Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena wants a map with the best routes for biking to the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, so she asked the transportation staff to come up with one. Transportation manager Jean Dorzbackof said that they ain’t got no money, are swamped with other things, and they will “get to it [...]
When we first announced the Florida State Fair gimmick, I asked you what you wanted to see & know. Several of you got in touch, and asked a lot of questions about the stuff at the fair. Sticks reader Michael G. seems skeptical of any local economic impact from the Florida State Fair. Here [...]
Hillsborough and Polk County farmers used TEN BILLION GALLONS of water to protect their crops during the recent freeze, and in addition to the 85 SINKHOLES caused by using all that water, nearby residents found their wells had run dry. The Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swiftmud) met Tuesday to figure out how to [...]
The Indian Gaming Industry Report is reporting that Florida is the fifth-busiest tribal gaming state in the country, and Florida Indian casino revenues are up 19% for 2008.
St. Petersburg College allows their textbook provider to make more than 25% profit on their students, and the outgoing president wants a check for more than half a million bucks.
The St. Pete Times says USF's Center of Urban Transportation Research has become decidedly anti-rail, and wonder if that stance is based on money they receive from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) initiatives, and other pro-road organizations,
Hillsborough County is spending $400,000 on a road that don't need no fixing - Bayshore Boulevard.
Frank Miller and all the volunteers of “Save the Gandy” kept the bridge away from the wrecking ball back at the turn of the century. That organization became the Gandy Bridge and Friendship Trail Corporation, a non-profit created to keep Frienship TrailBridge alive. Our mission is to fund the operation and maintenance of the bridge, which [...]
Friendship TrailBridge was opened in 1999 after efforts by a group of regular citizens called “Save the Gandy” were successful. Ten years later, the structure has been deemed unsafe, closed to the public, and is at another crossroads. Here are the options: A full repair of the entire bridge, in order to reopen it to recreational use, [...]
