"If your are new to St Petersburg, or want to add more to your existing knowledge of our Black neighbor’s local history, please participate in this event. It will give you insight into the ongoing struggles our Black neighbors have unfairly been subjected to and also provide you with direct action items you can take to create much needed equity. We need to continue to support and serve our neighbors to overcome racial disparity."

-- Kari from St. Petersburg Black History Bike Tour launches a second season in September

"No tax dollars should ever be used for private professional sports venues. The owners should bear the cost of the venue and operations then include the costs in ticket prices. This allows the minority of those spectators to pay for the priveledge."

-- Roger Graham from Rays president offers new stadium details

"The stadium just HAS to be on the Tampa Bay side closer to ybor and route 75. Doesn’t the Raya ownership understand the fan base that is up towards Orlando. There are HUGE numbers of us who would go to games if we don’t have to slog over the bridge to downtown st Pete. Nothing against St Pete folks, bit more central location benefits everybody We don’t go to many games today because of the drive Please please move to the east side of the bay, otherwise be doomed to 7500 fans a night because that’s all who will go"

-- Paul O from Rays president offers new stadium details

"I’m still having difficulty understanding why any taxpayer dollars should be used to build what in effect is a “factory” for a private, for-profit entity. Let the Rays use their share of the Trop site development proceeds to build their facility. The city can give them a bargain rent, and perhaps pay for some infrastructure that will benefit all taxpayers."

-- HAL FREEDMAN from Rays president offers new stadium details