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Ken Black hopes the moringa trees will help save Florida farms giving them a new source of income after farmers lost about 100,000 acres to failed citrus crop.

Superfood meets superman: Why and how moringa grows in Tampa Bay Area

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Could moringa replace citrus as Florida's next big cash crop? A Tampa man teams up with researchers at the University of South Florida and the University of Florida to find out.

Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Health, Higher Education, Sustainability, University of South Florida

Wimauma, Dade City, Tampa, Temple Terrace, St. Petersburg

Dr. Natalie Ellis receives patients at her St. Petersburg office on Central Avenue.

Managing symptoms: Medical marijuana emerges as growth industry in Florida

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, May 08, 2018

From agriculture to dispensaries to physicians to patients, the fledgling medical marijuana industry is finding success in the Tampa Bay Area and throughout Florida.

Agriculture, Health, Innovation, Life Sciences, Sustainability

Wimauma, Clearwater, Tampa, St. Petersburg

New apartments in downtown Tampa increase need for transportation solutions.

What's next for Florida: Sam Gibbons, Tampa

Sam Gibbons Tuesday, February 06, 2018

When it comes to transportation, the goal must to be find equilibrium between what is socially, economically, and environmentally just for all people.

Environment, Sustainability, Transportation, Vision Zero

Tampa

Students learn about agriculture via large scale art at Greco Middle School.

Agriculture, art merge in middle school mural project

Caitlin Albritton Tuesday, January 23, 2018

A grant from the NHL and the National Dairy Council help fuel creativity and healthy environment for kids, teens at a Temple Terrace middle school.

Agriculture, Arts, Diversity, For Good, KidsBay, Sustainability

Temple Terrace

What will climate change mean for Florida?

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez Wednesday, January 03, 2018

Learn from local experts, including Charles Paxton of the National Weather Service and USF Professor Jennifer Collins, co-authors of "Florida Weather and Climate: More Than Just Sunshine.''

Environment, Government, Health, Higher Education, Sustainability, Talent

Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, Largo, Tampa, Sarasota, Dunedin, Bradenton, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg

Heavy rains flood Tampa Bay Area streets.

Florida communities prepare for sea level rise, potential costs to economy

Zac Taylor Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Planner Brady Smith cites the City of Tampa vulnerability analysis as an “example of regional leadership” that other communities may want to follow going forward. The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council also held a series of “Peril of Flood” workshops over the last year, as another.

Environment, Government, Sustainability, Tourism

Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, Spring Hill, Tampa, Sarasota, Dunedin, Bradenton, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg

UF research center in Hillsborough County picks food for your table, plants for your yard

Pamela Varkony Tuesday, June 06, 2017

From plant breeding research to selecting which food varieties land in your favorite restaurants and grocery stores, from laboratory specimens to neighborhood yards, agriculture around the globe benefits from work being done at the University of Florida's Gulf Coast Research and Education Center just north of Wimauma.

Agriculture, Diversity, Government, Health, Higher Education, International Trade, On the Ground, Sustainability, Talent

Wimauma

HART, Tesla unveil new public transit electric SUVs for short rides in North Tampa

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez Tuesday, April 25, 2017

The HART HyperLINK pilot program is an app-based, on-demand rideshare service offering $3 rides within three miles of Hillsborough County transit hubs.

Alternative Energy, Government, Innovation, Neighborhoods, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation

Tampa

Brick Street Farms is located in the Warehouse Arts District of St. Pete.

First urban hydroponic container farm opens in St. Pete

Janan Talafer Tuesday, April 11, 2017

St. Petersburg entrepreneurs Shannon O’Malley and Brad Doyle launch a green, high-tech venture -- a boutique hydroponic farm where they grow artisan greens inside refurbished shipping containers.

Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Retail, Sustainability, Workforce Transition

St. Petersburg

Harvest Hope Park groundbreaking in Tampa.

Harvest Hope Park: Oasis of opportunity in one of Tampa's most challenging neighborhoods

Mike Salinero Tuesday, March 28, 2017

How to help turnaround one of Tampa's most struggling neighborhoods? Public and private investors are creating a new park, community garden and ball fields designed as places of hope, entertainment and opportunity.

Construction, Diversity, For Good, Government, Neighborhoods, Reuse/Rebuild, Sustainability

Tampa

For Good: Scallops, clams return to Sarasota Bay thanks to serious cultivation, cleanup

Amy Beeman Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Next time you order local seafood, scallops or clams, consider what it takes to keep them healthy and sustainable in Florida bay waters. And what you can do to help.

Agriculture, Environment, For Good, Health, Marine Sciences, Sustainability

Sarasota

Solar energy systems ramp up in Tampa Bay Area

Cheryl Rogers Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Taking advantage of tax incentives and reduced costs, private industries and power companies are switching to solar as a more efficient source of energy in the Tampa Bay Area.

Alternative Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Technology

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Second Saturday Art Walk trolley through The Deuces.

Warehouse Arts District, Deuces Live collaborate on revitalization plan

Janan Talafer Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Two iconic downtown St. Petersburg communities -- the Warehouse Arts District and Deuces Live Main Street -- are putting together a joint action plan to revitalize their respective areas, draw more visitors and attract business investment.

Architecture, Arts, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Government, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild, Sustainability, Tourism

St. Petersburg

Scott Adams and Aaron Palermo work at the Louise Graham Regeneration Center.

For Good: Social enterprise employs intellectually disabled in St. Petersburg

Amy Beeman Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Roughly 70 disabled adults spend six hours a day at the Louise Graham Center for Regeneration learning work tasks and social skills that can help them land a job in a local workplace.

Diversity, For Good, Health, Innovation, Sustainability, Talent

St. Petersburg