There was a time when the Rogers Park Golf Course was the one place in the city blacks could go for a round of golf or a family picnic. ...more

November 19, 2008

TAMPA With renovations under way at Rogers Park Golf Course, the Tampa Sports Authority has called for a review of a controversial contract that allows the YMCA to use the course in exchange for paying for upgrades. The authority's board of directors voted Monday night to schedule an emergency meeting with community leaders while the Tampa City Council and authority review the contract. The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA plans to renovate the course's former clubhouse for its youth golf program, First Tee of Tampa Bay, a proposal that has raised concerns that the public park will be privatized. ...more

November 18, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio could soon get a letter asking her to change the terms of a contract allowing the Metropolitan Tampa Area YMCA to operate a youth golf program at Rogers Park. ...more

November 17, 2008

Nearly 30 residents attended a community forum Thursday night to air concerns about a 10-year, rent-free contract that allows the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA to headquarter a youth golf program at Rogers Park Golf Course. ...more

November 15, 2008

In the end, the financial markets didn't stand a chance against voter antipathy, partisanship and election year politics. ...more

September 30, 2008

Change isn't blowing in the wind for homeowner insurance changes that local leaders wanted made before the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season opens tomorrow. ...more

May 31, 2008