Stories

Feature Story The Gasparilla Festival of the Arts returns to Tampa's Julian B. Lane Waterfront Park on March 2nd and 3rd.

March arts: Gasparilla, Tarpon Springs and Hyde Park festivals; events galore in Ybor

March's busy arts calendar has the Gasparilla, Hyde Park Village and Tarpon Springs festivals; special events celebrating books, tattoos and contemporary music in Ybor; and several new exhibitions.

Development News The second phase of Canopy at West River will add 188 apartments of affordable and workforce housing across two buildings.

Canopy at West River launches second phase of affordable, workforce housing

The West River district moves into its 10th phase of construction, which adds two buildings and 188 apartments of affordable and workforce housing at Canopy at West River.

Development News Bare Blends,  a cafe and plant-based, vegan, gluten-free smoothie shop, opens soon as AVE Tampa Riverwalk fills its remaining retail space.

AVE Tampa Riverwalk closes in on filling up its retail space

The upcoming openings of Pacific Counter, Bare Blends, Flatbread & Butter and Body Fit Training will fill up the retail space at AVE Tampa Riverwalk.

Feature Story The clock is ticking to restore the Jackson Rooming House, shown here in September 2019. The storied piece of Tampa's Black history was built in 1901 and has been vacant since 1989.

Clock is ticking to restore Jackson House and preserve a storied piece of Tampa Black history

Legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Count Basie and Billie Holiday stayed at the Jackson House, Tampa's segregation-era Black boarding house. The clock is ticking to save and restore this storied piece of Tampa's Black history.

Feature Story The widening of County Road 39 from State Road 674 to State Road 60 received substantial opposition in the ACCESS 2050 survey.

ACCESS 2050: Mapping out Hillsborough's transportation needs and priorities for the next 25 years

The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization is going through the once-every-five-year process of updating the countywide long-range transportation plan. They want your input.

Feature Story .

Masthead gallery: Historic Roser Park

A photo gallery of Historic Roser Park, St. Petersburg's first designated historic district.

Innovation News The annual Synapse Summit is expected to draw thousands to Tampa's Amalie Arena on February 28th.

Synapse Summit returns to Tampa February 28th

Florida's innovators, investors and entrepreneurs gather in Tampa on February 28th for the annual Synapse Summit.

For Good Fiesta Day celebrates the history and culture of Ybor City.

Step back in time and celebrate diversity at Ybor City's Fiesta Day

The 77th annual Ybor City Fiesta Day celebrates the historic Tampa neighborhood's history and culture on Saturday, February 24th.

For Good Dance Tampa Bay is seeking dancers who want to be part of the nonprofit's film project, "Dance Rising Tampa Bay."

New nonprofit Dance Tampa Bay on mission to cultivate vibrant dance community in Bay Area

New nonprofit Dance Tampa Bay is on a mission to support and strengthen the Bay Area's dance community and create more opportunities for dancers to make a living here.

For Good The second annual Black Art Gala will showcase the work of about 40 African-American artists from the Bay Area to promote representation and recognition in the arts.

Black Art Gala showcases African-American artists from Bay Area

The second annual Black Art Gala celebrates the work of about 40 African-American artists from the Bay Area to promote representation and recognition in the arts.

Development News Mauricio Rosas with his dogs Nebraska and Cassian at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Henry and Ola Dog Park.

Grassroots community effort gets Old Seminole Heights a dog park

In Tampa's Old Seminole Heights neighborhood, the opening of the Henry and Ola Dog Park culminates a years-long grassroots community effort.

Innovation News The annual USF-Selmon Bridge Building Competition lets Bay Area middle and high school students put their engineering skills to the test.

Local students test their engineering skills at USF-Selmon Bridge Building Competition

Originally launched in the 1980s, the annual USF-Selmon Bridge Building Competition lets Bay Area middle and high school students put their engineering skills to the test. 

Feature Story Located in a business park off US 19, Aspirations Winery is a top-rated Florida winery right in the heart of Clearwater.

Aspirations Winery: A top-rated Florida winery right in the heart of Clearwater

Located in a business park off US 19, Aspirations Winery is a top-rated Florida winery right in the heart of Clearwater.

Feature Story .

Masthead gallery: Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight Parade


Feature Story Since 2013, the Gasparilla Music Foundation's Recycled Tunes program has delivered gently used musical instruments and the gift of music to thousands of children in the Tampa Bay area.

Recycled Tunes, Gasparilla Music Festival give gift of music to children in Tampa Bay

Since 2013, the Gasparilla Music Foundation's Recycled Tunes program has delivered gently used musical instruments and the gift of music to thousands of children in the Tampa Bay area.

Feature Story James Beard Award winner Adrian Miller is bringing a lesson in history and culture to three Bay Area speaking appearances for the annual Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival.

James Beard winner Adrian Miller bringing lesson in history, culture to Collard Green Festival

James Beard Award winner Adrian Miller is bringing a lesson in history and culture to three Bay Area speaking appearances for the annual Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival.

Feature Story A rendering of Gas Worx, the mixed-use district that will link Ybor City with downtown Tampa's Channel District.  The first phase is slated for completion in summer 2024

10 Tampa Bay projects to watch in 2024

Large-scale mixed-use redevelopments, major FDOT road projects, an ambitious brewery expansion, stadiums and elaborate transformations of two jewels of downtown Tampa's arts scene are all in the mix in 2024

Feature Story John F Germany Public Library, Tampa, local historic landmark designation, preservation, mid-century modern, architecture

Community effort to get downtown Tampa's John F. Germany Library named local historic landmark

A community effort is underway to get a local historic landmark designation for downtown Tampa's John F. Germany Public Library.

Feature Story The 77th annual Ybor City Fiesta Day celebrates the historic Tampa neighborhood's culture and history on Saturday, February 24th.

Masthead gallery: Historic Ybor City


Feature Story Hope Photovoice Initiative is on view at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts from February 20 to March 24.

February arts roundup: Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, Carmada en Ybor, and more

A busy February on the Tampa Bay arts scene includes Black History Month events, a celebration of the arts in Ybor City, new exhibitions across the Bay Area and a slew of events at the  Dalí and Tampa Museum of Art.