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Joe HendersonFebruary 12, 2018

The long-awaited announcement last Friday that the Tampa Bay Rays have chosen Tampa’s historic Ybor City as the place they’d prefer for a new stadium brought the inevitable question of how much the public should pay for the massive project. I have an idea: How about nothing? I am not against professional sports. I love […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2018

After a decade searching for a new home, the Tampa Bay Rays officially committed Friday to build a new ballpark in Tampa’s historic Ybor City entertainment district. That wasn’t much of a surprise, considering Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan had revealed that information last October. And Friday afternoon’s press conference didn’t provide many more specifics other […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Jaime Faith Edmondson, the wife of former Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria, is suing a Tampa strip club for misappropriating her image on its Facebook page and promotional material, suggesting she is a part of the “strip club lifestyle.” St. Petersburg resident Edmondson, 39, is a former Playboy model and one-time Playmate of the […]

Joe HendersonNovember 16, 2017

I assume Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg was trying to make a joke Wednesday when he said his organization might come up with $150 million to help pay for a new ballpark in Tampa’s Ybor City that will cost a lot more than that. I say that because I literally started laughing as I […]

Mitch PerryNovember 15, 2017

Ken Hagan is offering no guarantees for a possible Tampa Bay Rays stadium move to Ybor City. For the first time since the Hillsborough County Commissioner divulged to the media last month that a site in Ybor City was identified where the Tampa Bay Rays could (maybe) relocate, Hagan addressed the issue with colleagues Wednesday. During […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

Tuesday’s slate of elections in St. Petersburg certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about candidates. Here’s a list of the real winners and losers emerging from the city’s general elections. Please let me know if I missed anyone. The Biggest Winners Kevin King and Ben Kirby — Kriseman‘s top City […]

Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2017

She’s a Democrat, he’s a Republican, but Janet Cruz and retired U.S. Air Force Col. E.J. Otero are transcending the political divide to help the people of Puerto Rico after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. With the vast majority of Puerto Ricans still without power and without all of the comforts that go with that […]

Joe HendersonOctober 25, 2017

RAYS MOVING TO TAMPA! Um, not so fast. I was getting ready for dinner Tuesday when WFLA, Channel 8, opened its 6 p.m. newscast with what seemed like a blockbuster. The station was reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays had settled on a site near Tampa’s Ybor City for a proposed new stadium. On air […]

Drew WilsonOctober 12, 2017

The race for St. Pete mayor has already gone down as the costliest election in city history, and new campaign finance reports show no lulls in the arms race between incumbent Rick Kriseman and former two-term Mayor Rick Baker. Kriseman, who won the Aug. 29 primary election by 69 votes, jutted ahead of his competition […]

Jim RosicaOctober 11, 2017

House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz of Tampa is traveling to Puerto Rico Wednesday “to deliver 30,000 pounds of much-needed relief supplies, including food, water, and medical necessities,” her spokesman said. Cruz is working with “Major League Baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Moffitt Cancer Center,” according to Anders Croy, communications director for the House Democratic Office. […]

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Joe Henderson: Public’s bill for Tampa Bay Rays stadium? How about zero?

More questions than answers after Rays commit to play in Ybor City

Evan Longoria’s wife sues Tampa strip club for misappropriating images

Joe Henderson: Let’s hope Stu Sternberg was joking

Stee-rike! ‘No guarantee’ of money for Rays stadium in Tampa

Winners and losers emerging from St. Petersburg’s municipal elections

Janet Cruz, E.J. Otero come together for Puerto Rico aid

Joe Henderson: Rays moving to Tampa? Not so fast

September brings Rick Kriseman $215K, Rick Baker $185K

Janet Cruz heads to Puerto Rico on aid trip