 Hi, Tom. How you doing? I'm doing great. Well, with, first off, welcome to TFNN. Appreciate you coming on. You have a big challenge here, going for the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Tell us what you're going to do when you're going to be mayor. Well, I'm so excited for the future of our city. I truly believe St. Petersburg is going to be one of the greatest cities of the 21st century. And we're going to get there by doubling down on what makes us special and authentic. And we've got some challenges ahead of us, but those challenges are also opportunities. Tropicana Field Redevelopment will certainly be our next renaissance for the city with or without baseball. Of course, there's certain things about that project. We just have to get right, including making sure that it's a part of the whole community and that we address what the black community lost there so many years ago. But it's exciting. It's exciting. I've loved the last eight years on city council, and I'm looking forward to continuing my service to the city that I love. And I think our city is going to figure out how to do things like how to live and grow as a coastal city in a modern time where we have to deal with coastal flooding and different environmental pressures. I know that we can lead the way in protecting our clean drinking water. And I know that we can show that the challenges of rebuilding our infrastructure are also opportunities for an incredible job plan to get our city ready for the next century. So I'm ready. I'm so excited. I love this city. And I think we just have a great future ahead of us. And when Darden talks about the redevelopment of the TROP folks, okay, the TROP is 85 acres downtown, which no matter what city you're in, there's very few cities that have 85 acres to get developed. When they're talking about the aspect of the black community, what would happen is that when the TROP came in, the bottom line, you know, you talk about years ago, you got eminent domain. So there and it separates the city. Not that the city is not separated, folks, okay, but the bottom line is that like any other city, okay, you don't have to be a brain scientist to realize what has happened in the past in major cities in general. So let's talk a little bit about the aspect of, you know, we know that the TROP, either way, listen, that that's going to get developed. Okay, the real question is, is that what's going to happen there? When we talk about the aspect of South St. Pete, and you know, you know, a few years ago we had the younger kids, folks like every other city, bottom line is that, you know, a lot of the cars that are stolen. Now we have these problems. And the problems have to do with like where is the balance between how you basically come into the community and you know, we basically bring down the violent level of the shootings. Okay. And what can we do? I mean, I think everyone is saying, okay, what can we do here? Because we know that, you know, for all of us, you got to make it by a certain age, man. That's what it seems like. And once you make it by the age, you're in good shape. But it seems like we have a little demographic there that is a problem right now. Well, I think going back to these opportunities with Tropicana Field redevelopment, I'm going to be looking for some key attributes that I think will make that successful. And it needs to be the economic engine, not just for the city, but for the Black community that once was the center of where it was originally located. And I think also we need to be super focused on how redevelopment can bring our city good paying jobs, good paying jobs that lead to good careers, careers with dignity, and offer more opportunities to everyone in our city that way. And I think that we need to make sure that whatever we do, we keep that special vibe that makes St. Pete, St. Pete, that makes us authentic, that gives us that special unique identity that we have. And I think what wears away the identity that we have is if we start to become a city where only wealthy retirees can afford to live here. So as the next mayor, you know, we don't get what we don't fight for. But as the next mayor, I'm going to fight for affordable housing and affordable small business storefronts because that is the glue, that is the heartbeat of what makes St. Pete, St. Pete. And I think it's just so important to keep our eyes on that as we face these like really incredible opportunities and challenges. And what happens, folks, and Pritchard, I'm prejudiced to St. Pete, folks. I'm sure you know that. But what happens in St. Pete is that we really do like each other in St. Pete. You know, every city, you know, I've been down here 25 years, but every city says, oh, we really like each other. Well, in St. Pete, we really do. Right? And I love the idea. So let's talk about small businesses because what has happened in St. Pete, folks, is this. In Pritchard, this, you know, we do a financial program across the country, the bottom line most of the time it's bigger business, but it's small business that drives the United States of America. And the bottom line is that we have a lot of it in St. Pete. I've watched Darden in particular, and just so you know, I am prejudiced to Darden Rice also, okay? Even though I'm in the media, the bottom line is that I've seen her through the years care about people. That's the real bottom line. And I've never said that to you, Darden, but you know, actually one of the first times I've ever seen you was either six or seven years ago, and this was actually a meeting. And it was just intriguing in general, because there's a difference when someone actually cares about the aspect of what's going on. And in this particular case, it was in your district versus, you know, and now we're talking about, you know, the whole city. Talk to me about the young, of course we get the small businesses, but let's talk about like preschool, preschool, getting these young kids educated, you know, coming forward, because that's the new generation that's coming up. Well, I tell you, my campaign, we've already been out, you know, knocking on over 10,000 doors, talking to people one on one, and asking people what they care about and what they're most interested in. And I know there's a lot of support for my platform. And I'm one of the first mayoral candidates to ever make a push for universal pre-K, and also assistance for that first two years of community college and tech training. I think that past mayors have done a good job recognizing that the city does have a role to play with our education system. And don't get me wrong, I'm not running for school board, but we know there's a lot more that the city can do working in partnership with area employers and foundations to offer the type of support and service that our city needs. We want to thank Darden Race for coming on. You can reach Darden folks at DardenRice.com. Have a great one. Have a safe one.