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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. 
West River Flats apartments in West Tampa, close to University of Tampa and one mile from downtown.

Urban lifestyle challenge: Building sweet digs millennials can afford

Janan Talafer Tuesday, May 01, 2018
Rising housing costs are creating opportunities for building smaller homes and apartments to meet demand created by young professionals, creatives and empty nesters who want to live in or near Tampa Bay Area downtowns.
Second Century Studios grand opening in downtown Clearwater.

New shops, new housing spur revitalization of downtown Clearwater

Tiffany Razzano Monday, November 27, 2017
Momentum builds in downtown Clearwater as Imagine Clearwater referendum passes and downtown activity increases, including the opening of The Nolen multi-family, mixed-use development, and Second Century Studios & Bazaar Art Co-op.
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Transformational change underway in North Hyde Park, West Tampa

Hannah Farrow Tuesday, October 17, 2017
The diversity of apartments, restaurants and shops in North Hyde Park is particularly attractive to young professionals and college students looking for an affordable neighborhood near downtown.
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Channel District grows along waterfront in Tampa

Christopher Curry Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Looking across the horizon of downtown Tampa, what do you see? Construction cranes hovering over the Channel District as apartments, hotels and new shops emerge to create a walkable urban community.
Beth Ross is Executive Director at Blanket Tampa Bay.

How to end homelessness? Tampa Bay area nonprofits bring fresh, new approaches

Amy Hammond Tuesday, August 01, 2017
From developing urban rest stops and locations for people to fill water bottles to expanding mental health programming, local charities are focused on solutions to end homelessness.
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Where to get fastest internet speed? Try Connected City in Pasco County

Mike Salinero Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The Connected City, between Wesley Chapel and San Antonio in Pasco County, is designed to include 37,000 homes and 12 million square feet of commercial space, along with a wellness district and an education center in partnership with Saint Leo University.
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On the Ground: Tour highlights assets, opportunities in Wimauma

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, June 27, 2017
A bus tour through Wimauma in rural South Hillsborough County connects local community leaders capable of finding solutions in an area undergoing transformational change spurred by pricey new gated communities and people moving in from other places.
Rotunda Wilcox

Q&A: Rotunda Wilcox, Wimauma CDC President

Imelda Dutton Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Wimauma community leaders are seeking more and better economic and education opportunities as well as affordable housing  -- with hopes of yielding greater success in the lives of its residents.
SMT supervisor Dale Lynn shows Marshall Middle School students an assembly that goes into the magneto on a piston engine aircraft.

Preparing for the future: Schools gear up to train students for new manufacturing jobs

Andy Smith Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Local schools are re-emphasizing training for skilled labor jobs to meet the demands of a rebounding manufacturing industry. More than 4,000 jobs are now available in the Tampa Bay region.
Curtis, Kimberly and Caleb Darby are graduates of the Family Promise of Pinellas County program.

For Good: Family Promise works with interfaith congregations to help homeless families

Amy Beeman Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Fourteen host congregations set up make-shift living quarters for homeless families inside their houses of worship. Volunteers take turns supplying the guests three meals a day, as well as helping in whatever ways are needed, including taking kids to school, donating personal and household items, or offering social and emotional support. 
Johns Hopkins All Children's research facility.

Tampa Bay Area: Most anticipated development projects in 2017

Ashley Reams Mistretta Tuesday, December 20, 2016
In addition to the much anticipated groundbreaking for the Vinik development on the waterfront in Downtown Tampa, several other major development projects around the Tampa Bay Area expect to see tremendous progress in 2017. Here are a few. 
View of the Charles Wharton Johnson Pavilion at Coachman Park.

Redesign of Clearwater waterfront promises to enhance appeal, spur investments

Tiffany Razzano Tuesday, December 06, 2016
The Imagine Clearwater process engages urban designers and local residents in a planning exercise for how everyone can better access and enjoy the city’s unique waterfront.
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Looking to invest in an emerging urban neighborhood? Check out plans for Downtown Clearwater

Tiffany Razzano Tuesday, November 08, 2016
Local business owners and city officials express high hopes for attracting new investments and visitors back to downtown Clearwater with fun activities and new apartments designed to create a new urban live-work-play environment. 
Officails were on the site Oct. 21, 2016, for an official ceremonial groundbreaking of Channel Club and a downtown Publix on East Madison Street.

Great news for downtown Tampa: Grocery store in Channel District breaks ground

Mike Salinero Friday, October 21, 2016
A new Publix grocery store and a new city park are being built adjacent to The Channel Club, a 323-unit apartment building now under construction near the corner of East Twiggs Street and Meridian Avenue.
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