Stories

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What's new and what's next in the Ybor City CRA

From new archway lights to the latest worker-resident survey, there's a lot going on in Tampa's Ybor City Community Redevelopment Area, and more on the way.

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In Ybor City, Artspace will let artists live where they make a living

Entrepreneur and Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw has donated property for Artspace Tampa, a nonprofit affordable housing and creative space for artists that will continue Ybor's evolution into a hub of the Tampa art scene.

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Video story: Housing trends for people over 50 and seniors in Tampa Bay

Through a partnership with AARP Tampa Bay, 83 Degrees Media is producing a series of video stories on the live, work, play and stay opportunities in Tampa Bay for people over 50 and seniors. Our first video story looks at housing trends and affordable housing opportunities.

Feature Story St. Pete Pride's Grand Central Street Fair is noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 23rd

Masthead gallery: St. Pete Pride street festival

A photo essay of scenes from the 2023 St. Pete Pride street festival in the Grand Central District.

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From COVID, a front porch jazz concert series is born in Hyde Park

When COVID hit, a group of musician friends took their weekly playing session outdoors, launching the Front Porch Jazz series in Tampa's Hyde Park.

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New affordable housing developments break ground in South Tampa, St. Petersburg

Construction starts on both sides of Tampa Bay on new affordable housing developments- Casa Bel-Mar in South Tampa and Bear Creek Commons in St. Petersburg.

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For these Tampa Bay performers, the music never stops

For these talented Tampa Bay musicians, a lifelong passion for playing music continues.

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Procure, Bouzy add to Hyde Park Village's eclectic mix

Procure by the Women’s Creative, a new retail concept showcasing women-owned brands, and Bouzy, a champagne and cocktail bar from Cru Hospitality Group, have added to the unique shopping and dining experience of Hyde Park Village.

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Masthead gallery: Tampa Juneteenth celebration


For Good After two-year-old Jordan Belliveau was killed by his mother in 2018, Chantala Davis launched A Mother's Arms to make a difference in the lives of young parents and their children.

Nonprofit A Mother's Arms embraces parents under stress

After two-year-old Jordan Belliveau was killed by his mother in 2018, Chantala Davis launched A Mother's Arms to make a difference in the lives of young parents and their children.

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Tampa Housing Authority, Tampa Bay History Center partner at historic St. James Episcopal Church

A new partnership between the Tampa Housing Authority and Tampa Bay History Center will bring educational and community events to historic St. James Episcopal Church in the Housing Authority's Encore district.

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FDOT community meetings on I-275 projects, Tampa Heights mobility study

The Florida Department of Transportation is holding community conversation meetings on June 20th and 21st to provide updates and get feedback on the planned Interstate 275 capacity improvements, the I-275/Interstate 4 downtown interchange project and the Tampa Heights mobility study. 

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Buzz: Florida Humanities Center for the Book picks Florida's books for National Book Festival

The Florida Humanities Center for the Book has selected “Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point” by Gary R. Mormino and “The Bluest Sky” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez to represent the state at the Library of Congress’ “Great Reads from Great Places” program during the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Feature Story Larry Cooper and Children's Home Network team members at the April Tampa Bay Lightning game when Cooper was honored as a ampa Bay Lightning Community Hero.

Long-time community leaders in child welfare honored for public service

Katherine Essrig, a family court judge in Hillsborough County, and Larry Cooper, the chief of prevention and intervention service at the nonprofit Children’s Home Network, were recently honored for their decades of service and leadership on child welfare issues.

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Masthead gallery: Share the Shore

A photo gallery from bird nesting season on Pinellas County beaches.

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AIA Tampa Bay breathes new life into historic, old West Tampa warehouse

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Tampa Bay has a new home after renovating and restoring a 1904 warehouse building in the West Tampa Historic District.

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Clearwater adds real estate savvy to its economic development team

Clearwater has added in-house real estate experience and expertise to its economic development team to work on redevelopment efforts and business recruitment.

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Tampa Bay History Center's "Travails and Triumphs" journeys into Black history of Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay History Center unveils "Travails and Triumphs," a permanent exhibit that journeys through more than five centuries of Black history in Tampa Bay.

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Masthead gallery: Dance Now

Photos from Tampa City Ballet's first annual Dance Now festival, held June 3rd, 2023 in Tampa's Water Works Park.