As the race to succeed Sen. Bob Graham coalesces in the new year, look for Betty Castor to pick up the fund-raising pace and solidify her position as the early Democratic front-runner. Also look for her main Democratic primary competition, Miami Dade-County Mayor Alex Penelas and Pembroke Pines Congressman Peter Deutsch, to up the ante [...]
On balance, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission is a pretty staid lot doing some serious work. Indeed, it’s not all that long ago that “planning,” per se, seemed sort of oxymoronic around here. So the commission’s work can involve undoing as well as preparing for tomorrow. Theirs is an important — and typically thankless [...]
On balance, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission is a pretty staid lot doing some serious work. Indeed, it’s not all that long ago that “planning,” per se, seemed sort of oxymoronic around here. So the commission’s work can involve undoing as well as preparing for tomorrow. Theirs is an important — and typically thankless [...]
Ever find yourself checking your calendar and watch before tuning in to Channel 15 for another episode of “The Mayor’s Hour”? Neither do I. It’s one of those shows you never see in its entirety. Drive-by channel surfing typically yields it. If nothing else, it looks like the ubiquitous Jack Harris and the mayor are [...]
Ever find yourself checking your calendar and watch before tuning in to Channel 15 for another episode of “The Mayor’s Hour”? Neither do I. It’s one of those shows you never see in its entirety. Drive-by channel surfing typically yields it. If nothing else, it looks like the ubiquitous Jack Harris and the mayor are [...]
The National Football League is an exception to a lot of rules. We won’t even bother counting the ways. Suffice it to say that celebrity double standards and an obscenely subsidized marketplace are two of them. But here’s one that does apply. Timing is everything. A Super Bowl, for example, doesn’t happen without the right [...]
Hillsborough County’s “Moral Courage Award,” the well-intentioned brainchild of Jan Platt, has been around since the early 1990s. It’s designed to recognize those who manifest moral courage and high ethical standards. It conjures up Atticus Finch-like images and Silkwoodian scenarios. Instead, we get a mixed bag of activists and agenda drivers, some of whom would [...]
Hillsborough County’s “Moral Courage Award,” the well-intentioned brainchild of Jan Platt, has been around since the early 1990s. It’s designed to recognize those who manifest moral courage and high ethical standards. It conjures up Atticus Finch-like images and Silkwoodian scenarios. Instead, we get a mixed bag of activists and agenda drivers, some of whom would [...]
Steve Kersker, the former drug addict who found religion and a cause — the homeless — has apparently found another cause: the thoughtless. Kersker and his homeless troops were no-shows for a Thanksgiving meal at Carrabba’s in St. Petersburg. The reason, according to Kersker: a “bait-and-switch” deceit. Carrabba’s was merely providing the venue. The food [...]
Earlier this month USF awarded some 3,200 degrees. It brought its alumni total to more than 180,000. This means USF, a 40-something university, is now reaching a critical mass of graduates. But it’s more than the raw numbers. For USF, it means a number of alumni are reaching the point where they can give back [...]
