Downtown Sarasota's Historic DeMarcay hotel is set to reopen as DeMarcay at 33 South Palm, an 18-story luxury condo building. The unique tower will feature rooftop amenities including a pool, outdoor kitchen and fitness center. 

A roundup of who's hiring and growing companies in the Tampa Bay area in January 2016.

Historic Harbor Oaks neighborhood in Clearwater may be getting brick streets as a solution to their traffic calming and beautification dilemma. Residents will be polled by the city and if 65 percent are in favor, brick streets will be coming to the neighborhood. The $1.8 million project will be funded by the residents who are seeking the old-fashioned roads. 

A Pasco County community has been designated the first planned 'Smart Gigabit Community' in the U.S. by the US Ignite non-profit group. This 'Connected City Corridor" will be planned by Metro Development Group in partnership with Pasco County.

Peace4Tarpon joins 13 programs in a collaborative project called Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) to share best practices, try new approaches and become models for other communities in implementing effective solutions for combatting adverse childhood experiences.

The founder and CEO of a Chinese-based company that has developed a "family robot companion" will speak at the final Startup Grind Tampa Bay event of 2015 on Wednesday, December 16.