It was Aaron Sharockman who first made the point that if the owners of BayWalk had originally asked for the property where the sidewalk around the entertainment complex is, the city would have been more than happy to have given them the land. So what’s the big deal now? The big deal is that City [...]

The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commercee has endorsed Bill Foster for Mayor, along with Jim Kennedy, Angela Rouson, Karl Nurse, Leslie Curran and Jeff Danner for City Council.

From reading the St. Petersburg Times‘ coverage of the municipal elections, one could be forgiven for thinking there is not a single white, straight voter in the entire city of St. Petersburg. Voters are either black or gay or they just don’t seem to matter, especially if they don’t have an opinion on where to [...]

Usually its the likes of rounders Phil Helmuth or Jackie Chan on the cover of poker magazines, but this month the award-winning Ante Up magazine features lobbyist Marc Dunbar, “one of the most powerful players in Florida gaming, yet he doesn’t own a casino or parimutuel facility.” A must-read for any poker-playing political aficionado.

1. Jim Kennedy had a really bad week. First, Howard Troxler knocked the entire City Council for its inability to solve even the simplest of issues, such as the controversy surrounding a hot dog vendor. The story would not have been too bad for Kennedy, except for this quote, which is a doozy: “In government,” [...]

Angela Rouson capped off an impressive week of campaigning with the an announcement that Pinellas County Commissioner Nancy Bostock has endorsed her campaign: According to Rouson’s media release, Commissioner Bostock provided the following remarks – “These are challenging times for all levels of government. We need leaders like Angela Rouson; leaders who have the experience [...]

Siena New York 2010 Political Survey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Andrew Cuomo 66% {65%} (69%)David Paterson 20% {23%} (16%) Gubernatorial General Election Rudy Giuliani 52% {56%} (57%) [59%]David Paterson 35% {33%} (27%) [31%] David Paterson 39% {38%}Rick Lazio 35% {37%} Andrew Cuomo 52% {53%} (49%) [53%]Rudy Giuliani 39% {40%} (40%) [41%] Andrew Cuomo 64% {66%}Rick Lazio [...]

Calling all volunteers seeking to make St. Petersburg even more beautiful! Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26, at 8:30 am. It’s time for the fall clean up of Williams Park, located between First and Second Avenues North and Third and Fourth Streets North, in the center of downtown St. Petersburg. This year’s volunteer workday [...]

The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care. The president has made a few notable allusions to it, and, by planting her vegetable garden on the South Lawn, Michelle Obama has tried to focus our attention on it. Just last month, Mr. Obama talked about [...]