Rays stadium future heads to a vote
A Jan. 20 board vote could open formal talks tied to a proposed Rays stadium and mixed-use development.
Government
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park renovation seeks $5.5M CRA funding
Tampa’s CRA will consider a $5.5M request to fund infrastructure upgrades at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.
Celestar sold to Virginia defense firm B&A
B&A acquired Celestar, expanding intelligence capabilities across defense and national security markets.
$34.7M Fair Oaks Recreation Center opens in East Tampa
East Tampa’s $34.7M Fair Oaks Recreation Center opens as a major community investment heading into 2026.
St. Petersburg becomes 1st Florida city to adopt faith based affordable housing provision
St. Petersburg is the first Florida city to adopt a faith based policy aimed at expanding affordable housing opportunities.
City of Tampa puts police HQ on the market for $36M. Why?
Tampa is putting its police HQ on the market for $36M — here’s why the city is selling and what comes next.
Project Dynamo aims to do what’s right in grey areas
It was August 2021, between the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when Bryan Stern met his destiny as a first responder. Stern, a former intelligence operative and agent for the Department of Defense, was cruising 33,000 feet over the Atlantic, using spotty airplane Wi-Fi, when he filed the official paperwork … Read more
One Liners Pinellas: HMC Hospitality Group, Raymond James Financial and more
► Sweetgreen, a Los Angeles-based fast-casual restaurant, signed a lease, at 1114 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg’s Edge District. ► St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch appointed several members to run his team including Stephanie Owens as deputy mayor and chief of policy, Janelle Irwin Taylor as communications director, Tom Greene as interim city administrator and … Read more
Q&A: Jared Moskowitz is a man in a hurry
Jared Moskowitz has been in public life for 15 years, and he’s only 40. Politics has always been in his blood. Born in Coral Springs, Moskowitz grew up in a political household—his father was a big fundraiser for the Democratic party—and he remembers that Jesse Jackson was the first politician he ever met, and that … Read more
In his final days as director of Florida Division of Emergency Management, Jared Moskowitz speaks up
A young man in a perpetual hurry, Jared Moskowitz has been in public life for 15 years and he’s only 40. After earning his BA in political science at George Washington and his law degree from Nova Southeastern, he interned for Vice President Al Gore and served as an elector for President Barack Obama in … Read more