On the waterfront: Risk vs. reward

With so much attention devoted to the efforts of POWW (Preserve our Wallets and Waterfront) to dissuade city leaders from approving the construction of a new stadium for the Rays, it was refreshing to read Tim Nickens' Sunday Perspective article in the St. Petersburg Times. In Betting on baseball, Nickens makes a compelling argument that we need to consider the consequences of not building a new stadium in light of the advances the downtown area has made since the Trop went up over 20 years ago.