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Not Your Average Speakers: What's Next For Downtown Tampa

Diane Egner Tuesday, August 27, 2013
New restaurants, apartments and business relocations are attracting new investments in downtown Tampa that contribute  to what's becoming an increasingly vibrant urban scene. And more developments are in the works. Join "Not Your Average Speakers'' for a community conversation about what's new and what's next. 
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Looking At Tampa Bay Through Google Glass

Justine Benstead Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Two Tampa residents who won a Twitter contest to gain early access to Google Glass are now exploring the beta program and Tampa Bay #throughglass.
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Let Your Inner Tarzan Run Wild At TreeUmph In Bradenton

Jessi Smith Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The largest elevated adventure course in southwest Florida, TreeUmph features adrenaline-pumping obstacles and a unique birds-eye view of the 14 acres below.
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TiE Tampa To Launch Sister Organization For Women Entrepreneurs

Justine Benstead Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Former CNN News Group Anchor Patti Tripathi is poised to lead a new professional organization for women entrepreneurs in the Tampa Bay region.
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Bike Sharing Rides Into Tampa, St. Petersburg

Janan Talafer Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Tampa and St. Petersburg are among cities nationwide hopping on the trend toward providing "smart'' bicycles for sharing in urban neighborhoods.
Mitch Neff, newly appointed Global Director of the StartupBus, works in his office at Tampa Bay WaVe

Local Talent Drives Startup Culture In Tampa Bay

Justine Benstead Tuesday, August 06, 2013
The StartupBus, a "hackathon on wheels," grows roots to Tampa Bay as local digital strategist Mitch Neff is appointed Global Director.
- Julie Branaman

Rhino On Air Bellows About St. Pete's Arts Community

Janan Talafer Tuesday, July 30, 2013
St. Petersburg entrepreneur and arts champion Anne Marie Cash streams Rhino On Air from the city's historic Kress Building. Through the innovative online radio station, Cash shares information about the city's arts initiatives to a global audience.
Cave Canem Poets 2013 Residency at City of Asylum - A series of community-based artist residencies i

Creative Placemaking Changes Narrative About Cities

Sheena Lyonnais Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Creative placemaking is shaping the future for cities across the nation as innovators and investors help jumpstart once-neglected neighborhoods. Denver, Toronto, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Minneapolis-St. Paul are among cities seeing positive results.
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Community Stepping Stones Engages Art, Neighbors In Transitional Change

Quincy Walters Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Along the meandering Hillsborough River near the Bird Street exit off of Interstate 275 thrives an oasis of education, creativity and progress in the middle of a Tampa neighborhood that most often gets attention only when things go wrong.
A dead orange grove along SR 39. - Julie Branaman

Florida Citrus: Taming Wild Stock And Breeding A Legacy

Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Central Florida Is Ground Zero in the war against citrus greening, where the battle extends from historic groves to university laboratories, hi-tech strategies and the newest innovatons in crop research.
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YPs Leading Charge To Fast Forward Tampa

Erin Chantry Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Jobs, transit and pedestrian friendly streets are top of mind as four young professionals open a dialogue with traditional business leaders about changing the narrative and shaping the future for Tampa.
(L-R) Alex Glover, Monique Harris, Bria McGrady at an ANYTOWN meeting. - Julie Branaman

ANYTOWN Gives Tampa Bay Youth Tools To Dismantle Discrimination

Meaghan Habuda Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Community Tampa Bay's ANYTOWN experience engages another round of high school delegates and volunteers this summer, igniting the spirits of new social justice allies, while managing to entice the old.
Kunal Jain leads a discussion during Health Camp Tampa 2013.

TiE Tampa Bay Grows Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Kaye Brown Tuesday, May 21, 2013
TiE Tampa Bay's community activities are designed to ensure success for startups by fostering a collaborative network of entrepreneurs, effective investments and the sharing of knowledge.
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Center For Building Hope: A Place Designed For Healing

Jessi Smith Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The designers of the Center For Building Hope at Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota created a place where cancer patients and their families find peace and sustenance in surroundings influenced by nature.
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Equity Crowdfunding: Tampa Attorneys See Opportunities, Risks In Raising Capital

Richard B. Hadlow and Paul S. Lawler Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Equity crowdfunding is increasingly popular in funding new startups and philanthropic efforts, but there are also risks. In this opinion piece, local attorneys Richard B. Hadlow and Peter S. Lawler weigh in on the concept.
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