate change panel: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch among those taking The Palladium stage in ...
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/22/mayors-scientists-join-spotlight-tampa-bays-climate-change-panel/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg’s economy, by the numbers: The first State of the Economy presentation since 2021 shows a city on a hot streak, with more potentially to come in a ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/03/28/st-petersburgs-economy-by-numbers/
Paid articlePaid Did coffee mug photo lead to St. Petersburg fire chief’s retirement?: Mayor Ken Welch said he told James Large a post on social media, which displayed wording ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/02/02/did-coffee-mug-photo-lead-st-petersburg-fire-chiefs-retirement/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch: State of the city is strong in 2024: His 45-minute speech recapped the Historic Gas Plant plan, new programs and development.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/01/30/st-petersburg-mayor-ken-welch-state-city-is-strong-2024/
Paid articlePaid So where do St. Petersburg’s biggest projects stand? Here’s an update.: Two years into Mayor Ken Welch’s administration, how are things proceeding?
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2024/01/26/so-where-do-st-petersburgs-biggest-projects-stand-heres-an-update/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg City Council softens Rays name change pitch: The council voted 6-2 instead on Thursday to have the city press for some way to “elevate St ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/12/14/st-petersburg-city-council-backs-down-rays-name-change/
St. Petersburg’s new Chief Equity Officer quits one month into job: A city spokesperson said the city has begun the process to fill the position immediately.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/10/29/st-petersburgs-new-chief-equity-officer-quits-one-month-into-job/
St. Petersburg to announce interim Chief Equity Officer : Mayor Ken Welch said he was “disappointed” by Lenice C. Emanuel’s sudden departure.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/10/31/st-petersburg-announce-interim-chief-equity-officer/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg’s ‘City Council Cemetery’ took digs at former members: The display was the City Council office’s entry for a Halloween decorating contest at City ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/11/01/st-petersburgs-city-council-cemetery-took-digs-former-members/
St. Petersburg names interim chief equity officer: Mayor Ken Welch tapped Carl Lavender, who previously worked at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/11/03/st-petersburg-names-interim-chief-equity-officer/
St. Petersburg hires first Chief Equity Officer: Lenice C. Emanuel was the chief executive officer of the YWCA of Tampa Bay from 2010 to 2015.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/09/26/st-petersburg-hires-first-chief-equity-officer/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg council grills city, team and consultant on Rays deal: Council members asked pointed questions about the significant public subsidy and city ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/10/26/st-petersburg-council-grills-city-team-consultant-rays-deal/
Mayor Ken Welch’s ‘full circle’ story to keep Rays in St. Petersburg: Welch’s family history is central to how the mayor helped broker a deal that fulfills ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/09/27/st-petersburg-mayor-welch-family-ties-to-tropicana-field/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch to reinstate Fire Chief Jim Large: Welch’s ‘final decision’ to reinstate Large will go into effect Thursday.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/08/23/st-petersburg-mayor-ken-welch-reinstate-fire-chief-jim-large/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg declares state of emergency ahead of TS Idalia: Mayor Ken Welch’s executive order grants emergency powers for a seven-day period.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/08/28/st-petersburg-declares-state-emergency-ahead-ts-idalia/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg City Council may evaluate fire department management: A committee moved forward with a management evaluation as Fire Chief Jim Large returned to ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/08/24/st-petersburg-city-council-may-evaluate-fire-department-management/
Paid articlePaid Embattled St. Petersburg fire chief placed on administrative leave: A city spokesperson confirmed Monday that Chief Jim Large has been placed on paid leave.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/08/07/embattled-st-petersburg-fire-chief-placed-administrative-leave/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg mayor remarks on employee survey after anonymous emails: Mayor Ken Welch made a statement late Friday regarding an employee survey done earlier ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/07/28/st-petersburg-mayor-remarks-employee-survey-after-anonymous-emails/
Paid articlePaid Topgolf opens in St. Petersburg to much excitement: Players hit microchipped golf balls from climate controlled bays set up in a three-story complex.
tampabay.com/life-culture/entertainment/2023/06/30/topgolf-carillon-st-petersburg-golf/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch tweets against open carry after Grand Prix: “I’m imagining what the event may have looked like under Open Carry” he tweeted ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/03/08/desantis-open-carry-ken-welch-grand-prix/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg’s structural racism study authors are eager to see action: The city funded one of the study’s recommendations: a diversity, equity and inclusion ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/03/15/st-petersburg-diversity-equity-inclusion-structural-racism/
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Wildlife officials want you to catch and cook ‘fat and juicy’ invasive species in Utah
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Why do AI chatbots tell lies and act weird? Look in the mirror.: The new chatbots are driven by a technology that scientists call a large language model, or LLM ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/02/26/business/why-do-ai-chatbots-tell-lies-act-weird-look-mirror/
Dr. Leonard Cobb, co-founder of WA’s first Medic One, dies at 96: Leonard Cobb developed Medic One, one of the country's first efforts to train firefighters to ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/dr-leonard-cobb-co-founder-of-was-first-medic-one-dies-at-96/
Old neighborhoods, new density? Where do St. Petersburg Council members stand?: The City Council will vote Thursday whether to allow some single homes to convert ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/03/21/st-petersburg-zoning-historic-neighborhoods-multi-family/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg mayor picks Tampa Bay Rays, Hines to redevelop Tropicana Field: Mayor Ken Welch chose the team out of four proposals to develop the Historic Gas ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/01/30/st-petersburg-mayor-picks-tampa-bay-rays-hines-redevelop-tropicana-field/
Paid articlePaid St. Petersburg bulldozed a Black community on Trop site. What’s next?: The Gas Plant community was home to residents, businesses and churches.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/01/15/st-petersburg-black-neighborhood-tropicana-field-redevelopment-historic-gas-plant/
Paid articlePaid At triumphant State of the City, Welch makes up for lost inauguration: Ken Welch’s biggest moment yet as mayor — including big news on the Trop redevelopment — ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/01/30/triumphant-state-city-welch-makes-up-lost-inauguration/
Paid articlePaid A reset in St. Petersburg: A look at Mayor Ken Welch’s first year in office: St. Pete’s first Black mayor said he’s proudest of halting projects so that more ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/01/06/reset-st-petersburg-look-mayor-ken-welchs-first-year-office/
Paid articlePaid 4 developers make their pitch to redevelop St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field: Sugar Hill, Restoration Associates, Hines and the Tampa Bay Rays ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2023/01/04/tropicana-field-redevelop-proposal-tampa-bay-rays-historic-gas-plant/
Paid articlePaid NBA star. Controversial mayor. For Kevin Johnson, the Trop could be next.: After keeping the Kings in Sacramento, Johnson is now leading a team vying to ...
tampabay.com/news/business/2023/01/20/nba-star-controversial-mayor-kevin-johnson-trop-could-be-next/
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Mayor back Rays' stadium plan, but hurdles remain: St. Petersburg’s mayor endorsed the Tampa Bay Rays’ proposal for a new ballpark — but that doesn’t mean it’s a ...
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St. Petersburg hires new government affairs director: Former USF St. Petersburg student body President David Thompson will make a $120,000 salary.
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/12/20/st-petersburg-hires-24-year-old-government-affairs-director/
Paid articlePaid Mayors of Tampa, St. Petersburg in the hot seat about their administrations: The Tampa Bay Rays were hardly a topic of discussion at Suncoast Tiger Bay’s State ...
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/03/mayors-tampa-st-petersburg-hot-seat-about-their-administrations/
Paid articlePaid 4 developers apply to redevelop St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field: The city only released the names of developers. It says full proposals will be available next ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/12/02/four-developers-apply-by-deadline-redevelop-st-petersburgs-tropicana-field/
Paid articlePaid Mayor Ken Welch extends state of emergency in St. Petersburg: The order allows for special collection of debris and continued recovery efforts.
tampabay.com/hurricane/2022/10/02/mayor-ken-welch-extends-state-emergency-st-petersburg/
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch: “This is not the time to let down our guard.”: Welch said President Joe Biden and FEMA “are ready to support relief efforts in ...
tampabay.com/hurricane/2022/09/27/st-petersburg-mayor-ken-welch-this-is-not-time-let-down-our-guard/
Tampa Bay Rays trying to co-opt Tropicana Field redevelopment bid, pastor says: Bishop Manuel Sykes, who has endorsed Sugar Hill developers, is against the Rays ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/10/06/pastor-tampa-bay-rays-trying-co-opt-tropicana-field-redevelopment-bid/
DeSantis, Biden play nice as Hurricane Ian freezes midterm politics in Florida: Campaign politics in Florida have taken a backseat as Hurricane Ian approaches ...
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Paid articlePaid Mayor Ken Welch defends former Deputy Mayor Stephanie Owens amid allegations: Welch said he will not have a deputy mayor in his administration but rather a chief ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/09/08/mayor-ken-welch-defends-former-deputy-mayor-stephanie-owens-amid-allegations/
St. Petersburg deputy mayor resigns amid ‘hostile work environment’ allegations: Stephanie Owens resigned after Mayor Ken Welch placed her on administrative ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/09/02/st-petersburg-deputy-mayor-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-toxic-claims/
Ethics complaint filed against St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch over appointment: The complaint alleges Welch appointed a family member, James Corbett ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/08/16/ethics-complaint-filed-against-st-petersburg-mayor-ken-welch-over-appointment/
St. Petersburg city communications director resigns immediately, citing ‘bullying’
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/09/01/st-petersburg-city-communications-director-resigns-immediately-citing-bullying/
Welch: As St. Petersburg moves forward, new Tropicana Field must honor the past: A new request for proposals with a stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays could be ready ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/08/11/welch-as-st-petersburg-moves-forward-new-tropicana-field-must-rectify-the-past/
St. Petersburg mayor rejects Moffitt cancer project over affordable housing: The Moffitt Cancer Center was the first project considered under the Community ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/08/12/st-petersburg-mayor-rejects-moffitt-cancer-project-over-affordable-housing/
St. Petersburg City Attorney: Approach to place rent control on ballot flawed: Mayor Ken Welch backed the opinion, citing “increased risk for costly litigation.”
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/08/10/st-petersburg-city-attorney-approach-to-place-rent-control-on-ballot-flawed/
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch seeks input on Tropicana Field’s future : The series of public forums comes after the mayor’s announcement that he’ll be ...
tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2022/07/13/st-petersburg-mayor-ken-welch-seeks-input-on-tropicana-fields-future/
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