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Derrick Blue, interim CEO of THAP Group in Tampa.

Urban Stimuli: East Tampa incubator helps local small businesses thrive

Alex English Tuesday, August 14, 2018

THAP’s 5508 is making a real impact for fledgling businesses, tech and non-tech alike, in East Tampa. Learn more about how it works.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild, Talent

Tampa

For Good: Saddlebred Saviors give slaughter-bound horses a second chance in Florida

Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Family-friendly Lutz FL riding academy partners with Lakeland farm to rescue horses otherwise headed to slaughterhouse. Find out what they do and how you can help.

Agriculture, For Good, Health, KidsBay, Outdoor recreation, Speakers

Tampa

Horse rescue farms work with Amish to keep road warriors out of kill pens

Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, August 14, 2018

A growing number of Amish horse owners don't like the idea of sending a faithful family servant "to the butcher," as they say. They are working with rescue farms to find alternatives.

For Good, KidsBay

Lakeland

Constance Mims at Blind Tiger Cafe in Ybor City.

Creative City: Tech, architecture, design firms spur Ybor renaissance

Dyllan Furness Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Next-gen urban pioneers help drive the transformation of Ybor City, Tampa's best-known historic neighborhood, from a focus on nightlife to one that nurtures creative workers throughout the day.

Architecture, Arts, Diversity, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild, Tourism

Tampa

What's new in local healthcare? Concierge Medicine for Women

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, August 07, 2018

A new women’s health center on Davis Islands in downtown Tampa is expected to provide more consistent and personal care for patients.

Downtown Tampa, Health, Higher Education, University of South Florida

Tampa

West Tampa attracts young families, next-gen homebuyers

Marty Clear Tuesday, July 24, 2018

First-time homebuyers and Tampa natives looking to return to their historic family roots find new opportunities in West Tampa.

Architecture, Construction, Diversity, Neighborhoods, Reuse/Rebuild

West Tampa, Tampa

Kelly Quinn explains to Academy Prep students how the water samples they collected will be analyzed in the lab.

USF journalism students test safety of local drinking water

Janan Talafer Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Lessons learned by journalism students from USFSP’s Neighborhood News Bureau on how to research and report on lead in drinking water will be shared at the Society for Environmental Journalists Conference in Michigan this fall.

Diversity, For Good, Health, Higher Education, Neighborhoods, Speakers, University of South Florida

St. Petersburg

Ken Black hopes the moringa trees will help save Florida farms giving them a new source of income after farmers lost about 100,000 acres to failed citrus crop.

Superfood meets superman: Why and how moringa grows in Tampa Bay Area

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Could moringa replace citrus as Florida's next big cash crop? A Tampa man teams up with researchers at the University of South Florida and the University of Florida to find out.

Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Health, Higher Education, Sustainability, University of South Florida

Wimauma, Dade City, Tampa, Temple Terrace, St. Petersburg

Before Water Street Tampa: A brief history of the Garrison Section of Downtown Tampa

Rodney Kite Powell Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Long before developers named Water Street Tampa, the waterfront property situated between the modern Tampa Convention Center and the Florida Aquarium enjoyed a rich history.

Diversity, Downtown Tampa, Higher Education, Reuse/Rebuild, Speakers

Tampa

Kayla Freed of Kayla's Kitchen talks with Jason Jazzar due to interest in her baking products at the Innovation Expo at the Synapse Summit in Tampa.

Young entrepreneurs get started in Tampa Bay Area

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Millennial and Gen Z entrepreneurs capitalize on local opportunities as the Tampa Bay Area entrepreneurial ecosystem grows.

Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Talent, University of South Florida

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Independent local retail: A key ingredient of urban quality of life

Alex English Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Tampa Bay Area has many opportunities to invest in local retail, but are we smart enough to do it? Learn what more is needed from Retail Consultant Alex English.

Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Government, Neighborhoods, Retail, Talent

Tampa

For Good: Who can Tampa Bay Area leaders of nonprofits call when they need answers?

Janan Talafer Tuesday, June 19, 2018

For more than two decades, the Nonprofit Leadership Center has been helping Tampa Bay Area nonprofits thrive through ups and downs in the local economy.

Connections, For Good, Higher Education, Speakers, Talent

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Debbie Livorsi, a senior biology scientist at USF, conducts malaria research inside the lab at the Interdisciplinary Research Building at USF in Tampa.

War on malaria: USF researchers wage battle against global disease

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Research at the University of South Florida is gaining global attention because it may play a role in the development of new treatments for malaria.

Diversity, Health, Innovation, International Trade, Life Sciences, Talent, University of South Florida

Tampa

Filmmaking in Tampa Bay Area ekes out a living

Alex English Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Despite agreeable weather year-round, a broad pool of talent and a multitude of diverse settings, securing funding for local filmmaking remains a tricky proposition.

Arts, Diversity, Government, Talent, Technology, Tourism

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Paul Sanberg, left, listens as Cédric Denis-Rémis, vice pres., of development, at PSL University in France gives a talk at the Young Universities Summit.

Young universities from around globe gather at USF in Tampa to share experiences, strategies

Cheryl Rogers Monday, June 11, 2018

The University of South Florida hosts the first-ever Young Universities Summit in North America, which is attended by representatives from 88 universities in 41 countries. Learn more about why it matters.

Diversity, Higher Education, International Trade, Speakers, Talent, University of South Florida

Tampa

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