Winner and Loser of the week in Tampa Bay: USF lands stadium financing deal as a posh neighborhood gets an odd surprise

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees approved a stadium deal for a $340 million new stadium that will breathe life into the school’s growing sports program.

The financing includes $200 million in debt, and various school sources.

But across the Bay in the St. Petersburg town of Venetian Isles, a father and daughter got more than they bargained for after seeing a half-naked man swimming to escape police at a neighbor’s home where a drug lab was discovered.

There, the son of a pet-sitter had set up a drug lab. He was arrested, and so was the escapee.

– Staff Reports, Florida Politics