Moving from helpers to leaders: From Jordan Park to the Gas Plant
Michael Lundy, CEO of St. Petersburg Housing Authority, Brian Evjen-Norstar vice…
Hines & Tampa Bay Rays named as master developer of the Historic Gas Plant District Redevelopment
At the 2023 State of the City address on Jan. 30, Mayor Ken Welch announced Hines &…
Sugar Hill Community Partners plans a memorial park for three lost cemeteries at the Historic Gas Plant site
Stantec, a design, engineering and architecture firm, determined that some graves of…
Hines and the Rays engage Gas Plant, Laurel Park residents and descendants on Trop redevelopment
Hines and the Rays is working hard to engage the community, making residents and…
The city invites community feedback on Historic Gas Plant District Redevelopment proposals
Responses are accepted online via the city’s website and in person at the Jan. 4…
Gas Plant documentary will feature former residents
Recently, Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association of St.…
City of St. Pete releases Historic Gas Plant District RFP
Mayor Ken Welch released a Request for Proposals for the development of the portion of…
Last historic Gas Plant District redevelopment in-put session, virtually today
This Thursday, July 28, is your last chance to give your input on the historic Gas Plant…
Gas Plant memories provided by Andrew Walker
Andrew Walker has fond memories of growing up in the historic Gas Plant neighborhood. By…
Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment community conversations scheduled
The first of the community conversations is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, from…
Gas Plant/Laurel Park Reunion: Making it happen
The Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods were filled with homes, churches, businesses,…
Gas Plant/Laurel Park Reunion, part 2
Although living conditions in the complex had deteriorated by the time the city broke…
Gas Plant/Laurel Park Reunion aims to honor past residents
Former residents of the Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods and their descendants…
I AM: The story of the Gas Plant Neighborhood
The area known as the Gas Plant neighborhood was the second African-American neighborhood…
Mayor Welch discusses the city’s economic equity strategies with CEGTBA
Mayor Welch discusses the city’s economic equity strategies with CEGTBA BY FRANK…
Pillars of the community with Congressional Record
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor hosted her annual Black History Month program on Feb. 24 to honor…
Was Gulfport a sundown town?
With its sunny beach, laid-back atmosphere and LGBTQIA+ friendliness, does the City of…
11th annual literacy festival
The gloomy sky didn’t deter eventgoers from the 11th annual James Weldon Johnson…