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Sustainability : Featured Stories

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Ambrosia Global: Erect Food Towers, Feed The World

By Justine Benstead Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Ambrosia Global, a local startup with a worldly perspective on sustainable farming as the solution to the world food crisis, will soon expand its reach into local Tampa neighborhoods as well as to Haiti and beyond.

Innovative Urban Food Park Would Span Food Experience

By Kathy Steele Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Emmanuel Roux, a former restauranteur and farm kid from France now living in St. Petersburg, looks at the city's poorest neighborhoods and envisions an Urban Food Park that could grow healthy foods, teach preparation skills from farm to table and feed the hungry. His longtime dream is getting closer to reality.

Sustainable Buzz Surrounds Tampa Bay's Locavore Movement

By Jessi Smith Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Celebrating the Tampa Bay region's locavore movement, the Sustany Foundation teams up with local farms and restaurants, food trucks, breweries, wineries and spirits companies to present a tastebud-tantalizing Sustainable Buzz Fest on November 7 at the Straz Center.

Encore! Tampa Takes Big Strides Toward Sustainability

By Marcia Biggs Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Encore! Tampa, a growing planned community just north of downtown designed to attract young professionals as well as families and the elderly, is a role model for sustainability and green living.

The Aquaculture Evolution: Not Your Grandpa's Guppies

By Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Central Florida is the center of the nation's tropical fish farming universe and Mike Drawdy, a third-generation producer, aims to use technology to reclaim the local industry's place on the world stage. Fancy fish, it turns out, swim spectacularly through cyberspace.

Creative Reuse Movement Boosts Urban Economies By Turning Trash Into Treasure

By Lee Chilcote Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Across America, creative reuse organizations are popping up to "upcycle" and sell stuff that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Artisans and artists are, in turn, turning this would-be detritus into artworks and products.

"Not Your Average Speakers'' Share Urban Vision

By Diane Egner Tuesday, October 01, 2013
"Not Your Average Speakers'' and an engaged audience of people invested both personally and professionally in downtown Tampa gather at Encore! to consider what more is needed to create a more vibrant city.

Local Swap Scene Encourages Community Building

By Jessi Smith Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Sarasota Swappers leave their wallets at home as they gather monthly to share homemade products and goodies that require an investment of special skills, time and energy to produce and can't be found on store shelves.

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

By 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. 

Ready To Sink Your Teeth Into The Locavore Cause?

By Jessi Smith Tuesday, June 11, 2013
From gardens to the Gulf, the locavore movement is beginning to thrive in Tampa Bay and across Florida with pioneers like Steve Phelps and Katie and Emilio Sosa at the helm.

TiE Tampa Bay Grows Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

By 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.

Sarasota Architectural Salvage Turns Trash To Treasure

By Jessi Smith Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Cell doors and stainless steel benches from the Classic Federal Courthouse in Downtown Tampa are among the unusual treasures available for upcycling at Sarasota Architectural Salvage.

Natural Gas Use Up In Tampa Bay As Fleets Convert

By Megan Hendricks Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Public entities and private businesses across the Tampa Bay region are converting vehicular fleets to compressed natural gas, a cleaner, less expensive, domestically available energy source. The cities of Clearwater and Tampa, Tampa International Airport, Hillsborough County and HART are among those leading the way.

Urbanism On Tap Talks Up Tampa Bay's Future

By Erin Chantry Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Urbanism on Tap starts by soliciting participants' visions for Tampa. Among concerns at the first open mic night? Transit, mobility, green spaces, bicycling safety, connectivity, neighbhorhoods and other liveability issues.

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.
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