John Morgan Is for the people – when it comes to stadiums The Tampa Bay Times ran the story: “John Morgan no longer for the people of Orlando in baseball …
@2024 – No Home Run
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Half and Half? A Half-Baked IdeaIn his column, Graham Brink, the Opinion Editor at the Tampa Bay Times, recently wrote about a wild idea: a two-city plan to keep the …
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Why are we not negotiating (or renegotiating) with the Rays before fixing Tropicana Field?The Rays Stadium Deal is DeadThe agreement between the Tampa Bay Rays and St. Petersburg for a …
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I ran into a friend today who congratulated me on the Rays deal falling through in St. Pete. But this was never about me—it’s about a win for the city. …
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Why Fix the Trop? The Costs, Risks, and a Smarter Alternative – for St Pete, the Rays and Pinellas County. I don’t get it. Why are the Rays and the …
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The Stadium Deal
Why are taxpayers funding a failing business – a business that blames its failure on us.
Examining the Blame Game and the Future of the Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are once again pointing fingers, but this time, at Pinellas County. In a recent …
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The city of St. Petersburg has entered into a massive deal with Tampa Bay Rays to build a new stadium and develop all of the land around it. But two …
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Okay, let’s talk about priorities. I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher talking about the wildfires in California. I wondered what Bill would say about the hurricanes in St. …
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$56 Million for a Stadium Set to Be Demolished: Misplaced Priorities in St. Petersburg City officials are scrambling to justify spending $56 million on Tropicana Field repairs by claiming it’s …
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St. Petersburg resident John Sinibaldi sent a response to John Romano’s January 6 article in the Tampa Bay Times about the cost and effort to repair Tropicana Field after the …
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St. Pete Maintains Its Outside Investor Focus in the Face of Disaster As St. Petersburg struggles to recover from the devastation left by Hurricanes Milton and Helene, city leaders have …
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The Rays, St. Petersburg, and Pinellas County have signed a deal with the Rays to build a new stadium. The deal calls for St. Pete to put up $287.5 million, …
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As published in the Tampa Bay Times, 01/03/25 Isn’t it time for the Rays to move on? The Tampa Bay Rays are blaming a 21-day pause by the Pinellas County …
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The problem with the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal has always been clear: the city and county leaders gave the team an offer they couldn’t refuse, and despite the Rays’ …
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Stadium Deal – Our Complete Analysis A better opportunity for St. Petersburg, Pinellas County and the RaysThe Tampa Bay Rays baseball team’s 30 year lease at Tropicana Field in St. …
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In July, the agreement to build a new baseball stadium for the Rays was signed, with St. Pete to contribute $287.5 million, Pinellas County $312.5 million and the Rays $700 …
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The Tampa Bay Times published our Opinion on Dec. 24, 2023. 1 year later, our opinions have not changed. Opinion We couldn’t help ourselves. As longtime St. Petersburg residents who …
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In July, I posted my comments below. Now, after two hurricanes, it is clear we cannot afford the Rays/Hines deal and the county commissioners should not vote to borrow funds …
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The Stadium Deal
A path forward…Pinellas County must wait to vote until Mayor Welch can negotiate a new deal with the Rays, or it’s time to move on without baseball.
The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners should not vote Tuesday to approve the sale of bonds to help pay for a new stadium. The Rays say the deal no longer …
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The Stadium Deal
Rays show us the money. We’ll put up ours after you put up yours. And after Mayor Welch cleans up the mess.
Pinellas County is scheduled to vote on Tuesday as to whether to approve the sale of bonds to pay its $312.5 million share of a new stadium. But the …
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To: City of St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, Council Chair Deborah Figgs-Sanders, Council Member Copley Gerdes, council Member Brandi Gabbard, Council Member Lisset Hanewicz, Council Member Gina Driscoll, Council Member …
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The Stadium Deal
Borrow for a stadium before we have a deal? The city and the county did the right thing.
Before the St. Petersburg city council meeting on November 21, I spoke to the press. It was before the council was to vote as to whether to borrow the funds …
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Subject: Response to “Pinellas Has Too Much at Stake to Scuttle Rays Stadium Deal” Editorial Dear Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board, I am writing to express my concerns regarding your …
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Both the St. Petersburg City Council and Pinellas County Commission have curiously re-scheduled their dates to vote on bond approvals for the new Rays stadium funding until after the upcoming …
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City Council has now approved spending $6.5 million more to clean up and start remediating damage to the stadium. All without knowing where the Rays stand, or if indeed the …
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USF’s The Crows Nest has it wrong. Richie Floyd has it right. The new baseball stadium costs the City of St. Petersburg residents $1.6 billion not $429 million. The Rays/Hines partnership …
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Pinellas County imposes a six (6) percent Tourist Development Tax, also referred to as the ‘Bed Tax’, which short-term renters are required to pay while staying in the county. The …
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In July, I posted my comments below. Now, after two hurricanes, it is clear we cannot afford the Rays/Hines deal and the county commissioners should not vote to borrow funds …
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*It appears St. Petersburg City Council Member Ed Montanari (R) will be the one determining the outcome of the Rays/Hines deal and whether $1.6 billion in taxpayer subsidies in corporate …
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By Tom Mullins and Ron Diner As every pub-crawler knows, when the bartender shouts “last call”, the right thing to do is straighten up and make good decisions – even …
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The Rays/Hines deal has been a topic of much debate and controversy in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. Many residents and community organizations, such as No Home Run, believe that …
