The Gas Plant site in St. Peterburg after Rays baseball ends at tropicana field
Mayor Welch says he wants the facts about a new convention center. Here they are: if there’s real demand, private developers will step up—without a taxpayer-funded study. Let’s let the …
Studying a convention center first at the Gas Plant risks repeating past mistakes that displaced residents and yielded little return. Ron Diner urges a transparent, community‑driven plan that puts housing, green …
St. Pete has a rare chance to reimagine the Gas Plant District. But talk of building a convention center – before a master plan even exists – skips the most …
The Last Thing St. Pete Needs Is a Trop Extension What do very hot weather, hurricanes, Tropicana Field, the Rays, John Romano and $5 billion have to do with each …
Let’s not get the cart before the horse. No development until we have a plan for all 86 acres. We need to get this right. In my last post, The …
The Gas Plant – What it was – What it is – What it can be A Community-Centered Approach to a Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity An Independent View from Home Runs Matter …
This Is Our Moment: A Vision Worth Exploring, A Plan Worth Getting Right In the heart of St. Pete, we have a chance to create something great. The Gas Plant …
A chance of a lifetime Let’s Get the Gas Plant Right With the Tampa Bay Rays moving on after their lease ends, the city of St. Petersburg regains full control of …
From No Home Run to Home Runs Matter: A New Chapter in Civic Possibility If you’ve been following NoHomeRun, you know it started as a way to highlight what we …
Eighty-One Miles and a Promise It got me thinking about St. Pete. On Sunday, I rode my bike 81 miles. I road 80 last year so you can probably guess …
The Rays deal with St. Petersburg is dead. The team announced they will not move forward with a new stadium nor the redevelopment of the balance of the Gas Plant …
Mayor Ken Welch has now acknowledged what we have been saying all along: St. Petersburg’s future does not depend on a stadium deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. While we …
Where Are Our Priorities? In short: Public Funding for Stadiums: We are funding billion-dollar stadiums for wealthy team owners while facing severe infrastructure issues like flooding and failing sanitation systems. …
CITIZEN LETTERS TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVES We ask people to tell us what they think and here are their comments which I have sent on to the St. Petersburg City Council …
Today, I wrote to the Pinellas County Commissioners (my entire email is published below). If you are in agreement, call or email them asap.Here is a list of the commissioners. Brian Scott …
As we face the increasing threat of hurricanes, the urgency for St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to prioritize infrastructure over a new baseball stadium has never been clearer. With recent …
Jeremy Tollberg, a contributing columnist for Home Runs Matter writes: I’d like to know if our city council thinks we should be prioritizing every dollar spent to protect citizens after …
waiting and hoping 5 years. $740 Million. Is that even enough?After two major historic storms visited St. Petersburg, we are still in the beginning stages of assessing damages, and costs. …
According to a new article in the Catalyst, Stadium bond docs shed light on St. Pete storm losses, the St. Petersburg City Council has delayed meeting until November 21 to …
