By Jim Bleyer Justin Bean says he learned from his 2013 DUI arrest but any takeaway from that criminal offense did not include telling the truth about his continued inability to comply with the law. The candidate for the District 6 seat on the St. Petersburg …
By Jim Bleyer Ubiquiti Networks, a Wall Street darling of St. Petersburg-based Raymond James and Associates, saw its share price tumble last week after an analyst accused the company of major fraud. Almost concurrently, several law firms opened investigations into Ubiquiti, a company that has been heavily …
By Jim Bleyer A pending massive $150 million lawsuit against Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards will be the coup de grace against the team’s bid in becoming one of four Major League Soccer expansion teams by 2020, according to national experts who report on the sport. Edwards, a …
By Jim Bleyer By promoting for material gain a predictable scenario involving confrontation and possible bloodshed, what responsibility does an organization have to victims and the community it allegedly serves? A consensus of attorneys interviewed by Tampa Bay Beat says responsiblity certainly exists; proving it in a civil litigation …
By Jim Bleyer With his chances of becoming St. Petersburg’s next mayor dissipating as rapidly as the ravaging winds of Hurricane Irma, Rick Baker exploited one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history to resuscitate his failing campaign. Baker, his employer Bill Edwards and others billed as his political …
By Jim Bleyer St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman led his cadre of dedicated city workers this week, calmly and methodically shepherding the West Coast Florida community of 261,000 through one of the worst natural disasters to hit the area in recorded history. By marshalling city resources to assist …
By Jim Bleyer Back on his heels after woefully underperforming in the primary, an incensed Rick Baker will dramatically amp up his campaign to unseat St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman in the two months leading up to the Nov. 7 “nonpartisan” election, sources have told Tampa Bay Beat. The …
