Mayor Rick Baker

Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has announced his support of Republican nomination candidate Mitt Romney. In addition, Baker will serve as a senior adviser on urban policy for the national campaign, according to a written statement from the Romney campaign. Baker was elected as mayor in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. Most recently he released a book, “A Seamless City,” in 2011.  

St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster reported to city council there is no urgency to the Tampa Bay Rays’ stadium site search, but that the team is going to look around, according to the Tampa Tribune. Foster had a meeting with Rays' Owner Stuart Sternberg earlier this week, but had not spoken publicly about what was discussed until he talked to council. St. Petersburg officials have pushed the Rays to commit to staying in Pinellas County, but...  

A former mayor and visionary architect in St. Petersburg died on Monday at age 77. Randy Wedding was St. Petersburg's mayor from 1973 to 1975, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Wedding helped to convince the state of Florida to build Interstate 375 and 175 ...  

St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce slowly getting back on solid groundTampabay.comSo is former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, now a USF rep. And funeral home operator Terry Brett, a former chamber chairman. It's been a painful purge to get to the point of rebuilding. In its heyday, the chamber had 30 employees; now it's down to ...  

At 7am today, the Honor Guard will lay a memorial wreath near a framed picture of the officers, followed by brief statements by Mayor Bill Foster and Police Chief Chuck Harmon. St. Petersburg Police say Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz's wife will attend this ...