al lang field: St Petersburg voters are taking sides
- 05/24/08 12:26 PM
This is Al Lang Field in downtown St Petersburg, Florida. It has been used for Spring Training for many years, but now that's over. The Tampa Bay Rays baseball team wants to leave Tropicana Field and build a new stadium here on the waterfront, on the expanded site of Al Lang Field. Al Lang Field, like all of the downtown parks in St Petersburg, Florida, comes with a restriction. The City of St Petersburg cannot sell or even long-term lease any of this "parkland" with out a referendum approved by a majority of the voters in St Pete. Opinions are … (4 comments)
al lang field: Concerns about the proposed new stadium in downtown St Petersburg Florida
- 04/25/08 12:23 PM
This is Al Lang Field in downtown St Petersburg, which has been the site for Spring Training for decades. Now the Tampa Bay Rays want to build a new stadium there. There's a lot of coffee shop conversation about the proposed Rays baseball stadium on the waterfront in downtown St Petersburg, as well as cocktail talk. This week a student reporter from the University of Florida wanted to interview me. To summarize what I told her: it's too soon to have a conclusion because there are too many unanswered questions: who will pay? how much? what guarantees will the city have that … (0 comments)
al lang field: St Petersburg Florida Downtown Waterfront - how will the voters vote?
- 11/16/07 09:19 AM
Downtown St Petersburg Florida is one of the largest - and in my opinion also one of the most beautiful - public waterfronts in the U.S. Nearly five miles of parkland keep the waterfront open and visible to the public. Yes, there are wonderful indoor and outdoor restaurants and shops and museums and residences - but they don't block the view. There are over 350 events a year in these waterfront parks, from art shows to music concerts, as well as all the daily uses, for walking or sitting or playing soccer or exercising your dog. What's really unique is that this waterfront … (7 comments)
al lang field: Devil Rays May Move Spring Training from St Pete Florida to Port Charlotte
- 08/24/06 09:39 AM
It looks like St Pete may be sharing the Devil Rays with Charlotte County, in Southwest Florida. Roxanne and Shannon, be on the lookout. The Devil Rays play in St Pete, and also have done their spring training here. The new owners have really livened up the team, been great corporate citizens, and have finally made the fans feel welcome. Nonetheless, to broaden support for the team, the owners are looking to move spring training south to Charlotte County. We taking big $ here - Charlotte County would be spending $15 million to renovate their stadium in Port Charlotte and the Rays … (2 comments)
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