Rebecca Liebson

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Emily Mahoney |Rebecca Liebson

Over the years, the Tampa Bay Rays have amassed a long list of would-be owners. The team's perpetually uncertain future has led to many suitors - and breakups. Owner Stuart Sternberg has kept his cards close through it all. But the Rays notably changed their tone this week, when the team announced it is in "exclusive discussions" with a group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski "concerning a possible sale of the team." As recently as March, the Rays had said the team was not for sale.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Emily Mahoney |Rebecca Liebson

Over the years, the Tampa Bay Rays have amassed a long list of would-be owners. The team’s perpetually uncertain future has led to many suitors — and breakups. Owner Stuart Sternberg has kept his cards close through it all. But the Rays notably changed their tone this week, when the team announced it is in “exclusive discussions” with a group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski “concerning a possible sale of the team.” As recently as March, the Rays had said the team was not for sale.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Rebecca Liebson

For 50 years, Prospect Towers in Clearwater was a safe haven for low-income seniors. That all changed when a hedge fund purchased the building in 2020 and rebranded as “The Indigo.” The company raised the rent, displacing dozens of residents and eliminating more than 200 units of desperately-needed affordable housing. Now, the building will once again become housing for some of the city’s poorest residents. Sunrise Affordable Housing Group purchased 801 Chestnut St. for $25.5 million on Wednesday.

1 week ago | tbnweekly.com | Rebecca Liebson

No more circling the block. Drivers looking for a spot in St. Petersburg’s EDGE District can now park in a 540-space public garage at 1301 Central Ave. Visitors will enter on First Avenue North and pay on their smartphones using an app managed by Universal Parking. Rates start at $2.50 for the first hour, $1.50 each for each additional hour, or $21 for a full day. Limited monthly parking is available starting at $100.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Rebecca Liebson

The Tampa Bay Sun FC just won its first USL Super League Championship. Now the women’s professional soccer team is gearing up to build a permanent home in Ybor City. The Sun, along with Tampa business mogul Darryl Shaw, released a plan on Tuesday to build a stadium for the women’s professional soccer team on Ybor’s waterfront. The 15,000-seat stadium would be located within Ybor Harbor, a forthcoming 33-acre mixed-use development headed up by Shaw. It would also include a boutique hotel.