Rendering of Dolphin Stadium that includes a metal roof structure that would completely cover the stadium seating, but leave the field open to the air and allow in the South Florida sunlight. Photo courtesy of Miami Dolphins.
Wake up and good morning. The spirit of 2011 in a recession-wary country and state is one of trying to do more with less. And that definitely applies to efforts to try and build new pro sports stadiums. As the St. Petersburg Times reported in late December, a St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 telephone survey showed that two-thirds of Tampa Bay area residents oppose paying taxes for a new stadium -- even if that means the team would leave the area. Only a quarter of residents would open their wallets to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in town.
That does not doom the future of Rays baseball in Tampa Bay as much as ...