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Feature Story The Rays first played at Tropicana Field in St. Pete in 1998. Their lease is up in 2027. 83 Degrees

Why are the Rays exploring a Sister City relationship with Montreal?

Patrick YasinskasTuesday, December 21, 2021
Feature Story Volunteers pick up debris in front of Donna Cooper’s home in the Grant Park neighborhood of East Tampa. 83 Degrees

Neighbors pitch in to clean up East Tampa yard by yard, block by block

Breanna Godwin and Ricardo PerezTuesday, December 14, 2021
Feature Story Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association President Fran Tate says bus stops like this one at 34th Street and 26th Avenue lack adequate shelter from the Florida sun and rain. 83 Degrees

Jackson Heights leader calls for public transit improvements in East Tampa

Jessi SmithTuesday, December 7, 2021
Feature Story Children who attend the local Potter Elementary School should have sidewalks keeping them away from traffic, but inadequate and incomplete sidewalks require kids to cross busy streets to find safe spots to walk or bicycle. 83 Degrees

City prioritizes road safety in East Tampa, but tight budgets create roadblocks

Jessi SmithTuesday, December 7, 2021
Feature Story Margaret O’Mara, author of “The Code’’ and “Cities of Knowledge,’’ says places like the Uptown District have potential to become America’s next Silicon Valley. 83 Degrees

Uptown District in Tampa continues to grow, evolve

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, November 16, 2021
Feature Story The East Tampa chess park proposal earned Joshua L. Jones the AIA Tampa Bay Merit Award for Architecture in 2017. 83 Degrees

Keeping a dream alive: Envisioning a chess park in East Tampa

Siham KharfanTuesday, November 16, 2021
Feature Story The tour stops at an area called The Scrub during the late 1860-1880s. The scrub-palmetto landscape, later known as Central Park Village, housed the families of African-American domestic workers, factory workers, skilled laborers, and their families. 83 Degrees

Photo story: Central Avenue walking tour

Janine Quarles-AdkinsTuesday, November 9, 2021
Feature Story Tampa Fire Station 13, located near Busch Gardens, is the busiest fire station in Tampa 83 Degrees

New Census 2020 data shows diversity of fast-growing North Tampa

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, October 26, 2021
Feature Story Ernest Coney, Sr., who advocated for Tampa's Central City YMCA; Chloe Coney, Founder of the CDC of Tampa; and Ernest Coney, Jr., President and CEO of the CDC, celebrating Fifth Third Bank's $20M investment in East Tampa. 83 Degrees

Fifth Third Bank pledges $20M for East Tampa neighborhood development

Kathy SteeleTuesday, October 19, 2021
Feature Story The renovation of the Courtyard at Grand Central on Kennedy enhanced one of the many spots to hang out in the Channel District. 83 Degrees

What's new and what's next for Tampa's downtown Channel District

Lauren WongTuesday, October 5, 2021
Feature Story A recent Sunday afternoon in East Tampa. 83 Degrees

83 Degrees, USF Mass Comm launch East Tampa storytelling project

Wayne GarciaTuesday, September 21, 2021
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Fairgrounds St. Pete opens choose-your-own art and tech adventure

Amber SigmanTuesday, September 14, 2021
Feature Story New homebuyer 83 Degrees

Welcoming millennials: Tips for buying your first home

Lauren WongTuesday, August 3, 2021
Feature Story This Monarch butterfly takes a momentary pause on a Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata), one of many native plants that can be grown easily in Tampa Bay area landscapes. 83 Degrees

Tampa butterfly whisperer shares secrets on attracting monarchs, pollinators to neighborhoods

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, August 3, 2021
Feature Story Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera 83 Degrees

Commentary: Making the case for enhancing public safety

Tampa City Councilman Luis VieraTuesday, July 20, 2021
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