Les Hirsch, an institution in Tampa's brokerage industry and head of the Tampa Sports Authority when the city hosted its first Super Bowl, died Friday. He was 75. ...more

November 2, 2008

Les Hirsch, an institution in Tampa's brokerage industry and head of the Tampa Sports Authority when Tampa hosted its first Super Bowl, died Friday. He was 75. ...more

November 1, 2008

The general counsel for the Tampa Sports Authority has stepped down amid questions about a potential conflict of interest involving a former board member and his law firm. ...more

October 26, 2008

The general counsel for the Tampa Sports Authority has stepped down amid a cloud of conflict of interest claims involving a former board member and his law firm. ...more

October 24, 2008

The executive director of the Tampa Sports Authority has come under fire for failing to disclose that a former board member had done consulting work for the authority's law firm. ...more

October 23, 2008

Amy Bordeaux has been a Tampa Bay Rays fan since their inaugural season 10 years ago. She went to that first game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, and this morning, she found herself in a Sports Authority, shuffling through shirts that proclaimed the home team: "American League Champions." ...more

October 20, 2008

Rogers Park holds a unique place in Tampa's history. In the early 1950s, it was the only gathering spot open to blacks for picnics or political rallies. ...more

October 20, 2008

"Bigot!" "Prejudiced." "Hateful" "Ignorant." "Meanness." "Visceral hatred!" ...more

October 19, 2008

Incumbent Doug Belden says he has spent his 10 years as tax collector streamlining the office by purchasing new computers, cross-training employees and cutting unnecessary costs. ...more

October 19, 2008

Talk about being penny-wise and pound-stupid. Sheesh, this had to be a bit like firing the janitor for leaving the lights on at the Treasury Department right after Secretary Henry Paulson cooked up the $700 billion financial market bailout plan. ...more

October 14, 2008