When Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs writes the City of Orlando on official business, she likely expects full and honest responses from her partners like Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando Venues Director Allen Johnson. But that does not appear to be the case in the recent memo sent by the… [read more]
The Orlando Monarchs and the City of Orlando were selected to host the Inner City Baseball Classic and the Black World Series for the next three years. This is even more reason why Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando should invest in preserving and renovating historic Tinker Field.… [read more]
Cities Invest, Preserve & Renovate Baseball Fields While Launching Urban Youth Programs It really makes no sense why Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando continue to push for the demolition of historic Tinker Field. It’s time for our city leaders to stand for the “most historic of all the Orlando… [read more]
If you love Orlando history, beware of Commissioner Robert Stuart’s status quo idea for Tinker Field. It is nothing more than a nicely worded version of Buddy Dyer’s destruction plan. After expressing a desire to help come up with a solution at the Jan. 27th City Council meeting, Commissioner Stuart wrote… [read more]
At the February 11th Board of County Commissioners meeting, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Commissioners heard from many concerned citizens about the demolition of historic Tinker Field. One after another, the public urged County leaders to take action to help save Tinker Field. My public comment can be seen… [read more]
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Commissioners heard public testimony on Tuesday urging them to take action to save Tinker Field from demolition. One public comment to the County Commission was very telling, contradicting a major claim being made by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer about the future of baseball being… [read more]
Records from the National Register of Historic Places now confirm that Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is responsible for the deterioration of historic Tinker Field, which Dyer has now slated for surprise demolition. The records are very telling considering charges by one City Commissioner that the City’s actions are “criminal” and… [read more]