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St. Pete's Innovare affordable housing community celebrates one year of changing lives
Bob Simon
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Volunteers of America of Florida's Innovare apartment community in St. Pete provides needed housing to individuals and families with very low incomes, including those who've experienced homelessness and severe financial hardship.
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In North Tampa's University Area, EPA grant is potential "game changer"
Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
While a federal funding freeze has many already-awarded grants in limbo, the nonprofit UACDC moves ahead with plans to use a potential "game changer" EPA grant for crucial projects in the North Tampa community it serves.
Feature Story
Masthead gallery: West Tampa Black History walking tour
Carole Devillers
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A photo gallery from the Tampa Bay History Center's West Tampa Black History walking tour
For Good
"Invisible Immigrants" exhibit on Spanish emigration making U.S. debut at Tampa Bay History Center
Philip Morgan
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
“Invisible Immigrants: Spaniards in the U.S. (1868 – 1945),” an exhibit devoted to an underexplored chapter in the history of Spanish emigration to America, makes its U.S. debut March 1st at the Tampa Bay History Center.
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Pakistani boutique making waves in Tampa Bay
Kiran Malik-Khan
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Entrepreneur and fashion designer Saher Jawad's Lutz-based Pakistani clothing boutique Eastern Clozet has built a large and loyal customer base while celebrating Pakistan's fashion and culture.
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Hillsborough schools, community nonprofits innovate to improve childhood literacy
Philip Morgan
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough Education Foundation, and community nonprofits funded by the Children's Board of Hillsborough County are using innovative approaches to improve childhood literacy.
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Masthead gallery: Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival
Carole Devillers
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Photos from the 8th Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival at The Deuces Corner in South St. Pete
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"Razed": Documentary sheds light on displacement of St. Pete’s Historic Gas Plant District
Deborah Bostock-Kelley
Monday, February 17, 2025
The new documentary "Razed" tells the story of St. Pete's Historic Gas Plant District, the tight-knit Black community leveled in the 1980s to make way for a stadium to bring Major League Baseball to the city.
For Good
Gobioff Foundation microgrants support Tampa Bay artists' projects
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The Gobioff Foundation microgrant program helps Tampa Bay artists bring their projects to the public The current application cycle closes March 1st.
For Good
"When the Righteous Triumph": Story of Tampa's lunch counter sit-ins returns to stage in March
Philip Morgan
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Thanks to a community fundraising effort, "When the Righteous Triumph," a play depicting Tampa's civil rights lunch counter sit-ins, returns to the stage in March.
Development News
PSTA adds Clearwater Ferry to Pinellas' public transportation mix
Christopher Curry
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) adds the Clearwater Ferry to the public transportation network through a partnership five years in the making.
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Dance Rising Tampa Bay's "The Power of Water" spotlights area's dance talent, precious waterways
Deborah Bostock-Kelley
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Dance Tampa Bay's four-part film series Dance Rising Tampa Bay continues spotlighting the region's dance talent with "The Power of Water," a meditation on our precious waterways.
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Masthead gallery: Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Raptor Fest
Carole Devillers
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A photo gallery from Boyd Hill Nature Preserve's 11th annual Raptor Fest
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February arts: HCC "Now on View" festival, Black History Month events
Christopher Curry
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
HCC Galleries' one-day art festival "Now on View" returns to Ybor City in February, while events across the Tampa Bay area celebrate Black History Month.
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Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight Parade: A night for beads and bachelor's degrees
Tashie Tierney
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago's Illuminated Knight Parade in Ybor City is a rolling celebration with a purpose - helping Latino and economically underprivileged students pay for college.
For Good
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay adds Success 4 Kids & Families
Philip Morgan
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Success 4 Kids & Families is now part of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, a merger intended to ensure the long-term growth of behavioral and emotional counseling programs for children, teens, and young adults.
Development News
Blind Tiger's Roberto Torres: Building Tampa’s future with coffee, community, and creativity
Allison Koehler
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Blind Tiger Cafe's Roberto Torres has built a successful business while helping build a stronger community.
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Podcasts and properties: Garrett Greco talks all things Tampa development
Kiran Malik-Khan
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
On his popular Tampa Bay Developer podcast, fifth-generation Tampanian Garrett Greco talks Tampa history, growth, and culture with the city's movers and shakers.
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Westshore District cultivates community, creativity with public art
Christopher Curry
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Public art is playing a major role in the evolution of Tampa's Westshore District from corporate office hub to vibrant, mixed-use urban neighborhood.
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"Second Chances:" USF faculty's award-winning documentary on addiction, recovery
Deborah Bostock-Kelley
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Filmmaker and USF affiliate faculty Tamara Nemirovsky's award-winning documentary "Second Chances" follows four people's journey through homelessness, addiction, and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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