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Mitch PerryDecember 11, 2014

Today’s St. Petersburg City Council meeting will be like every other meeting on the second Thursday of the month after all. There will be some public commendations offered, and the public won’t be permitted to give comments. That’s because Mayor Rick Kriseman smartly opted yesterday afternoon to delay the vote on the deal to allow […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Although Uber was recently valued at $40 billion, it’s been a rough week for the ride-sharing behemoth. A judge in Spain yesterday ordered the company to stop operating there. That ruling came a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital of Delhi after a driver raped a passenger. And on Sunday, a court […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Although Uber was recently valued at $40 billion, it’s been a rough week for the ride-sharing behemoth. A judge in Spain yesterday ordered the company to stop operating there. That ruling came a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital of Delhi after a driver raped a passenger. And on Sunday, a court […]

Guest AuthorJune 26, 2014

The dust has settled on most of the “controversial” GOP primaries that have pitted well-financed “establishment” candidates against “Tea Party” supported candidates. In most cases, the establishment won. Most recently, in Mississippi, long-time U.S. Sen. Thad Corchoran held onto his seat after defeating State Sen. Chris McDaniel because he was able to motivate enough Democrats […]

Guest AuthorNovember 3, 2013

Ask residents of the Tampa Bay area about transportation, and you’ll likely hear some similar themes. The traffic here is terrible! When is light rail coming? When do we vote on the Greenlight Pinellas plan? You should forget what you know — or think you know — about transportation and the Tampa Bay region. The […]

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Kristen Arrington, Anna Eskamani, Jason Brodeur, Keith Truenow, David Smith, Geraldine Thompson at Tiger Bay. Image by Jacob Ogles

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