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Girl Scout's service project brings literacy advocacy to the forefront
Emily Cortes
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Hillsborough County teenager Elaine Feaster did not let a dyslexia diagnosis curb her academic success. Now she champions the cause of literacy.
Masthead images: Ybor City walking tour
Carole Devillers
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Participants walk through Ybor City, Tampa’s only National Historic Landmark District, during a walking tour organized by Tampa Bay History Center.
For Good
Wear Orange: A call to end gun violence
Michele Smith
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
In the aftermath of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, the annual Wear Orange event in Tampa calls for action to prevent gun violence.
Development News
Clearwater CRA launches placemaking grant program to activate, beautify downtown spaces
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
The Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency has launched a placemaking grant program to help creative ideas to beautify and activate downtown become reality.
Feature Story
Dobyville legacy lives on in family
Cheryl Rogers
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Descendants of Richard C. Doby and former students of Dobyville Elementary share their memories of the historic Black neighborhood and the school that bore his name.
Feature Story
Shaping the local theater scene: Avery Anderson at American Stage
Joanne Milani
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
American Stage's upcoming 2022-23 season includes several productions about life in contemporary American society.
Masthead images: Nesting season in Florida
Carole Devillers
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Springtime in Florida means nesting season for hundreds of species of birds who migrate through the state before heading north for summer.
Buzz
Transportation expert Janette Sadik-Khan speaks Tuesday at Tampa Theatre
Christopher Curry
Sunday, June 5, 2022
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Tampa Theatre
Transportation expert and author Janette Sadik-Khan, the former transportation commissioner for New York City, speaks at the Tampa Theatre Tuesday evening.
Buzz
Brightline receives $15.9 million federal grant for Orlando to Tampa route
Christopher Curry
Thursday, June 2, 2022
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Brightline
Brightline receives a $15.9 million federal grant to go toward engineering and environmental studies for future Orlando to Tampa route.
Feature Story
June Arts Roundup: Pride Month celebrations, book art, making art from trash and more
Meghan Christopher
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
A busy June in Tampa Bay includes Pride Month exhibits, books as art, transforming trash to art, a retrospective on artist Suzanne Camp Crosby and more.
Buzz
Clearwater starts Pride Month with Pride flag-raising, community mural painting event
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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City of Clearwater
Clearwater marks the beginning of Pride Month with its first Pride flag raising and a mural painting Wednesday morning.
Buzz
Construction starts on Arts and Entertainment Residences apartment tower in downtown Tampa
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Source:
Catalyst Communications
Downtown Tampa's boom continues with the start of construction of Arts and Entertainment Residences, a 31-story luxury apartment tower across from the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
For Good
Tampa City Ballet presentation of "Carmen" calls attention to domestic violence against women
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Tampa City Ballet presentation of "Carmen 2022," running June 4th and 5th at the Straz Center, is a collaboration with artists from several disciplines.
Feature Story
Shaping the local theater scene: Emilia Sargent at Tampa Repertory Theatre
Joanne Milani
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Emilia Sargent at the Tampa Repertory Theatre is focusing the company on community engagement and inclusive storytelling.
Feature Story
Local charities need help serving Afghan refugees
Lissette Campos
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Local charities are working hard to help Afghan refugees resettle in the Tampa Bay area, but they need more volunteers.
Feature Story
Bayshore luxury condos: Part of Tampa real estate boom
Pamela Varkony
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The red hot luxury condo market along Bayshore is part of the ongoing boom in Tampa's upscale real estate market.
Masthead images: Carry the Load, Memorial Day
Kimberly DeFalco
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The annual Carry the Load march to honor the true meaning of Memorial Day took place along Bayshore Boulevard on May 21.
Development News
The World Within brings the sounds of the Everglades to downtown Clearwater
Christopher Curry
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The Clearwater Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) brought "The World Within" to Gaslight Alley as a companion piece to legendary landscape photographer Clyde Butcher's exhibit of Everglades photography at the downtown library.
Feature Story
Shaping the local theater scene: David Jenkins at Jobsite
Joanne Milani
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The Jobsite Theater production of Bertolt Brecht's "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" runs through June 5 at the Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Feature Story
ReDefiners: Expanding access to language learning
Jorgelina Manna-Rea
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Chantelle Daniels formed ReDefiners World Languages to create equity in educational opportunities for language learning.
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Food co-op in downtown Battle Creek will support local food growers and makers
Source: Rural Innovation Exchange
Major League: 6 trending sports to try in Sterling Heights this summer
Source: Metromode
Resilient Neighborhoods: This novel program is teaching SW Detroit youth garden-to-table food skills
Source: Model D
Voices of Youth: Poetry on racism and policing
Source: Concentrate