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Moving To Downtown Tampa: The Martin Raises Bar For New Places To Live

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, March 05, 2013

The Martin at Meridian is the latest apartment complex to emerge in the growing Channel District of downtown Tampa. Developer Ken Stoltenberg envisions creating additional amenities of an urban lifestyle, including vibrant retail, parks and schools.

Architecture, Construction, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild

Tampa

Moving To Downtown Tampa: The Dog Scene

By Juliette Cassistre Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Other than walk your pooch around the block in downtown Tampa, what's a dog lover to do to keep a four-legged friend happy and healthy while enjoying each other's company? Lots! We've compiled a list to get you started.

Diversity, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail

Tampa

Encore Tampa: Green Initiatives Shape Urban Design

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Encore Tampa is designed as a sustainable community, with green initiatives built into everything from the provision of water and sewer to energy efficient construction to easy access to retail and recreation.

Alternative Energy, Architecture, Diversity, Engineering, Environment, Government, Housing, Innovation, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild, Sustainability

Tampa

Video: P3s Will Shape What's Next For Tampa

By Frank Rodriguez Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Creating innovative public private partnerships is key for moving Tampa forward in coming months and years, agree community, academic and private sector leaders invited to participate in 83 Degrees Media's "Not Your Average Speakers'' forum designed to foster community conversation and solutions. Watch and listen.

Diversity, Environment, Government, Housing, Innovation, Talent

Tampa

Urban Pioneers Work To Jumpstart Tampa Heights Neighborhood, Florida

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, January 08, 2013

New signs of a renaissance are underway in Tampa Heights. The potential of this community still on the "edge'' may finally be recognized. Historic Victorian and Craftsman-style homes are getting a little TLC and being renovated. Entrepreneurs are opening small businesses. Developers are stepping forward with new projects. And long-time residents are welcoming the change.

Diversity, Environment, Government, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail

Tampa

Encore Project: Rebuilding A Tampa Neighborhood

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Encore Tampa, a mixed-use community emerging on vacant land once occupied by public housing, is poised to be the catalyst necessary to transform a largely blighted neighborhood connecting downtown Tampa, Tampa Heights and Ybor City.

Architecture, Construction, Diversity, Environment, Government, Housing, Neighborhoods, Reuse/Rebuild

Tampa

Designing For Disaster: The AbleNook Story, Tampa

By Christina Barron Tuesday, October 23, 2012

University of South Florida alumni and architect Sean Verdecia is almost done with his first masterpiece. After years of planning and prototypes, his "multiuse portable dwelling,'' AbleNook, is planned for mass production in 2013. The journey from idea to reality has transformed the project from a local university assignment to a highly anticipated, fully functioning living module in the global marketplace.

Architecture, Construction, Entrepreneurship, Housing, Innovation, International Trade, Talent

Tampa

InVision Tampa: Reshaping Your City For The Future

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, September 25, 2012

InVision Tampa is researching and inviting suggestions on how to improve the city's urban core and surrounding neighborhoods, ultimately incorporating that feedback into a master plan that will shape Tampa's future for the next 25 years.

Architecture, Connections, Diversity, Environment, Government, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild

Tampa, Temple Terrace

Moving To Tampa Bay: Trend Toward Urban Living

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Young professionals moving to Downtown Tampa and Downtown St. Petersburg are attracted by cool yet affordable urban living spaces like Metro 510 and The Portland Apartments.

Architecture, Construction, Diversity, Government, Housing, Neighborhoods, Talent

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Art Transforms Lives At Safe Harbor, Clearwater

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A mural project at Pinellas Safe Harbor provides a therapeutic platform for homeless people to work their way back into productive lives. The Clearwater-based center also offers social services for adults 18 and up.

Arts, Government, Housing, Workforce Transition

Clearwater, St. Petersburg

Layla's House Reflects Transformational Change In Sulphur Springs, Tampa

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Layla's House in Sulphur Springs north of downtown Tampa symbolizes the power of collaboration when residents, community leaders and nonprofit organizations work together to make transformational change and create a promising future.

Diversity, Environment, Government, Housing, KidsBay, Neighborhoods, Philanthropy, Retail

Tampa

What's Working In Cities: Baldwin Park, Orlando

By Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Orlando's Baldwin Park neighborhood, carved from the carcass of an abandoned naval training station, serves as a model for cities looking to combine tradition and innovation in the design of new urban communities.

Architecture, Environment, Government, Housing, KidsBay, Neighborhoods

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Q&A: Ken Stoltenberg, Mercury Advisors, Tampa

By Diane Egner Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Mercury Advisors set aside 8,000 square feet for Stageworks Theatre in the Grand Central at Kennedy project in downtown Tampa's Channelside District intending to attract retail and restaurants, as well as buyers for the condos. The donation wins accolades from arts groups eager to see similar commitments from other urban developers.

Architecture, Arts, Construction, Environment, Housing, Neighborhoods, Philanthropy, Retail, Tourism

Tampa

83 Degrees Media: Not Your Average Speakers Series

By Diane Egner Thursday, October 06, 2011

83 Degrees Media kicks off the "Not Your Average Speakers'' series Oct. 20 with a panel discussion at the Jaeb Theater in downtown Tampa that will focus on "what's working in cities,'' a continuation of an ongoing story theme as we help tell the Tampa Bay region's economic success stories featuring talent, innovation, diversity and environment or sense of place. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, follow this link.

Architecture, Arts, Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Health, Higher Education, Housing, Innovation, International Trade, KidsBay, Neighborhoods, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Talent, Technology, Transportation, Workforce Transition

Clearwater, Lakeland, Largo, Tampa, Temple Terrace, Sarasota, Brooksville, Bradenton, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg

Hope For Homes: Creating Stability For Families In Tampa Bay

By Alexis Quinn Chamberlain Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Bringing their own version of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' to the Tampa Bay region, Hope for Homes puts emphasis on the word 'hope' as the organization provides improvement and remodeling work on homes for those in need.

Connections, Diversity, Housing, Philanthropy

Tampa

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