No one can call Howard Stapf a bandwagon jumper. He and his late wife, Marguerite, attended the very first game in Tampa Bay (Devil) Ray history back in 1998. ...more

November 23, 2008

There's never a good time to raise ticket prices, especially now, with the economy spiraling south. But you have to give a hand to the Tampa Bay Rays for maintaining their ultra-fan friendly approach even when increasing ticket prices for 2009. ...more

November 21, 2008

The Rays on Monday raised their ticket prices for 2009 slightly while offering increased discounts on season tickets and creating a new "marquee" category for 11 Saturday night games. ...more

November 18, 2008

Besides announcing their 2009 ticket pricing structure Monday, the Rays said they're ready to launch a major marketing campaign to increase season ticket sales and all-around advanced sales. ...more

November 17, 2008

I have to admit I had mixed feeling about being at Highlands Little Theatre's production of "Beauty and the Beast" Saturday night, as I am a big fan of the Heartland Idol contest, and the finale for this season was Saturday night. But since my husband and I have season tickets for the theater and Saturday was our night, we had no choice to miss out on the Idol contest. ...more

November 13, 2008

It's getting tougher for staff of a local landmark theater and the largest auditorium in the county to put patrons in the seats. ...more

October 24, 2008

Tickets for World Series Games 1 and 2 at Tropicana Field, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, will go on sale today to those who won the chance to purchase tickets through the Postseason Ticket Opportunity at raysbaseball.com. ...more

October 20, 2008

At Lenny's Restaurant, the Philadelphia Phillies' watering hole in Clearwater, a crisis of loyalties looms. ...more

October 16, 2008

Jeremy Lagos considers himself a serious Tampa Bay Rays fan – always has for the life of the team. And he'll tell you he'd like to see more than the 20 home games he usually attends at Tropicana Field. But Lagos, like most Rays fans who assembled for a pep rally today at Lykes Gaslight Square, lives and works in Tampa. There's no point to season tickets, he said, when the workday keeps him away. ...more

September 30, 2008

Tickets for the Rays' first two home playoff games officially sold out Tuesday night, about 12 hours before they were to go on sale to the general public. ...more

September 24, 2008