Guest AuthorJanuary 8, 2023
6min0
We have truly become a year-round cruise port, with expectations for continued growth in this important line of business.
Tag: ChannelsideMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Guest AuthorJanuary 8, 2023
Kelly HayesApril 29, 2021
4min1919
The bill would move the northern boundary of the district to Whiting Street.
Kelly HayesNovember 9, 2020
3min709
The project will add about 5 million square feet of residential, hospitality, office, retail and educational space.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 5, 2018
5min462
Strategic Property Partners will break ground on its dual-tower residential building Thursday at 9 a.m., the group announced Wednesday. The buildings will house 420 rental units and 35,000 square-feet of ground-floor retail space at the intersection of Channelside Drive and Water Street. “We are excited to begin construction on the first of many homes in […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2018
4min488
On Monday, a House committee advanced Hillsborough County’s proposal to create a special district for funding some features of the $3 billion Water Street Tampa development in the city’s Channelside neighborhood. The House Government Accountability Committee unanimously approved HB 1393 that creates the Water Street Tampa Improvement District. Advancing the proposal are Strategic Property Partners and […]
Mitch PerryDecember 2, 2015
4min158
A new national Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday morning shows Hillary Clinton walking away with the Democratic nomination for president, about two months before the Iowa caucuses. Clinton leads Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders by 30 percentage points, 60-30 percent. No doubt Clinton enthusiasts will be reveling in that new nugget when they gather Wednesday afternoon […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 30, 20157min170
2015 was supposed to be the year that the Florida Legislature authorized funding to replenish its depleted film tax incentives package, allowing the Sunshine State to compete with Louisiana, Georgia and other Southeastern states in getting its fair share of movie and television production work. It didn’t happen. Despite the reshaping of the incentives and […]
Mitch PerryJuly 24, 20154min155
Happy Friday, everyone. I was going to write about another subject for today, but it feels a bit trivial compared to the big headline of the morning. I know that the overwhelming majority of gun owners in America are responsible. But even if there’s only a tiny, tiny percentage of people who are irresponsible with […]
Mitch PerryJune 11, 20157min197
The Tampa Bay Times lead Thursday is a story that we touched upon briefly Wednesday because the Legislature is now half-way through its Special Session in Tallahassee: There are fears among Tampa leaders that state funding for a USF College of Medicine building ($17 million) and accompanying USF Heart Institute ($15.75 million) is in peril. […]
Mitch PerryDecember 5, 20143min173
There are four people running to be the next Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida this weekend- though it’s not an open seat. There’s the current chair, Leslie Dougher. She’s being challenged by Eric Miller, state Representative Blaise Ingoglia, and former state Representative Kurt Kelly. Those candidates are scheduled to sit down and debate […]