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Partner Content Executive Chef-Owner Michael Buttacavoli is busy in the Cena kitchen. 83 Degrees

Tasting Cena: Fine Italian dining in the heart of Tampa’s Channel District

Pamela VarkonyTuesday, February 15, 2022
Feature Story Homeowner Ernest Braxton is hoping that he can qualify for a grant and get his home repaired. He moved into the house in 1988. 83 Degrees

City's new housing grants aim to keep struggling East Tampa residents in their homes

Kathy SteeleTuesday, February 8, 2022
Feature Story The Related Group expects to start construction on Rome Yard in West Tampa in the early months of 2024. 83 Degrees

10 projects to watch in 2022 as building boom continues in Tampa

Cheryl RogersTuesday, January 18, 2022
Feature Story Growing everything from herbs to aloe, 813 Hood Garden wants everyone to know how it easy it is to grow at home. 83 Degrees

East Tampa resident makes her way north to find space for community garden

Janine Quarles-AdkinsTuesday, January 11, 2022
Feature Story Local restaurant owners also shop at Sanwa Farmer's Market for fresh produce and exotic packaged foods not found elsewhere. 83 Degrees

The road to food sovereignty pauses in East Tampa

Sian DonovanTuesday, January 11, 2022
Feature Story New apartments, condos, and townhomes are under construction at Westshore Marina District south of Gandy in Tampa. 83 Degrees

New Westshore Marina District in Tampa aims to 'maximize life on the water'

Patrick SpanoTuesday, January 11, 2022
Feature Story The Rays first played at Tropicana Field in St. Pete in 1998. Their lease is up in 2027. 83 Degrees

Why are the Rays exploring a Sister City relationship with Montreal?

Patrick YasinskasTuesday, December 21, 2021
Feature Story Volunteers pick up debris in front of Donna Cooper’s home in the Grant Park neighborhood of East Tampa. 83 Degrees

Neighbors pitch in to clean up East Tampa yard by yard, block by block

Breanna Godwin and Ricardo PerezTuesday, December 14, 2021
Feature Story Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association President Fran Tate says bus stops like this one at 34th Street and 26th Avenue lack adequate shelter from the Florida sun and rain. 83 Degrees

Jackson Heights leader calls for public transit improvements in East Tampa

Jessi SmithTuesday, December 7, 2021
Feature Story Children who attend the local Potter Elementary School should have sidewalks keeping them away from traffic, but inadequate and incomplete sidewalks require kids to cross busy streets to find safe spots to walk or bicycle. 83 Degrees

City prioritizes road safety in East Tampa, but tight budgets create roadblocks

Jessi SmithTuesday, December 7, 2021
Feature Story Margaret O’Mara, author of “The Code’’ and “Cities of Knowledge,’’ says places like the Uptown District have potential to become America’s next Silicon Valley. 83 Degrees

Uptown District in Tampa continues to grow, evolve

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, November 16, 2021
Feature Story The East Tampa chess park proposal earned Joshua L. Jones the AIA Tampa Bay Merit Award for Architecture in 2017. 83 Degrees

Keeping a dream alive: Envisioning a chess park in East Tampa

Siham KharfanTuesday, November 16, 2021
Feature Story The tour stops at an area called The Scrub during the late 1860-1880s. The scrub-palmetto landscape, later known as Central Park Village, housed the families of African-American domestic workers, factory workers, skilled laborers, and their families. 83 Degrees

Photo story: Central Avenue walking tour

Janine Quarles-AdkinsTuesday, November 9, 2021
Feature Story Tampa Fire Station 13, located near Busch Gardens, is the busiest fire station in Tampa 83 Degrees

New Census 2020 data shows diversity of fast-growing North Tampa

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, October 26, 2021
Feature Story Ernest Coney, Sr., who advocated for Tampa's Central City YMCA; Chloe Coney, Founder of the CDC of Tampa; and Ernest Coney, Jr., President and CEO of the CDC, celebrating Fifth Third Bank's $20M investment in East Tampa. 83 Degrees

Fifth Third Bank pledges $20M for East Tampa neighborhood development

Kathy SteeleTuesday, October 19, 2021
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