St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch shares major updates with TBBW

Mayor Ken Welch briefed TBBW on St. Pete’s biggest priorities from tech migration to resilience and the future of the Gas Plant District.

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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch wearing a blue suit and striped tie, standing outdoors with greenery in the background.
Tropicana Field roof finished early as Rays chase new stadium

St. Pete finished the Trop roof early and is moving into the next phase of repairs while the Rays explore a new stadium site.

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Aerial image of Tropicana Field under bright blue skies with St. Petersburg neighborhoods in the background.
Tampa Bay Rays partner with The Laundry Project to provide free laundry services

The Tampa Bay Rays and The Laundry Project are providing free laundry services to local families today, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at A & W Laundromat, in St. Petersburg. Volunteers, including members of the Rays organization, will be on-site to supply detergent, fabric softener and other essentials. The event is part of an

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Tampa Bay Rays’ DJ Kitty visits kids with neurodiversity (VIDEO and PHOTOS)

Learning Independence for Tomorrow (LiFT), an institution dedicated to empowering students with neurodiversity, started the new school year with a special visit from DJ Kitty. DJ Kitty, a mascot of The Tampa Bay Rays, welcomed students arriving for their first day of school, located in Clearwater. Since opening in 2013, LiFT has been committed to

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Tampa Bay Rays name official bank

The Tampa Bay Rays came to a multi-year partnership agreement with Amerant Bank to make it the official bank of the team. The partnership includes the presence of the Amerant Bank brand in numerous locations inside the stadium and during gameday radio broadcasts. Also included in the agreement are numerous hospitality opportunities, use of the

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One Liners Pasco: Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties and more

► Shumaker Partner Matthew E. Maggard has been appointed to Polk County’s Saint Leo University Board of Trustees. (Pictured above) ► Pasco County commissioners have approved a large, mixed-use project, called the Interstate 75 “gateway” at State Road 52, with industrial, commercial and a mixture of residential developments, on a 785-acre property, northwest of the interchange. 

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Great Places and Spaces: Gas Plant District redevelopment (RENDERINGS)

The Tampa Bay Rays and Hines revealed new renderings of the Gas Plant District redevelopment including visions for an activated Booker Creek, Class A office space and an art installation.  The project will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use development, anchored by a new baseball stadium, and cost more than $6.5 billion, over

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The Florida Aquarium reveals updated exhibit sponsored by the Tampa Bay Rays

The Florida Aquarium has revealed the newly transformed Stingray Beach exhibit, now sponsored by the Tampa Bay Rays. The updates to the hands-on experience, located on the second floor of the Aquarium, in downtown Tampa, mark a milestone in the continued collaboration between the baseball team and the renowned Aquarium. Stingray Beach offers Aquarium visitors

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Rays finalize deal for new St. Petersburg ballpark

The Rays have finalized a deal for a new St. Petersburg ballpark tied to a $6.5B mixed-use redevelopment at Tropicana Field.

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Aerial image of Tropicana Field under bright blue skies with St. Petersburg neighborhoods in the background.
Baseball in uncertain times

It is safe to say, baseball fans are keeping their fingers tightly crossed in the hope that something close to a normal season takes place.  As early as February, it was uncertain as to when the season would begin. Whenever the Rays take the field, the defending American League champions will do so without a

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Here’s why the new Rays Stadium is Beyond Baseball

Sure, the new Tampa Bay Rays stadium is in the early stages of creation, but the thing about this project is, it is so much more than just a place to catch a game. This summer the Rays presented their vision for the new site, saying it would cost about $900 million to build, including

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