A homepage I am sure the staff of the The Wall Street Journal has been dreaming of publishing:

This is a big deal. Not just for Tampa but other cities too. St. Pete City Council has a quasi-judicial hearing next week to rezone land for a 60-unit project. This ruling says City Council lacks the legal ability to hold hearings like this...

From a development perspective, this is pretty massive. Do municipalities see their power to approve or deny projects at least partially stripped if this becomes precedent? Do checks against already-rampant regional growth just…disappear?

NEW: Dozens live on boats anchored in Boca Ciega Bay. Some call it a way of life, others a necessity. As #HurricaneDebby approached, they debated: Stay or go? My story about the tight-knit community hit first by the storm and then by heartbreak. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

This is a beautifully written story by Olivia George that will resonate with anyone who ever sought escape in Florida, even us "landers": He lived on his boat, his slice of paradise. Then came Hurricane Debby tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

I’m on holiday! See you on Aug. 22, Tampa.

Must-read story from Olivia George: The fabric and soul of our society gradually is being torn apart by development. Latest exhibit -- the uprooted Yellow Jackets Little League. tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…

Not surprised at all because you killed your internship The Virginian-Pilot. Yes, she was ours first !😂. Congrats my dear Olivia George

At Tampa’s oldest public housing, plywood covers windows. Kids no longer fill the playground. On Saturday, residents gathered to celebrate their community before the bulldozers arrive. “We have rich history here. We can never forget that.” W Ian Hodgson tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…

Still a lot of unanswered questions on this saga, so if you have information you’d like to share, please do. My DMs are open for tips + requests for my Signal #

A Tallahassee judge said today that he will rule "as quickly as I can" in lawsuit that the The Washington Post has filed against FDLE over law that keeps governor's travel records confidential as well as a request for plane records & records regarding 2022 victory rally in Tampa