By Jim Bleyer Yeah, I know, the body isn’t even cold. But the Tampa Bay Lightning’s loss in the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday to a clearly inferior group of skaters is a call for immediate action. The blame for the latest deep playoff failure falls squarely at the feet of …
By E. Eugene Webb, PhD, from the Bay Post Internet You’re probably watching gasoline prices go up and wondering what’s going on. Well, the answer is a lot. The seasonal changeover is in process, the petroleum industry sees a good economy and the chance to gain massive profits while …
By Chris Paradies We live in a tourist paradise. Award-winning beaches grace the shores along our sunny, palm-lined stretch of the Gulf of Mexico. Our families enjoy everything that Hillsborough County offers: parks, recreation fields, camping, and plenty of sunshine! As the founder and president of a small firm that helps …
By Jim Bleyer First, the bad news. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, the area’s much beloved alternative weekly, was bought out by Euclid Media Group. Known as EMG, it owns a portfolio of nine such city publications including the Orlando Weekly. EMG has shown a penchant for marginalizing and, in …
By Jim Bleyer Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik kicked off his campaign Monday emphasizing housing, innovation, and transit as the underpinning of a year-long quest to lead an underachieving city. He unveiled the “HIT” show before a crowd of 500 high-powered civic movers and shakers, several of whom are …
By Jim Bleyer There were two notable developments this week that strained the trust of even the most gullible reader. First, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, running third and steadily plummeting in the primary polls, claimed she is the only candidate from her …
By Scott Myers, Contributor Why do evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham continue to enable Donald Trump? Maybe it is because Donald Trump likely throws money at Franklin Graham’s charity – Samaritan’s Purse. Or maybe it is because Franklin Graham and his ilk are very …
By Jim Bleyer Fifteen months ago the people and politicians of a major American city stood up to protect their region’s economic health and integrity by rejecting a shakedown from a billionaire owner of a big-league sports franchise. But the citizens of San Diego had three major advantages over …
The Boston Globe said Vinik “reinvented” himself but Tampans have discovered that only applies superficially. By Jim Bleyer Water Street Tampa, the highly-touted $3 billion “vision” of local businessman and Tampa Bay Times investor Jeff Vinik, is in deep trouble and may be taken over and/or liquidated by …
By Jim Bleyer Community leaders in 218 American cities woke up Friday wondering why the top executives at internet retailing giant Amazon failed to recognize their hometown’s unparalleled assets and bounty of virtues. Despite the announced winnowing of the field to 20 cities, the competition has always been about …
