St. Petersburg City Council

Spanish conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez made landfall at present-day Boca Ciega Bay in 1528. A historical scholar wants the city to build a monument to acknowledge the historical event.

Five candidates are running for District 6, which represents downtown St. Pete. Two are in the contest for District 2, in the city's northeast.

Chris Steinocher, president and CEO of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, said the proposal risked creating what he described as a “not in my front yard” approach to parking.

It comes amid high utility costs as the city's 30-year contract with Duke Energy expires this summer.

Two members of the St. Petersburg City Council were automatically reelected Friday because they had no opposition. But an interesting race is shaping up to become the city's next mayor.

The 4th Street building opened for business in 1926.

The Distinguished Citizen Award will be given to Jillian Frers on Thursday afternoon.

Mayor Ken Welch said now is not the time to stop any progress that has been made in what would become the largest redevelopment project in the city's history.

Members of the St. Petersburg City Council want to pause negotiations over the redevelopment of Tropicana Field. They're concerned the city has no updated plan for the 84-acre Historic Gas Plant district.

City council members unanimously approved selling the once-beloved educational institution to a local group.

“Meanwhile, we have a group that’s ready to go,” council member Gina Driscoll said of efforts to rebuild Albert Whitted Airport, which was damaged from Hurricane Milton.

“Anybody who was interested in it will have that 60-day time period to do something, and this has been talked about for a long time.”