Gaskin-Capehart makes waves at Pinellas County Urban League
Nikki Gaskin-Capehart is reorganizing the Pinellas County Urban League and bringing it…
Historic Gas Plant District
Historic Gas Plant Redevelopment info session on Wednesday
Residents are invited to a Community Benefits Information Session to learn about and…
Growing up in the Gas Plant
November’s Community Conversations titled ‘Our Stories Matter: Memories of the Gas…
St. Pete’s historic cemeteries and a time for reconciliation
There are thousands of unmarked graves in Lincoln Cemetery, and since the topsoil moves…
Opportunities for public input on historic Gas Plant Redevelopment Project slated for Dec. & Jan.
The public is invited to attend an upcoming Community Benefits Information Session for…
St. Pete’s misplaced priorities: Put community needs over costly stadiums
“The historic Gas Plant district stands as a testament to decisions made without…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Corey Givens, Jr.
Corey Givens, Jr., a fourth-generation native of St. Pete, is a descendant of family…
Building a better path forward by acknowledging the past
The land that Hines/Tampa Bay Rays was chosen to develop has a storied past of mass…
Mayor Welch focuses on inclusive and principled progress at annual State of the City address
At the 2023 State of the City address on Jan. 30, Mayor Ken Welch recounted some of his…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Gwendolyn Reese
Growing up as a child, Gwendolyn Reese lived in the Gas Plant neighborhood at 1305 Fifth…
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 &…
Housing Authority applauds the Sugar Hill Community Partners’ concept
BY MICHAEL LUNDY, St. Petersburg Housing Authority The redevelopment of the 86-acre…
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…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Wanda Stuart
Wanda Stuart shares her childhood antics of living by Laurel Park. BY FRANK DROUZAS,…
Memories provided by William Walker
William Walker (right) talked about his pioneering family and the meager amount his…
Perspective: More than talk
Rev. Wayne G. Thompson remembers the Gas Plant District as a vibrant community. BY…
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…