So, Minneapolis, a city once thought to have a better shot at regaining the Lakers than landing a big Republican bash, has been awarded the ultimate: the 2008 GOP convention. Was it politics or was it hurricanes? Call it the politics of hurricanes. You think anybody – starting with RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman — wants [...]
Congratulations to the University of Tampa, 75 years old this Thursday. At 4 p.m. The date and time commemorate the debut of UT’s first class in 1931. Lest we forget, UT is also the Tampa Bay area’s first university.
Chris Simms, fortunately, is out of intensive care. The Bucs, alas, are not.
Another teachable moment squandered; another round of irony and hypocrisy displayed. Granted, if you’re the Pope, you think thrice about saying anything about Islam that could conceivably make matters worse. Which can be confining and which basically precludes criticism — especially if it references, say, VIOLENCE. Even if it’s in the context of a Medieval [...]
Call it the perfectly taxing storm — that city council property tax-cut vote a fortnight ago. *What a difference three months make. Back in June only council members Shawn Harrison and Rose Ferlita wanted to even consider it. By mid-September, AKA “election eve,” it had passed. Only Linda Saul-Sena and Mary Alvarez voted against. John [...]
According to the U.S Census Bureau, property tax collections are up 35 per cent from 2002 to 2006. Tax cut proposals are being considered in at least 15 states. Here in Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush has created the Property Tax Reform Committee to search for long-term solutions to soaring property tax costs. A series of [...]
I’ve yet to see the movie “Invincible,” the story of Vince Papale who went from a bartender to a Philadelphia Eagle in the ’70s. I think it’s a rental. But a journalist friend/ buddy from Philly, who covered the Eagles back in the day, did e-mail this brief critique: “
The Wall Street Journal recently profiled Matt Silverman, the 30-year-old president of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It noted how he has solicited input from other team presidents on ways to improve the franchise. The advice, most notably from the Yankees’ Randy Levine and the Texas Rangers’ Jeff Cogen, has helped refine Silverman’s already strong [...]
Time was when a gourmet meal meant out-on-the-town fine dining. Increasingly, however, there are creative alternatives to the ritzy restaurant scene. The cachet and convenience of at-home gourmet dining has caught on. Take it from Margaret Franklin, the co-owner of Tampa’s Franklin Travel Inc. She and her husband work long hours and travel a lot. [...]
The most recent Tampa Downtown Partnership breakfast meeting was billed as “A Tale of Two Cities.” As in Portland, Ore., and Tampa. The common denominator: Each has a streetcar system. Both were started in the last few years. End of comparison. Portland, which is also heavily invested in light rail that intersects and integrates with [...]
