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Sports–Entertainment

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 17, 2024
Despite county's yes vote, Tampa Rays want more money for $1.3B ballpark

The team says it cannot cover cost increases and that it will negotiate with municipalities already cash strapped and unwilling to pay more.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • December 17, 2024
SWFL country club with two campuses completes $50M renovation

The repairs and replacements happened on two campuses over two years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 17, 2024
Pickleball club chain, including debut Lakewood Ranch location, shutters

Founded in 2019, the club says it doesn’t "have sufficient financial resources to continue operations."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2024
Prominent homebuilder donates $1M to New College for baseball field

The construction timeline will be announced next year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2024
Former Navy SEAL invests $1M in Sarasota-Manatee fitness franchise

Behind a "never complain and never quit" disposition, Jeff Moore seeks a business legacy not of sales records and awards but of developing other leaders. "I'm all go, no stop. All gas, no brakes."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 12, 2024
Fort Myers entertainment company appoints new CEO

Sports broadcaster Matt Shepard has been named the new CEO of GameAbove Entertainment.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 5, 2024
St. Pete approves bonds for Rays ballpark, saving deal — for now

After weeks of threats and delays, the agreement for the Tampa Bay Rays to build a new stadium took a positive, though tentative, step forward.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 2, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays appear to backtrack on stadium project threats

In a letter to the Pinellas County Commission chair, the team says the agreements to build a new ballpark remain "in effect” for the time being.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 27, 2024
Pinellas County to Rays: Make a decision by Sunday on $1.3B stadium project

In a sometimes scolding letter, Pinellas County Commission Chair Kathleen Peters flatly asks officials with the Tampa Bay Rays if they are in or out on a $1.3 billion stadium deal the team agreed to four months ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 26, 2024
Rapidly growing pickleball franchise chooses Sarasota for Florida debut

Dill Dinkers, an indoor pickleball franchise, is expanding, with a Sarasota location set to open in mid-December.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Monica Roman Gagnier
  • November 20, 2024
Prominent national circus performers to step down from Sarasota nonprofit

Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs are succeeded by 16-year veteran Jennifer Mitchell, who has been named president and CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 19, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays say ballpark deal near collapse as Pinellas delays vote again

Pinellas County commissioners voted to again delay a measure to approve bonds that would help fund a new ballpark for the team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 16, 2024
As Tampa Bay Rays eye 2025 move, ballpark deal in jeopardy

The Tampa Bay Rays will play home games at the Yankees training facility in 2025, but with the deal for a new ballpark in limbo, there is a chance it may never play in St. Petersburg again.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 14, 2024
Sarasota soccer team appoints head of revenue

David Herman will help build sponsorships and grow ticket sales, among other initiatives, to support the men’s pre-professional soccer team in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 14, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays find a new temporary home

The team will play in Tampa next season as its current home, Tropicana Field, undergoes major post-Milton repairs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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