There either has or hasn’t been much progress in the stadium saga depending on your point of view. Personally, I tend to view things through pessimistic lenses, although I prefer to call it being realistic.
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Ybor City stadium proponents/cheerleaders announced by Rays 2020
Tampa Bay Rays 2020, the grassroots nonprofit advocating for a new baseball stadium in Tampa, held an invitation-only event on Wednesday in which a list of 75 business and community leaders, that will act as ambassadors on that particular mission, was unveiled under the name The Rays 100.
Stadium related non-news accompany Opening Day ceremonies at the Trop
As expected, Opening Day came and went with more stadium related non-news (or non-stadium related news, if you prefer) from Principal Owner Stu Sternberg.
The next formidable opponent in the Rays stadium saga: the Koch Brothers
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) began running video ads urging Hillsborough County residents to oppose the use of tax dollars for a new stadium for the Rays.
An increase in bed tax revenue could curse the Rays stadium project
It had been assumed that revenues generated through bed taxes are limited in their uses, however, those revenues could pay for other necessities.