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Hillsborough County's Danny Gallagher practices and preaches recycling
Philip Morgan
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Danny Gallagher, the recycling coordinator for Hillsborough County, was inspired to protect the environment in the fourth grade. Today, at 27, he oversees a program recycling 10 million tons a month.
For Good
Foundation For a Healthy St. Petersburg reopens Center for Health Equity to the community
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Following two years as a COVID vaccine and testing site, the nonprofit Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg has reopened its Center for Health Equity with a vision to make it a community space for organizations and individuals working for racial and health equity.
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Buzz: Gasparilla Pirate Festival invades Tampa Saturday
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Festival invades Tampa this Saturday with pro wrestling legend "Nature Boy" Ric Flair as grand marshal of the Parade of Pirates.
Feature Story
From COVID testing to prosthetics for zoo animals: 3D printing at USF Health and TGH
Philip Morgan
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital's innovative use of 3D printing enhances care in several specialties and recently earned national recognition.
Feature Story
In Tampa Bay, community members help local governments with environmental stewardship
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Tampa's newly launched Green Team program and Pinellas County's Adopt-a-Drain initiative are two examples of local governments in Tampa Bay turning to the community for help with environmental stewardship.
Masthead gallery: Circle B Bar Reserve
Carole Devillers
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
For Good
Tampa's Stageworks Theatre becomes a homeowner
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Tampa's Stageworks Theatre now owns its theater space thanks to a donation from Grand Central at Kennedy developer Mercury Advisors.
For Good
At St. Pete Youth Farm, MLK Day of Service makes a difference
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service helps the nonprofit St. Pete Youth Farm gain exposure for its mission and attract new volunteers.
Development News
THEA wants park ideas for Selmon Expressway project
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The Tampa Hillsborough Express Way Authority (THEA) has an online survey up through January 27th to get public input on ideas for a future park at the Bay to Bay Boulevard underpass of the Selmon Expressway.
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Buzz: Tampa Riverwalk up for USA Today honor as country's best riverwalk
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Source:
Friends of Tampa Riverwalk
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UT Ferman Center for the Arts: A new artistic hub emerges in Tampa
Joanne Milani
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Since opening near downtown in 2021, the University of Tampa's Ferman Center for the Arts has emerged as an artistic hub for students, faculty and arts lovers.
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Tampa Bay nonprofits innovate to help families caught in affordable housing crisis
Kathy Steele
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Long-established nonprofits Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties and Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay are innovating new approaches to help families caught in the affordable housing crisis.
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Tampa Bay History Center Florida Conversations: José Martí in Tampa, Carver City/Lincoln Gardens
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
The Tampa Bay History Center's Florida Conversations series featured retired Judge Emiliano Jose “E.J.” Salcines, Jr. talking about Cuban revolutionary José Martí's time in Tampa in January and anthropologist Lisa Armstrong's talk on the historic Black Tampa communities of Carver City and Lincoln Gardens in February.
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In Tampa Bay, Athena Society continues fight to pass Equal Rights Amendment in Florida
Pamela Varkony
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
In Tampa Bay, the Athena Society continues its fight to improve the status of women and pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
Innovation News
Health tech innovation event Disrupt the Bay returns to Tampa
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Health tech innovation event Disrupt the Bay returns for a fourth year on February 4th at the Tampa Marriott Water Street.
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In St. Petersburg, four visions to redevelop Tropicana Field property
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
In St. Petersburg, four development teams are vying to redevelop the Tropicana Field property and fulfill decades-old promises made to the community when the Gas Plant neighborhood was razed to make way for the baseball stadium.
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January Arts: Woodson Museum, HEIRESS, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Creative Pinellas, Tempus Projects
Michele Smith
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
The January arts scene in Tampa Bay has exhibits at Tempus Projects' new location in the Ybor City Kress Building, a photography exhibit on the history of poverty in the U.S. at the USF Contemporary Art Museum, a new theater company debuting in Bradenton and much more.
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St. Pete's Hanukkah in the City: Shining a light to counter the darkness
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Chabad Jewish Center of St. Petersburg celebrates 20th Hanukkah in the City with a message to be ambassadors of light.
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Book excerpt: Generations of Sweetness by Gary Wishnatzki
Stories That Shaped My Family and the Journey to Wish Farms
Gary Wishnatzki
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Gary Wishnatzki celebrates his family's history and the 100-year anniversary of the family berry business in Plant City in "Generations of Sweetness: Stories That Shaped My Family and the Journey to Wish Farms."
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BAM! makes children masters of art at Brandon Boys & Girls Club
Kathy Steele
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The Brandon Art Masters (BAM!) program at the Carey Family Boys & Girls Club of Brandon develops a love of art, social skills and a sense of self-esteem in children from kindergarten through fifth grade.
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