City vote on Rays stadium, development a 'regulatory' but hopeful step

After years of fighting to get a new stadium built in the city, or elsewhere, a St. Pete City Council vote last week is a positive, though tentative, step forward for the team and its fans.

Tampa Bay Rays fans head to Game One of the American League Divisional Series Oct. 7, 2021, against the Boston Red Sox. The Rays won the game 5-0.
Tampa Bay Rays fans head to Game One of the American League Divisional Series Oct. 7, 2021, against the Boston Red Sox. The Rays won the game 5-0.
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The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to take initial, tentative steps toward moving forward with a plan to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays and a massive multiuse development to be built around it.

 

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