Master Meddler Alex Sink Forces Progressive-leaning Bob Buesing out of State Senate Race
Eye-Catching James Museum Stands Out as Must-See Destination
Gwen Graham, With a Sparse Deck, Plays Gender Card
Without Term Limits, Corruption Runs Rampant in Hillsborough County

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 …
Florida Democratic Party Still Hounded by Racism, Suppression of Progressives
Gillum Wows Overflow Crowd at Hillsborough Dem. Gala

By Jim Bleyer An already energized throng of more than 500 Hillsborough County Democrats, anticipating that the much hyped Blue Wave will wash over Florida in November, saved most of its enthusiasm and cheering Saturday night for gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. All four primary candidates spoke for only a …
Road Diets and 60-Foot Buses on Gulf Boulevard: Dysfunction or Deception?
Tampa Bay Tabloid Shuffle: The Bad News and the *footnote
Foul Ball!!! Stench of Sternberg Deal Common MLB Ploy

By Scott Myers, Contributor Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg behaves as one would expect of a Major League Baseball owner: pitching threats, illusion, and deceit to extort cities. Declaring the price of a new stadium will increase with each passing year, Sternberg preposterously presented the possibility of a …
Clean up the FL Dem mess: Jettison Graham and Rizzo

By Jim Bleyer Former Democratic state party chairman Stephen Bittel made disparaging remarks about black legislators at a major party fundraiser last June 17. There were no repercussions. He apologized for his racially derogatory tirade and then it was business as usual for the Florida Democratic Party. Five months later …
Sternberg’s Best Bet: Las Vegas

By Jim Bleyer After decades of being shaken down by sports franchises, their billionaire owners, and professional sports leagues, sensible cities are refusing to pay subsidies to keep or lure a professional sports team. There is one exception: Las Vegas. It appears to be the most likely destination for …
Adding “Stadium” Would Create an Acronym Turanchik Won’t Step 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 …
Insulting Your Intelligence: Art Form Perfected by Gwen Graham and the Tampa Bay Times
March for Our Lives in Tampa Notable for Politicos Who Attended–and Those Who Didn’t

By Jim Bleyer The March for Our Lives, Tampa edition, drew an estimated 13,000 participants with candidates and would-be hopefuls making a firm statement by their presence—-or absence. From reports gleaned from the field, not one Republican supported the Millennial and Reform Generations, giving credence to widespread accusations that …
Straz Campaign Just Ignores the Rules

By Jim Bleyer Elitist David Straz doesn’t like playing by the rules. For at least the second consecutive month, the putative Tampa mayoral candidate’s PAC filed an incomplete financial report with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. The billionaire, who made his fortune buying and selling banks, said he …
Florida Democratic Party: We Want Black and Progressive Votes but Not Their Candidates
Bed Tax Fund Takes a hit and TBARTA Gets $1 Million
Is Bob Graham Calling the Shots on the Times’ Targeting of Andrew Gillum?

By Jim Bleyer The relentless inaccuracies from the Tampa Bay Times regarding Andrew Gillum has gone so far over the top that local political observers are suggesting that former U.S. Senator Bob Graham’s is behind the paper’s defamatory, insulting, and racist reporting and headlines. All the signs …