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Masthead gallery: Scenic Safety Harbor

Carole DevillersWednesday, June 5, 2024
A photo gallery of scenic Safety Harbor.
Feature Story Already a founder, CEO and philanthropist, Tommy Whitehead now adds author to his list of accomplishments.

LGBTQ contractor defies stereotypes to blaze a trail to success

Tashie TierneyWednesday, June 5, 2024
Tommy Whitehead has overcome obstacles and stereotypes to go from a closeted LGBTQ construction worker to the founder of a successful contracting firm and a nonprofit that supports the LGBTQ+ community in the construction industry.
Innovation News AMPLIFY Clearwater's annual State of the Community event offered insights into a tourism industry that is generating record-high tax revenues.

Visit St. Pete-Clearwater looks to build on record tourism momentum

Christopher CurryTuesday, June 4, 2024
Pinellas County brought in record tourism tax hauls for a year in 2023 and a month in March 2024. Visit St. Pete-Clearwater officials look to build on that momentum but say the county's main economic engine may suffer without a long-term solution for beach renourishment.
Feature Story At the Tampa International Fringe Festival, actress Katie Thayer will perform the entire film “Titanic” - alone and in under an hour.

June arts: Tampa Fringe, Juneteenth and Pride Month events, new exhibits, and much more

Christopher CurryThursday, May 30, 2024
The June art scene has the Tampa International Fringe Festival in Ybor, a slew of Juneteenth and Pride Month events, the FMoPA International Photography Competition Exhibition at TIA, the Tampa Theatre's new screening room, a '53 Chrysler limo with wings, a busy Second Saturday ArtWalk and much, much more.
For Good The 13th annual Cuban Sandwich Festival is Sunday, May 26th at Centennial Park in Ybor City.

The Cuban Sandwich Festival: A Memorial Day weekend mainstay in Ybor City

Christopher CurryWednesday, May 22, 2024
The 13th annual Cuban Sandwich Festival is Sunday, May 26th at Centennial Park in Ybor City. The event has become a Memorial Day weekend mainstay in Ybor.
For Good The crowd at J.C. Newman Cigar Co.'s fourth annual Founder's Day celebration enjoyed tours of the iconic 114-year-old El Reloj cigar factory, food vendors, live entertainment, cigar lounges and a Cuban sandwich eating contest.

Scenes from J.C. Newman Cigar Co.'s Founder's Day celebration

Kimberly DeFalcoWednesday, May 22, 2024
J.C. Newman Cigar Co.'s fourth annual Founder's Day celebration featured food trucks, vendors, live entertainment, guided factory tours, cigar lounges and, in a new wrinkle, a Cuban sandwich eating contest.
Development News A rendering of the renovated, expanded stadium in downtown Tampa's West Riverfront district where the Tampa Bay Sun women's professional soccer club will play their home matches.

Tampa Downtown Partnership forum offers insights on Tampa Bay Sun, Water Street

Christopher CurryWednesday, May 22, 2024
This month, the Tampa Downtown Partnership's annual State of Tampa's Downtown Forum offered insights on the Tampa Bay Sun's upcoming inaugural season and the next stage of development for Water Street Tampa.
Buzz Gallery at Rome Yards, an 11-story, 234-unit apartment building that will be 80 percent affordable and workforce housing, is the first piece of the mixed-use Rome Yards development.

In West Tampa, Rome Yards construction begins with affordable and workforce apartments

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Source: Antenna Group
In West Tampa, construction has started on the long-planned Rome Yards mixed-use development. The first phase is Gallery at Rome Yards, an 11-story, 234-unit apartment building that will be 80 percent affordable and workforce apartments. 
Feature Story As Plan Hillsborough works on Live Grow Thrive 2045, the update to Tampa's Comprehensive Plan, sea level rise, climate change and resiliency are among the policy priorities.

Plan Hillsborough population projections: 500,000 more residents by 2050

Philip MorganWednesday, May 22, 2024
Plan Hillsborough, the planning agency for local governments in Hillsborough County, projects the county will be home to 2 million by 2050, with the population of the greater Plant City area more than doubling and more people moving to Tampa's urban core. 
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Masthead gallery: The murals of Clearwater's Art Oasis Mural Festival

Carole DevillersWednesday, May 22, 2024
A photo gallery of the new murals that Clearwater's inaugural Art Oasis Mural Festival added to downtown and the Downtown Gateway area.
Feature Story With funding from the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, Brandon nonprofit High 5, Inc.'s Water Warriors program offers free swim lessons to children in Hillsborough between the ages of 3 and 18.

Hillsborough agencies work together to reduce child drowning deaths

Philip MorganWednesday, May 22, 2024
With summer coming, May is National Water Safety Month. For the Children's Board of Hillsborough County and the nonprofit organization High 5, Inc., keeping kids safe around water and preventing child drowning deaths are year-round priorities.
Feature Story The KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base has provided the core aerial refueling capability for U.S. military operations for almost 70 years. One tanker can hold 30,000 gallons of fuel.

Photo story: Inside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa

Diane EgnerTuesday, May 21, 2024
Tampa Bay Area residents see military airplanes fly overhead almost daily, but few get a chance to visit MacDill Air Force Base. You can take a peek inside by scrolling through a few images taken on a recent tour.
Feature Story Award-winning BarrieHaus Beer Co. is featured on the Ybor City Food Tour.

Ybor's BarrieHaus Beer Co: the small brewery with a big reputation

Christopher CurryWednesday, May 15, 2024
Ybor City's BarrieHaus Beer Co. is a small brewery with a big reputation for top-notch European-style lagers. Since opening in late 2019, BarrieHaus has won two gold medals at the prestigious World Beer Cup, including one this year, and earned Best Small Brewery at the 2024 Best Florida Beer Competition.
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Masthead gallery: St. Pete's Waterfront Arts District

Carole DevillersWednesday, May 15, 2024
A photo gallery from St. Petersburg's Waterfront Arts District.
For Good St. James at ENCORE Program Manager Ashley Morrow puts together programs and events that spotlight Tampa's deep but often overlooked Black history.

Ashley Morrow: Shining a light on Tampa’s Black history

Pamela VarkonyTuesday, May 14, 2024
When riots broke out in Tampa on Memorial Day weekend 2020 following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, Ashley Morrow grabbed her camera and documented the scene. Now, Morrow explores and spotlights Tampa's deep but often overlooked Black History as the Tampa Bay History Center's program manager for St. James at ENCORE.
For Good The Tampa Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival returned to downtown's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Saturday, May 11th to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with cultural dance and music performances.

Photo story: Tampa Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival

Kimberly DeFalcoTuesday, May 14, 2024
Tampa's Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in photos and words. 
For Good Raised by a family of Gospel singers, Ruthie Foster brought her distinctive blend of gospel, blues and folk to WMNF's Tropical Heatwave.

Photo story: WMNF's Tropical Heatwave concert

Kimberly DeFalcoTuesday, May 7, 2024
Tropical Heatwave, WMNF 88.5 FM's eclectic community concert, hit the Cuban Club in Ybor City on Saturday, May 4th. Check out photos from the evening.
For Good The Children's Home Network's SEEDS program helps kids from birth to third grade who are behind in reading, written communication and math to get on and stay on grade level.

Children's Home Network plants SEEDS of learning

Philip MorganTuesday, May 7, 2024
The Children's Home Network's SEEDS program helps kids from birth to third grade who are behind in reading, written communication and math to get on and stay on grade level. 
Feature Story The living plant collection at Selby Gardens contains the world’s highest percentage of plant species fully documented since their origin on Earth.

Photo story: Visiting Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in downtown Sarasota

Diane EgnerTuesday, May 7, 2024
What's new at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens? The Green Orchid eatery, vertical gardens, plant research labs, a gift shop and a solar array that will make Selby Gardens the first net-positive energy botanical garden in the world. 
Feature Story Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women Executive Director Ann W. Madsen, Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Centre For Women Counseling and Wellness Director Susan McIntyre at the new Kathy Castor Centre for Counseling and Wellness.

Kathy Castor Centre for Counseling and Wellness supports the community's growing mental health needs

Tashie TierneyTuesday, May 7, 2024
Funded through a $1.2 million federal grant, the Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women's Kathy Castor Centre for Counseling supports the community's growing mental health needs through educational programming and counseling services, including 12 free therapy sessions for underserved individuals.
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