ST. PETERSBURG - The city council today approved Mayor Rick Baker's recommendation to select an Arlington, Va.-based company for the potential redevelopment of Tropicana Field. ...more

June 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Mayor Rick Baker and others will get down and dirty this morning. The 11th annual Extreme Mud Wars for St. Petersburg officials and recreation center teens will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...more

June 19, 2008

In seven years as mayor of St. Petersburg Rick Baker has championed economic development, especially in depressed areas, and been the city's biggest promoter. He deserves credit for helping make the city more attractive and livable. ...more

June 16, 2008

Mayor Rick Baker is recommending a Virginia-based developer to transform Tropicana Field and its parking lots into a massive mixed-use community of shops, restaurants, offices, hotels and residences. ...more

June 14, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG -- Mayor Rick Baker is recommending a Virginia-based developer to transform Tropicana Field and its parking lots into a massive mixed-use community of shops, restaurants, offices, hotels and residences. In a memo today to the city council, Baker said he concurs with the recommendation of his staff to select Archstone-Madison over the Tampa Bay Rays' preferred developer, Houston-based Hines Interests. ...more

June 13, 2008

Not A Good Day Regarding "Bowl Game Is Approved For St. Petersburg" (Sports, May 1): ...more

May 8, 2008

A long-awaited Job Corps Center, which aims to provide a steppingstone to troubled teens and young adults, is projected to contribute $7 million annually to the local economy, Pinellas County economic development officials said. ...more

February 21, 2008

A long-awaited Job Corps Center, which aims to provide a stepping stone to troubled teens and young adults, is projected to contribute $7 million annually to the local economy, Pinellas economic development officials said. ...more

February 21, 2008

The city council took its first tentative step Thursday toward building a new baseball stadium on the downtown waterfront, giving the go-ahead for the city to solicit proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field. ...more

January 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Although residents will not be allowed to speak this afternoon, when the city council decides whether to seek proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field, people will get at least three chances to voice their opinions in the coming months. ...more

January 17, 2008