Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 2, 2019
4min713
Four former Mayors have now endorsed Blackmon.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 2, 2019
Noah PranskyAugust 29, 2019
5min429
Stadium saga was key issue in St. Pete’s 2013 local elections.
Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2018
9min291
Imagine moving to St. Petersburg in 2018. You’d be forgiven to think that this — the incredible mix of living, working, and playing — has always been this way. That there are always cranes in the sky marking the future arrival of some luxurious development. That there seems to be a craft brewery on every […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 5, 2018
5min448
St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes is holding another fundraiser Thursday for his re-election bid in Senate District 24, where he holds a better than 20-to-1 cash lead over Democratic challenger Lindsay Cross. Among the several dozen names listed on the host committee for the St. Petersburg reception are former St. Pete Mayors Rick Baker […]
Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018
3min329
Treasure Island Republican Rep. Kathleen Peters leads the money race for the District 6 seat on the Pinellas County Commission by a mile, and she aims to keep it that way. To that end, Peters is holding a fundraiser Thursday evening at St. Petersburg’s Beach Seafood & Tap House. Topping the host committee for the […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2018
9min545
After a decade searching for a new home, the Tampa Bay Rays officially committed Friday to build a new ballpark in Tampa’s historic Ybor City entertainment district. That wasn’t much of a surprise, considering Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan had revealed that information last October. And Friday afternoon’s press conference didn’t provide many more specifics other […]
Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2017
4min846
Rick Baker will take endorsements from a squad of ex-mayors over those from out-of-town politicos. The comments from the former two-term mayor came after Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was the latest prominent Democrat to stump for incumbent Rick Kriseman during the final weekend of the city’s mayoral race. “I honestly don’t think that’s going to help him,” Baker told reporters […]
Mitch PerryOctober 31, 2017
7min410
Rick Kriseman‘s campaign received another high-profile boost as Martin O’Malley made a trip to campaign headquarters early Monday evening. A visit by the former Maryland Governor and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate was yet another indication of how serious the Democratic National Committee and Florida Democratic Party are in seeing Kriseman get re-elected as St. Petersburg mayor next week. O’Malley […]
Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2017
10min529
You knew it would come to this. At some point in the titanic contest between Rick Kriseman and Rick Baker, the race would pivot from a wonky debate about budgets, sewers, and staffing to a bare-knuckled fight for not just who will occupy the mayor’s office, but the future of St. Petersburg. On Wednesday, Baker’s […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
An anticlimactic finish to St. Petersburg’s mayoral race? Or is Rick Kriseman closing on Rick Baker?
12min270
In one week, St. Petersburg residents will know whether Rick Baker is returning to City Hall for a third term as mayor or if incumbent Rick Kriseman lives to fight another day. Whether Baker wins the August 29 primary outright is really the only drama left to unfold in what has turned out to be, […]