Mayor Welch addressed recent staff resignations
Mayor Ken Welch announced Thursday that there would no longer be a deputy mayor in his…
Memories provided by Shirley Smith-Hayes
Shirley Smith-Hayes and her daughter, Stephanie Perry, remembered the distress people…
Community leader Rev. Watson Haynes II dies
Civil rights leader Rev. Watson Haynes II passed away on Aug. 20 after battling cancer.…
Memories provided by Sheron Potts
Sheron Potts grew up in the Gas Plant area. She shared that her parents started the Potts…
Memories provided by Carlos Lovett
At 14 years old, Carlos Lovett and his family were one of the last people to leave the…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 1
The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and the African American Heritage Association…
Community gives input on Tropicana Field redevelopment in first community conversation
The first of three community conversations was held Tuesday, July 12, at the Foundation…
Mayor Welch announced the city is starting over with plans to redevelop Trop site
St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch announced Wednesday, June 29 that the city is canceling…
Pastors voice support for Sugar Hill to redevelop Trop site
After touring Sacramento, a group of pastors comprised a letter to Mayor Ken…
A grave situation: Part 4
A headstone from Glen Oaks cemetery. Photo by James Schnur BY JAMES A. SCHNUR, The Gabber…
Alletha Welch: A mother’s words of wisdom and love
‘The life lessons learned from my mom, Alletha, are too numerous to convey,’…
Welch’s first 100 days
Mayor Ken Welch updated St. Pete on his accomplishments in his first 100 days in office…
A grave situation: Part 2
City officials issued condemnation orders for three Black cemeteries in 1926, (Evergreen,…
Dissecting the Structural Racism Study
Last month’s Community Conversations welcomed members of the Structural Racism Study…
Netflix star headlines the 2022 Collard Green Festival
Chef Gabrielle E. W. Carter will share her knowledge of African diasporic cooking,…
Welch stands strong on St. Pete’s priorities at Tiger Bay’s mayoral forum with Castor
Last month, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg’s Ken Welch chatted at the…
‘We are St. Pete’: Ken Welch is officially St. Pete’s mayor
Mayor Ken Welch was sworn in as St. Petersburg’s 54th and first African-American mayor…
Welch discusses his priorities as he takes office
After testing positive for COVID on Monday, Mayor-elect Ken Welch was sworn in from his…