Mayor Pam Iorio

By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Sunday, December 25, 2011 The new book from former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, Straightforward: Ways t o Live and Lead, continues to earn local and national praise. Judy Woodruff of the PBS NewsH our recently saluted Iorio's call for people in the political middle to re-engage instead of ceding control to groups on the far left and far right. She's right. Many of us ...  

Pam Iorio, former mayor of Tampa, will discuss her new book, “Straightforward: Ways to Live and Lead” on Feb. 16 at the Tradewinds Sandpiper Resort in St. Pete Beach. The 130-page book examines “the qualities, traits, characteristics and competencies of the straightforward leader,” according to Iorio’s website. Check-in for the event, hosted by the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program scheduled...  

Local political events Former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio will talk about being an effective leader at a Feb. 16 Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Tradewinds Sandpiper Resort, 6000 Gulf Boulevard, in St. Pete Beach. Tickets are $30 for members or $35 for non-members. The first 100 registrants will receive a free copy of Iorio's book, Straightforward ...  

Former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio will speak at the University of South Florida tonight about her new book ,  Straightforward: Ways to Live & Lead.  The discussion will focus primarily on how an education in the humanities prepares people to be good leaders, USF says.  You hear that, Governor ? The speech is free and open to the public. It starts at 7 p.m. at USF's Patel Center for Global Solutions .  

By Brittany Alana Davis, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, hope their water privatization legislation will help replenish Tampa's water supply by allowing the city, and other local governments, to hang on to the water they treat. Under current law, treated wastewater returns to the control of state-run ...  

I'll have more later today, but here's the press release just issued on the new show, which features former Tampa mayor Dick Greco at Malio's restaurant -- pretty much a window into the lunchtime world of the local power broker. First guest on Monday: current mayor Bob Buckhorn. Should be interesting. The News Hour with Dick Greco” will debut on Monday, January 9th at 12:00 noon live from Malio ...  

"It's hard to believe," former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez said. But it has been 25 years since the former Tampa mayor, restaurateur and teachers' union leader was inaugurated the 40th governor of Florida. Martinez, now a lobbyist with the law firm Holland & Knight, and his wife, former First Lady Mary Jane Martinez , were honored with a resolution at Wednesday's meeting of Gov. Rick Scott and the ...  

By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA — Steve Daignault is retiring as Tampa's public works and utility services administrator. "Steve's whole life has been in the service of others, and he did a great job for the people of Tampa," Mayor Bob Buckhorn said in a statement announcing Daignault's retirement and plans to search for a replacement. "He certainly made ...  

Two-thirds in a new poll rate the Tampa mayor average or better.