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Meet 3 artists leaving their mark on the Tampa improv scene

Tampa Bay's improv community has come a long way in recent years. Three local teachers and performers open up about the area's thriving improv comedy scene, including ways for you to plug in.

Priatek Plaza name stands tall in St. Pete

The notable One Progress Plaza in downtown St. Petersburg has been renamed to Priatek Plaza. The building is named after one of its tenants, Priatek, a performance-based digital signage company. 

Design Week art installations to transform Selmon Greenway

Designers, artists, architects and other community members are invited to get involved in Tampa Bay Design Week's art installation project for the Selmon Greenway.

Women entrepreneurs compete for $70,000 from the SBA

Women in business and entrepreneurial enterprises can compete in a challenge to win $5,000 in cash and prizes locally and $70,000 from a national business competition.

For Good: Beverage association offers grant money to nonprofits

Florida Beverage Association is accepting applications from accredited nonprofit organizations for their grant program. The goal is to promote nutrition, physical activity, health and wellness, as well as environmental sustainability programs in the community. 

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Want to visit Europe? Lufthansa makes it easy from Tampa

For travelers visiting many European destinations, new non-stop Lufthansa flights to Frankfurt, Germany from Tampa will eliminate the need to make a connection in another city before or after crossing the Atlantic. 

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UT startup team innovates mobile education solution for urban slums

University of Tampa team Tembo competes to win the Hult Prize, including $1 million in seed funding to help educate children in urban slums around the world.

USF area in Tampa gets new pedestrian safety beacons

Recent pedestrian safety improvements along 50th Street in North Tampa are part of a larger initiative in the USF area, where college students and neighborhood residents walk along busy roads.

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Tampa neighborhoods surrounding downtown prepare for rebirth

Not everyone can afford to live in the new upscale residential towers going up in downtown Tampa, the Channel District and Port Tampa Bay. Enter Scott and Heidi Shimberg -- owners of Hyde Park Builders -- who plan a building spree of new housing construction in east Tampa neighborhoods that put affordability and urban living together in one package.

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St. Petersburg arts community kicks off international Exquisite Corpse game

Thirty local artists are taking an old-fashioned parlor game called Exquisite Corpse and turning it into a first-of-its-kind 3D art form. The game officially kicked off in August and will be formally unveiled to the public in November.

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For Good: Franciscan Center appeals for help to renovate quiet oasis in center of city

A tree-fllled sanctuary near downtown Tampa that has served all comers -- the sick and the needy, the down-trodden and the elderly, and even stressed-out business executives -- for 45 years turns to the public in search of its own kind of special assistance.

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Helicopter design challenge fuels STEAM learning for middle, high school students

A $1,000 scholarship contest challenges Tampa Bay area students to invent and design an eco-friendly helicopter.

Westchase foodie alert: New restaurants opening

The Westchase area of Tampa welcomes two unique dining options as Tampa Bay Brewing Company opens a second location in the suburbs, and co-founder of Bonefish Grill, Tim Curci brings an innovative twist to the farm-to-table concept. 

Top comedian returns home to Tampa to perform

Former Tampa resident Steven Lolli returns to Carrollwood for a comedy performance that some may consider controversial as he takes on societal stereotypes and pokes fun at the mundane using risque humor.   

Tampa Museum of Art hosts high fashion to raise awareness of domestic violence

A runway show featuring New York fashion designer Zang Toi is a fundraiser benefiting the Tampa Museum of Art’s exhibition and education programming.  

HART upgrades innovative app so you can track your bus

HART's new OneBusAway app allows bus riders to instantly track buses and calculate the distance either by number of bus stops or miles from the rider's location. 

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Tampa mayor creates police review board


Downtown Temple Terrace redevelopment plans back on track, meeting on Sept. 17

Redevelopment plans for downtown Temple Terrace are underway based off a master plan dating back to the 1920s. Plans include new multi-family housing, a performing arts center and small business retail. 

Local horror theme park hiring hundreds of seasonal Halloween employees

The new "Scream-A-Geddon" horror park in Dade City is currently hiring 400 seasonal part- and full-time employees in the Tampa Bay area; horror park opens Spetember 25, 2015.