Another message from Elvis

Tuscaloosa developer Stan Pate announced today that he will sell 30 of his real estate holdings, including the planned site of the Midtown shopping center and his Tuscaloosa homes. He's long been angry at the City Council's lack of support for his projects and has threatened to do this for months, so it's not much of a surprise.

Pate also spoke vaguely today about Tuscaloosa's municipal election in August and the 2006 governor's race. He considered running for governor in 2002 before opting instead to mount advertising campaigns against Gov. Bob Riley's initiatives.