Diversity
People from all over the world call the Tampa Bay region home as evidenced by the multitude of non-English languages heard in every shopping center and throughout the region's schools. The foreign-born, in particular, are helping Florida thrive by adding a rich diversity of fabulous eats, arts, cultures, skills and entrepreneurial spirit to the eclectic mix of natives who've long recognized Florida as the land of opportunity.
Diversity Features
By Chris Kuhn
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Finding your peeps is never easy in a big place, especially when you're fresh out of college, working in your first or second job and spending much of your day just getting to where you're going on time. With that in mind,
83 Degrees is launching a new series of stories designed to document a day in the life of successful young professionals in the Tampa Bay region. This first
24Hours piece was produced in conjunction with
Next American City, a national magazine created for and by a new generation of urban thinkers and leaders.
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By Brad Stager
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
The Urban Charrette, a nonprofit organization created by a small but highly energized group of visionary people, aims to help transform Downtown Tampa into a place to call home for transplants as well as natives while attracting talented new residents. The founders bring a mix of architectural, design, artistic, political and progressive thinking credentials to the task.
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By Marty Clear
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Rather than head off to New York to pursue careers, dancers with Moving Current and other local troupes are increasingly producing and performing their own work at inviting venues like the Ritz Theater and the Hillsborough Community College theater in Ybor City. Another sign of the Tampa Bay region's growing national reputation for dance is Moving Current's ability to attract guest artists from around the country. In recent months, Detroit's Paula Kramer, Miami's Bill Doolin and Nathan Dryden, an internationally renowned aerial choreographer based in Seattle, have presented works in Tampa, often featuring Moving Current dancers.
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By Brad Stager
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Art of Boba beckons. Sometimes you're thirsty, sometimes you're hungry. A beverage with sweet nuggets of tapioca within will satisfy both needs in one draw of an oversized straw. But people flock to the International Boba House and Internet Cafe in north Tampa for more than a taste of the Far East (boba drinks originated in Taiwan). Music, art and conversation make it sometimes seem as if the cozy boba den is levitating.
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By B.C. Manion
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
USF's new Motion Analysis Laboratory brings together researchers and students across multiple disciplines to share perspectives that can improve the lives of those with disabilities. In the new lab, researchers will be able to study lower extremity
motions involved in walking up a ramp, climbing stairs, turning a doorknob,
lifting a box, putting away dishes and other everyday activities that
can be daunting for people with disabilities.
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By Carter Gaddis
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
And, I didn't even get wet! Corny humor, genuinely weird characters, Florida's colorful history, numerous hard lives and extended drama mix with imagination, creativity and nose-to-the-grindstone research to make plenty of fodder for the Tampa Bay region's plethora of writers and would-be authors.
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By Carter Gaddis
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Would-be authors, writers and hangers-on face lots of options in the Tampa Bay region when it comes to finding meet-up spots and successful mentors. If you're looking for inspiration or are just in need of conversation, check out these lists of writers and writers groups.
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By Chris Kuhn
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Familiar to Floridians who keep up on fashion and design, Tampa Bay fashion designer Ben Chmura will attract a worldwide audience with his international debut January 14 on Project Runway. Chmura says that doing the Project Runway show was a great learning experience and
validated what he had thought all along: that he can handle just about
anything.
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By Chris Kuhn
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
A young engineer relocates to the Tampa Bay region with Draper Laboratory and uncovers a microcosm where cultural diversity and physical fitness are simply part of the lifestyle.
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By Jessi Smith
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
At the end of the day, when the commercial 9-to-5 businesses that have
been the anchor of downtown Sarasota for so long are turning out the
lights and locking their doors, The Box Social springs to life as a
symbolic representation of the "everything more" aspects that the city
has to offer.
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