Where are the voices of Midtown in the Tropicana Field redevelopment?

Tropicana Field, known as “The Dome” to locals, rests on the bones of the Gas Plant community, which was torn down in the ’80s to make way for the Trop. Midtown residents have raised concerns about the decisions regarding the stadium’s redevelopment.

“Even though the construction of Tropicana Field did, in some ways, bring new life to the city according to some, the stadium was a catalyst for a lot of the rebirth of downtown St. Petersburg, but to many in Midtown it remains a point of contention.”

Written by NNB student Erin Murphy, this article was published in The Weekly Challenger Newspaper.  Other students that contribute to this report: Alana Long and Jessie Santero (research), Caitlin Clem and Shelby Brown (visuals).

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http://theweeklychallenger.com/where-are-the-voices-of-midtown-in-the-tropicana-field-redevelopment/