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Development News The Tampa Downtown Partnership's neighborhood enhancement grant program is seeking ideas from the community for programs and events that enhance downtown neighborhoods.

Tampa Downtown Partnership launches neighborhood enhancement grant program

The Tampa Downtown Partnership's new community enhancement grant program is an opportunity for community members and groups to pitch ideas for projects and events that enhance the personality of downtown neighborhoods.

Development News Tampa Bay's new women's professional soccer club, Tampa Bay Sun FC, has revealed its name, logo and colors.

Downtown Tampa tidbits: Tampa Bay Sun FC, Pendry construction, Water Street openings

Tampa Bay's women's professional soccer team has revealed its name, Tampa Bay Sun FC, colors and logo. Construction starts on the Pendry hotel and residential tower. Toastique opens in Water Street Tampa.

Feature Story Paddle Pub Clearwater Beach is part of AMPLIFY Clearwater's inaugural tourism incubator.

AMPLIFY Clearwater's newly-launched tourism incubator welcomes its first class

Ten entrepreneurs are learning the brass tacks of building and running a business through AMPLIFY Clearwater's inaugural tourism incubator.

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Masthead gallery: Clearwater's Art in the Park

A photo gallery from Clearwater's inaugural Art in the Park event, held at waterfront Coachman Park in late October.

For Good Family Healthcare Foundation navigators work to improve health care access and reduce health inequities in a four-county region of Tampa Bay  by helping families and children enroll in affordable, quality health insurance programs.

Family Healthcare Foundation: 25 years of working for equitable health care access in Tampa Bay

The Family Healthcare Foundation, its team of navigators and community partners work to provide equitable access to affordable health insurance and reduce health disparities in a four-county region of Tampa Bay.

For Good F​ox 13 anchor and breast cancer survivor Linda Hurtado and Tampa Bay Rays mascot Raymond were the MCs at the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on October 28th.

Photo story: American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

Photos from the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, held at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on October 28th.

Partner Content Rendering of a hypothetical redevelopment scenario adjacent to BayCare Ballpark, home of Philadelphia Phillies spring training and the Clearwater Threshers. The hypothetical project transforms the site with a mix of office, retail and residential.

City of Clearwater launches Property Redevelopment Assistance Program

The Clearwater Economic Development Division's new Property Redevelopment Assistance Program is designed to connect with the owners of properties throughout the city that are prime for redevelopment.

Feature Story A group of young women pose at Miami Beach circa 1925. The one-piece women's bathing suits popular in the decade helped pave the way for modern swimwear.

"Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s" foxtrots into the Tampa Bay History Center

The Tampa Bay History Center's new exhibit, "Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s," journeys into a time period that played a significant role in shaping the modern-day Sunshine State and Bay Area.

Feature Story This season at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art on St. Pete College's Tarpon Springs campus features exhibits that spotlight the intersection of education and art.

November arts roundup: Exhibitions, concerts, theater, ballet and more

The November arts scene in Tampa Bay includes exhibits at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art showcasing the intersection of art and education, The Florida Orchestra, the Tampa City Ballet, the Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg and more.  

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Masthead gallery: WATERLICHT at Water Street Tampa

A photo gallery from  WATERLICHT, the large-scale light installation from Netherlands-based Studio Roosegaarde that was on display at Water Street Tampa in late October.

For Good Clearwater city officials feel an arts or culture destination in the Clearwater Main Library will have a shared synergy with the adjacent Coachman Park, which hosts events like the popular monthly Market Marie

Market Marie, Art in the Park showcase Clearwater's revitalized Coachman Park

The monthly Market Marie and the City of Clearwater's Art in the Park are just two of the events bringing activity and crowds to the newly rebuilt waterfront Coachman Park.

Buzz There is a reception for the ninth annual Star-Spangled Art Exhibit from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 28th.

Buzz: Star-Spangled Art Exhibit features veterans' artwork

Operation Helping Hand Tampa's ninth annual Star-Spangled Art Exhibit features more than 150 pieces created by artist veterans.

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Video story: Staying active as we age in Tampa Bay

In partnership with AARP Tampa Bay, 83 Degrees Media is producing a series of video stories on live, work, play and stay opportunities in the Tampa Bay area for people over 50 and seniors. In this installment, we look at staying active as we age in Tampa Bay.

Feature Story Cathy Coale,67, and other runners get ready for the start of the 50-meter race at the recent Tampa Bay Active Life Games,

Keeping fit after 50 the Tampa Bay way

From the competition of the annual Tampa Bay Active Life Games to regular pickleball matches, people across the Bay Area are finding new, fun ways to stay fit after 50.

Feature Story Max Herman leads a group on the Ybor City Ghost Tour.

Ybor City Ghost Tour: Tampa's scary successful business story

Launched as a history tour in 2008, the Ybor City Ghost Tour has evolved into a scary successful homegrown Tampa business and winner of Tripadvisors' Travelers' Choice Award for Best Tours in Florida three years running.

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Masthead gallery: 2023 SHINE Mural Festival

A photo gallery from the 2023 SHINE Mural Festival, held October 13th through 22nd in St. Petersburg.

Innovation News The USF Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience will use outreach efforts similar to this town hall meeting on flooding to get community input on the CRIS-HAZARD app USF is developing in partnership with Georgia Tech University.

With community help, USF developing app to show neighborhood-level flooding, climate risks

With a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant, USF is developing an app that will use photographs and other community-submitted information to better identify neighborhood-level flooding and climate risks.

Feature Story Tampa artist Michelle Sawyer in the gallery space at The Bricks in Ybor City, where she is curator. The exhibit "Print Mode (2)," opens at The Bricks on October 19th in conjunction with the second annual Ybor Arts Tour.

Ybor Arts Tour showcases reenergized arts scene

The second annual Ybor Arts Tour showcases Ybor City's reenergized arts community with stops at Hillsborough Community College, The Kress Building, The Bricks and more.

Development News The Tampa Downtown Partnership's DASH shared ride service debuts October 12th with its fleet of bright yellow Tesla Model Y vehicles.

Downtown Tampa tidbits: DASH debut, soccer stadium, Convention Center honor

Around downtown, the Tampa Downtown Partnership's DASH shared ride service debuts. Tampa Bay's new women's pro soccer team eyes a waterfront stadium as a temporary home. The Tampa Convention Center wins Best in Southeast.