Known best for its agricultural roots,
Plant City plays host each year to thousands of visitors intent on tasting the sweet nectar of homegrown strawberries drowning famous shortcakes at the annual
Florida Strawberry Festival. While the plump red berries are king, fish farms, blueberries, ornamental plants and cattle ranching are close competitors for producing some of Florida's finest farm-to-table specimens. City leaders are also eyeing 85 acres south of downtown for a new Midtown featuring residential, office and retail spaces, anchored by a public green.
By Tracy Certo
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
The Tampa Bay region is competing with 57 other U.S. cities/regions, including Pittsburgh, Memphis, Cincinnati and Oklahoma City, for a $1 million prize that will recognize success in attaining college degrees through the Talent Dividend.
By Diane Egner
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
When we asked readers why they read 83 Degrees Media, the response was overwhelmingly reaffirming and encouraging, with repeated calls for us to do even more stories about talent, innovation, diversity and environment. "GO! GO! GO!'' says one reader. So we decided to share a sampling of reader comments.
By Janan Talafer
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
"No one wants to turn Tampa into New York City or Boston," says Brian Seel of TRANSITion Tampa Bay, a group of young professionals calling for improved transportation. "The transit plan is ... simply a way to help us grow in a better pattern suited to the future of our region – a great tool to change the way we build new communities."
By Diane Egner
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Five bucks. Ten bucks. Twenty bucks a voter. All for TRANSITion, stand up and holler! Brett Milke is among the cheerleaders for TRANSITion Tampa Bay, a motivated group of young professionals willing to pay the price for supporting transit: Give up a beer ($5), a movie ticket ($10) or half a tank of gas ($20) each month in exchange for improved transportation -- better roads, more buses, light rail.
By Jan Hollingsworth
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
She's a gifted cook with a masters in language and economics. He's a talented artist who mastered the art of showcasing his wife's skills at two defunct Plant City eateries. The third time may be the charm, though, for Berna and Erkan Nar, a couple of Turkish transplants whose recipe for success simmers in a busy little Mediterranean bistro near downtown Lakeland.
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