Build It Downtown Tampa

09/24/2013

TB Times is reporting that the Rays are on pace for worst attendance since 07'.

09/16/2013

Stadium stalemate keeps 2 downtowns in limbo. http://goo.gl/2fZQ9j

Here's a question:How long should Jeff Vinik wait? The Lightning owner wants to develop his land around the Tampa Bay Times Forum, but the possibility of a baseball stadium in that location has kept him in limbo.Here's another question:

09/08/2013

TBT Editorial highly critical of Bill Foster during the recent Rays negotiations. http://goo.gl/S6pktf

St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster wants to blame baseball commissioner Bud Selig for his own failures. Selig is hardly a sympathetic character, but he's not the reason stadium negotiations between the city and the Tampa Bay Rays are stalled. The reason is Foster's lack of leadership and poor negotiat...

09/08/2013

Commissioner pushes land near Forum for stadium Development. http://goo.gl/uaxpbj

TAMPA — Even as stadium talks between St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays stall, one Hillsborough County official is trying to ensure that a leading potential ballpark site remains available if the Rays ever decide to move across the bay.

09/05/2013

Talks are breaking down between the City of St. Pete and the Rays. http://goo.gl/DPK2p4

ST. PETERSBURG — A deal to end the long-standing stadium impasse between the city and the Tampa Bay Rays could be falling apart.

08/27/2013

TBT Poll of 584 voters found a majority opposed any public financing for a new Rays stadium. http://goo.gl/xSmTQK

A new poll of 584 registered voters in Tampa finds little support for using taxpayer money for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays.

08/21/2013

MLB warned St. Pete in 1986 that building a stadium in St. Pete was a bad idea. http://goo.gl/RrRLht

Now that the Tampa Bay Rays’ public relations campaign to move the team to a successful venue is finally getting some traction, aided by Major League Baseball itself, it is appropriate to remind all stakeholders of past history and of those responsible for the poor placement of the team from

08/21/2013

Nice op-ed piece by David Dale of Dover. David highlights how 2 of the major issues (Rays & transit) facing our region are intertwined.
http://goo.gl/tllT5N

Recently there have been numerous articles concerning the possible relocation of the Tampa Bay Rays to downtown Tampa and increasing our public transportation system with light rail. Last week, articles on both issues were on the same page.

08/15/2013

The Tribune is reporting that MLB is getting close to intervening on the Rays' stadium issue.
http://goo.gl/FTzj4I

TAMPA — Major League Baseball is growing frustrated with the slow pace of progress in the Tampa Bay Rays stadium negotiations and may intervene in the issue, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday.

08/14/2013

This Tribune editorial calls for representation from Pinellas as baseball moves forward in Tampa. It's the right thing to do.
http://goo.gl/tHOVnc

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan deserve credit for moving quickly to prepare for the possibility that the Tampa Bay Rays might relocate to Hillsborough.

08/10/2013

We're ready to roll. Just need to wait on St. Pete City Council and the Team to finalize the agreement to "look."
http://goo.gl/5WXQtZ

TAMPA — Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan said Friday that they're prepared to start discussions with the Tampa Bay Rays to explore potential stadium sites in Hillsborough County.

08/08/2013

Ken Hagan continues to demonstrate solid leadership on this issue. http://goo.gl/B1FBJA

Tampa and Hillsborough County leaders are preparing to welcome the Tampa Bay Rays into stadium discussions.