St Pete is trading in hurricane season for the holiday season with its 96th annual Santa Parade and Tree Lighting ... with the Rays,” St. Pete mayor Ken Welch said. As for Mayor Welch, he ...

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has announced a leadership change in his administration. George Smith, who currently serves as the city's economic development manager, will take over as chief equity ...

Mayor Ken Welch said the city is ready to pivot if plans for a Rays stadium and surrounding redevelopment fall apart.

As President Donald Trump blames the worst U.S. air disaster in more than a decade on diversity policies and companies scale ...

Ken Welch said that while St. Petersburg has done everything it needs in regards to the Rays' stadium deal, the city would be ...

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch had a message for the Tampa Bay Rays: Either take the previously negotiated stadium deal or ...

A community reception scheduled for 1 p.m. at Williams Park following St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Ken Welch’s noon inauguration on Jan. 6 has been postponed. A mayor and city council reception ...

Mayor Ken Welch says he is ready to move on if the Tampa Bay Rays back out of the stadium agreement signed last year.

Hurricane recovery and the Rays Stadium Deal are just two of the issues Mayor Ken Welch is dealing with in St. Petersburg.