A new proposal to reimagine Tropicana Field and the surrounding area includes a stadium option. It also accommodates the Tampa Bay Rays, who will remain in St. Petersburg through 2028.
The local development team also realizes that the Rays could continue playing at the Trop until after the 2033 baseball season. Identifying a new site, securing another stadium deal and completing construction will take a new ownership group several years, necessitating the need for a lease extension.
In June, Darren Hayes left Tierra Verde Marina Resort in St. Petersburg on a 22-foot pontoon boat for a 5,500 mile solo journey.
The trip ended Sept. 12 at the same location after Hayes, 41, spent 94 days on the water. He celebrated the achievement at a welcome home party at the Island Grille & Raw Bar in St. Pete Sept. 27.
Here’s Michael Francis, entering his 11th season as musical director and principal conductor of The Florida Orchestra, telling Arts Alive! all about the big ensemble’s 58th season, which begins tonight in the Straz Center’s Morsani Hall.
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Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
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Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
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Chief Public Awareness Officer
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Director of Public Policy