The Tampa Sports Authority is very much in the news these days. Make that the cross-hairs – courtesy of rookie Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, who has called out the TSA on its relevance and efficiency. And has even called for its abolition. Whatever the ultimate scenario, it’s a valid issue. Some context. When the [...]
Even if the Hillsborough County Commission should vote to drastically alter or raze the Tampa Sports Authority, the final decision rests with lawmakers in Tallahassee. So don’t look for an extreme makeover just yet. However, there could be movement on a related front. The TSA has been taking ethical and PR heat over its policy [...]
I knew Evelyn Greco for the last of her 98 years. Would that it had been more. I’m always fascinated by folks who have lived so much of the history we take for granted. I can only imagine Ybor City in the Roaring ’20s, the Depression and World War II. But she lived it. And [...]
Safety Harbor is a sleepy, village-like community nestled along Tampa Bay in eastern Pinellas County. It could be the poster burg for quaint. Its downtown is a mix of small shops, waterfront vistas and the landmark Safety Harbor Resort & Spa. Look for that to change. Sometime this spring Olympia Development Group will break ground [...]
Safety Harbor is a sleepy, village-like community nestled along Tampa Bay in eastern Pinellas County. It could be the poster burg for quaint. Its downtown is a mix of small shops, waterfront vistas and the landmark Safety Harbor Resort & Spa. Look for that to change. Sometime this spring Olympia Development Group will break ground [...]
Say this about Jose Canseco: He radiates believability when it comes to being the poster boy for steroids. An Action Hero torso and 600-foot home runs will do that. However, his inject-and-tell book, “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big,” is a he-said, they-said mixed bag. Que sera, syringe. Where [...]
Say this about Jose Canseco: He radiates believability when it comes to being the poster boy for steroids. An Action Hero torso and 600-foot home runs will do that. However, his inject-and-tell book, “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big,” is a he-said, they-said mixed bag. Que sera, syringe. Where [...]
A terrorist is a terrorist, although there are gradations based on degree of depravity and sheer numbers. Now that the Irish government has officially fingered Gerry Adams as part of the Irish Republican Army’s seven-member army council command, shouldn’t Americans – especially Irish-Americans — regard Adams as something other than the glib, fundraising spokesman for [...]
Say what you will about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – from super to stupor – their public relations remains consistent. It still stinks. From the organization that extorted a stadium, recoiled at the prospect of paying for some Super Bowl-celebration expenses, put up a stink about extra security costs at the RayJay and kissed off [...]
What we have long suspected is now officially confirmed. Turn off the ventilator. The NHL season is dead. Cause of death: terminal greed, arrogance and stupidity. And given what we know of hockey’s second-class status in this culture’s sports firmament, don’t look for a Lazarus-like comeback. But we finally have an answer to “cost certainty”: [...]
