The Latest Breaking News from St Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Doubt made its first appearance on April 1, 1998. That was the day the Devil Rays saw their attendance dip 33% for the second game in franchise history at Tropicana Field.

TAMPA, Fla. — Somewhere, in archives of the future, there is a drawer filled with Tampa Bay’s ballpark renderings. The original waterfront park that was not to be in St. Pete. The current pavilion concept at the Tropicana Field site. The first foray into Ybor City. Then the second. And,…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So this is the point of the Great Stadium Quest where you roll your eyes, throw up your arms in exasperation and vow not to get suckered in again.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here, on the precipice of a city’s future, they are selling Cracker Jack.