Allright, so our efforts over the last ten years to prepare for drought times have been, uh, let’s just say “somewhat short of a complete success.” And once again, we are facing severe water shortages where we are basically demanding everyone just stop watering the grass. But wait… Haven’t we been under restrictions [...]
From Lonely Planet Travel Guides: Introducing St Petersburg You know how in some families there’s a sophisticated older sibling who wears suits and has an Important Job, and then there’s the younger sibling who’s kind of artsy and easier to hang out with? In this particular metaphor, Tampa is the former, and St Pete is the latter… Introducing [...]
After finding a list of major employers in Hillsborough County, we wanted to do the same for Pinellas. Unfortunately, the information I found for that county is not compiled as conveniently as Hillsborough’s. We found a list of major employers (pdf) (as of June, 2008) from Pinellas County Economic Development. Notice that only private (non-government) employers [...]
Mayor Pam wants TBARTA to put Tampa at the top of the list for rail. Of course they should. Tampa is the center of the Tampa Bay universe, and moving folks moving in and out of downtown, Westshore, Tampa International Airport and USF will be a significant step toward a regional rail system. Even those that didn’t [...]
Back at the turn of the century, building brand new open-air entertainment-heavy shopping centers were all the rage around the nation. Some here in Tampa Bay jumped on the bandwagon with BayWalk, Centro Ybor, and Channelside Bay Plaza. The Tampa Tribune’s Michael Sasso notes that all three have all been underperforming for years. Owners and tenants [...]
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, the credited author of A Visit from St. Nicholas. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘cross the Bay Not a creature was stirring, not even a Ray; The beach pails were stacked in the Florida room, ‘Cause St. Nick is coming, or so we assume; The children in shorty pajamas were sleeping, While dreaming [...]
What a heartbreaking tale. Local media loves this kind of story, especially in December. It gets the emotions going, and presumably sells papers and gets viewers. Unfortunately, it seems that this is all they are interested in. Sorry – I’m way too far ahead. Let me start at the start. The JMS Hotel won’t be confused with [...]
Downtown Clearwater is still working on their effort to find an identity. Their five step process? Take advantage of existing geography & history Made more pedestrian-friendly Recruiting retail Residential construction Calendar of Events Some of the plans in the five step process could be used in other areas seeking to find themselves.
Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties to Close Elevated Portion of Friendship TrailBridge Structural problems are forcing the closure of nearly all of the Friendship TrailBridge, a popular recreational link between Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. On Tuesday, an inspection found the elevated portion of the TrailBridge has significant structural deficiencies. As a result, officials from [...]
