SSt. Petersburg Read More St. Petersburg council asks to pause picking Tropicana Field developerFebruary 5, 2026 The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to oppose choosing a developer for the Historic Gas Plant District…
SSt. Petersburg Read More St. Pete mayor tells council to take action on Gas Plant District rather than continuing to planFebruary 5, 2026 Mayor Ken Welch is urging the St. Pete City Council to take action to develop the Historic Gas…
SSt. Petersburg Read More Ken Welch gave up the chance at a Moffitt campus; Cathie Wood could bring it backFebruary 4, 2026 In his first year in office, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch axed a project that would have created…
SSt. Petersburg Read More St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch files for reelection, vows to protect LGBTQ+ communityFebruary 3, 2026 Mayor Ken Welch (C) at the St Pete Pride flag raising in 2025. (Photo by Dylan Todd) ST.…
SSt. Petersburg Read More The race for St. Pete Mayor is officially on, and not just because Ken Welch filed for re-electionFebruary 2, 2026 Since the new year began, there’s been a fairly steady drip of news related to this year’s mayoral…
SSt. Petersburg Read More Ken Welch officially enters St. Petersburg mayoral race, seeking second termFebruary 2, 2026 St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has officially filed for re-election, seeking a second four-year term as the city…
SSt. Petersburg Read More St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch will file to run for reelectionJanuary 28, 2026 St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch said he is filing paperwork to run for reelection in two weeks and…
SSt. Petersburg Read More 5 things I think about the St. Pete City Elections — 1.26.26January 26, 2026 In what feels like another lifetime, I launched the precursor to Florida Politics, SaintPetersBlog, with a regular column…
SSt. Petersburg Read More St. Petersburg unveils plan to purchase flood-prone propertiesJanuary 24, 2026 St. Petersburg is finalizing the second phase of its $160 million disaster recovery plan, which includes homebuyer assistance,…
SSt. Petersburg Read More Political committee linked to Charlie Crist hauls record $725K in just 7 weeksJanuary 8, 2026 St. Pete Shines, the political committee supporting Charlie Crist should he decide to run for St. Pete Mayor,…
SSt. Petersburg Read More Ken Welch looks to rebound from Rays deal collapse with new Gas Plant pushJanuary 2, 2026 After a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays unraveled last year, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is taking…
TTampa Read More Here are the Top 10 political stories from Tampa Bay in 2025December 29, 2025 Let’s get one thing clear: 2025 was, thankfully, NOT 2024. Along with the rest of the state, the…