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Tampa Theatre Goes Digital, Enhances Sound

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, May 07, 2013

A new digital film system installed in Tampa Theatre means a whole new viewing and listening experience for movie and concert goers.

Every seat, even those under the balcony, now feature near perfect acoustics thanks to donations that made it possible for the theater to purchase a new projector, new speakers, new wiring, etc. More donations are being sought to finish paying for the new system.

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Tampa Mayor Rallies Support For Economic Recovery

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn delivered a rousing speech touting the new economy, expanded mass transit and neighborhood improvements in his annual State of the City address.

Buckhorn chose to deliver his message to a standing room only crowd inside the historic but vacant Kress building in downtown Tampa to encourage urban reuse and rebuild of unused and underused properties.

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Tampa Couple Carry Out Vision For Riverwalk

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Elizabeth and Roger Kurz are the long-time married couple behind the marketing of the Tampa Riverwalk. They produce a newsletter and seek donors as well as get the word out about activities that engage residents to enjoy the riverfront.

The Riveralk, having taken shape over more than 30 years of planning and slow progress, now regularly features concerts, art fairs, food fairs and outdoor activities popular with all kinds of people.

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Downtown Market Elevates "Cool'' In Lakeland

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Downtown Lakeland Market is part of a larger effort to bring attention to the Polk County city's growing community of creatives and young professionals.

The city, about halfway between Tampa and Orlando, is on the coveted I-4 Corridor connecting east and west Florida with innovative research and acting as a bellwether for the nation when it comes to poltiics.

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Schiller's In Tampa Fills Renovators' Needs

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Schiller's Architectural and Design Salvage just west of downtown Tampa has become the go-to place for developers and designers looking for old furnnishings that make a place hip and cool.

Recent customers include the Oxford Exchange, Ella's restaurant and home renovators throughout the Tampa Bay region.

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Ringling Circus Moves To Ellenton, Manatee

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus is moving its winter home from the Florida State Fairgrounds east of Tampa to a new 47-acre site near Ellenton, best known for discount shopping east of Bradenton in Manatee County.

The move will allow better access to rail transportation and larger rehearsal space.

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New Economic Development Leaders At Helm In Tampa Bay

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Recent departures and new hires at the top of leading economic development, airport and port facilities in Tampa and Hillsborough County could mean a new direction and new energy when it comes to job creation and economic gains.

The Tampa Bay region is poised to seize the day with just a few more good hires.

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Year-Long Cultural Exchange With Cuba, U.S. Kicks Off

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, November 06, 2012

This week's concert by the National Symphony Orchestra in St. Petersburg showcases the Tampa Bay region's deep ties to the island nation.

The "Tribute to Ernesto Lecuona,'' drawn from songs by the composer, will be performed by the Cuban orchestra as part of a year-long cultural exchange between Cuba and the U.S.

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Public High Schools Train Budding Chefs, Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, November 06, 2012

High school students in Tampa Bay who aim to become among the world's best chefs can get training and experience cooking and serving a captive audience.

Culinary classes at public high schools in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties are leading the way.

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Big City Events: Taking Tampa Events Up A Notch

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The next unusual event in downtown Tampa may find you smacking a golf ball through city streets. That's the fun idea behind "Tampa Tee Off,'' a Big City Event planned for December.

The organizer, Monica Varner, is making a reputation for doing events that are bigger than most others. Many, like the one on December 14, are deisgned to benefit charities.

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Popular Tampa Theatre Seeks $150,000 To Go Digital

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tampa Theatre is launching a $150,000 fund-raising campaign to replace old reel-to-reel films with digital audio and video equipment in its projection room.

Time, lighting and heat have taken their toll on reels and antique equipment now used.

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Tampa Seeks New Museum, Restaurant On Hillsborough River

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he is "aggressively'' going after another museum and restaurant to complete the row of museums along the Hillsborough riverfront in downtown Tampa.

The site being considered is on the north side of Rivergate Tower and presumably would face the Tampa Museum of Art and the Glazer Children's Museum.

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Private Florida Art Collection Seeks Public Home

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Robbie and Sam Vickers of Jacksonville have spent a lifetime collecting Florida art by famous artists like Remington, Homer, the Wyeths, Farnsworth, Inness, Moran, Catlin, etc. More than 1,500 framed works and sculptures now grace their home or remain safely in storage.

What comes next for the enormous collection? The Vickers would like to find a new home -- possibly one of the state's better known museums -- to put the works on public and permanent display.

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Straz Center Turns 25, Big Show Lineup In Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Straz Center offers a star-studded lineup of performances in the next year to celebrate 25 years since its opening on Sept. 12,1987.

Expect extra Broadway hits, concerts, operas, plays, dance, comedy and much more.

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Couple Donate $2 Million To Fine Arts Museum, St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Bill and Hazel Hough, a philanthropic couple who have given more than $50 million to support higher education and the arts in Florida, gave another $2 million to the museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.

The donation will be used to create a new position for a curator of modern and contemporary art.

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