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For Good The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival's 10-day celebration of culture, history, music, arts and education culminates with a two-day concert festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa on January 13 and 14.

Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival events celebrate culture, activism, music, education

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Source: Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
The 2024 Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival celebrates culture, activism, music, education, history and the arts with 10 days of events in Tampa.
Feature Story The 27th annual Downtown Dunedin Art Festival is January 6 and 7.

January arts roundup: a busy start to the new year

Zebrina Edgerton-MaloyTuesday, January 2, 2024
Exhibit openings on both sides of the bay, art and craft festivals and interactive events are part of a busy January on the Tampa Bay arts scene.
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Masthead gallery: First Night St. Petersburg

Carole DevillersTuesday, January 2, 2024
A photo gallery from the annual First Night St. Petersburg celebration.
For Good Hillsborough Community College Art Galleries launches "Now on View," a public art festival focused on the rapid growth and transformation of Tampa, in Ybor City this summer.

HCC launching public art festival "Now on View" in Ybor this summer

Christopher CurrySunday, December 31, 2023
Hillsborough Community College Art Galleries launches "Now on View," a public art festival inspired by the rapid development and transformation of Tampa, in Ybor City this summer.
Development News Tampa Pickleball Crew is transforming a 30,000 square-foot warehouse in Ybor City's Gas Worx district into an indoor facility for the popular sport and social activity.

Tampa Pickleball Crew brings indoor courts to Ybor's Gas Worx district

Christopher CurrySunday, December 31, 2023
Tampa Pickleball Crew is bringing the popular recreational and social activity to an indoor facility in Ybor City's Gas Worx district.
Feature Story After retiring from the Army, Bob Dixon used the leadership skills he developed over the years to launch 5 Eagles Leadership, with high-ranking former commissioned and non-commissioned officers serving as coaches to company leaders.

Tampa Bay's 50 and over entrepreneurs mix passion and experience to create success

Philip MorganSunday, December 31, 2023
For Tampa Bay's 50 and over entrepreneurs, passion and professional experience equal business success.
For Good Aline Trionov performs during the first annual Whinge! Festival, which the founders of the Tampa International Fringe Festival organized at the historic Ybor Kress Building on December 16th and 17th.

Photo story: Whinge! Festival hits Ybor City

Jay NolanTuesday, December 19, 2023
A photo gallery from the first Whinge! Festival, which the organizers of the Tampa International Fringe Festival put on at the historic Ybor Kress Building on December 16th and 17th.
Innovation News AMPLIFY Clearwater wraps its first tourism incubator class with a pitch night in mid-December.

AMPLIFY Clearwater wraps first tourism incubator class, plans to build on momentum

Christopher CurryTuesday, December 19, 2023
AMPLIFY Clearwater wraps its first tourism incubator class with a pitch night and plans for a second cohort in the spring.
Partner Content Dunedin High School senior Dulce Rodriguez Escamilla describes the "transformative" effect her experience with the College and Career Centers program had on her during Pinellas Education Foundation's annual ChangeMakers event.

In Pinellas high schools, College and Career Centers help students navigate their future paths

Christopher CurryTuesday, December 19, 2023
In 2020, Pinellas Education Foundation and Pinellas County Schools partnered on the College and Career Centers program to help high school students develop and see through a plan for the future. After starting in a handful of schools, the centers are now in all 17 district high schools.
Feature Story Vintage Roost market in Ybor City is a beloved shopping destination for antique items and vintage treasures.

Meet the women owners curating antique gems at Ybor’s Vintage Roost

Zebrina Edgerton-MaloyTuesday, December 19, 2023
Over the last five years, four women with a shared passion for vintage treasures have built Vintage Roost into a beloved shopping destination in Ybor City.
Partner Content New Children's Board of Hillsborough County CEO Rebecca Bacon

New Children's Board CEO Rebecca Bacon talks priority community issues, vision for future

Philip MorganTuesday, December 19, 2023
New Children's Board of Hillsborough County CEO Rebecca Bacon, a longtime employee and manager with the agency, discusses priority community issues and her vision for the future. 
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Masthead gallery: Florida Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights in the Gardens

Carole DevillersTuesday, December 19, 2023
A photo gallery from the Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation's annual Holiday Lights in the Gardens.
For Good The co-founders of the Tampa International Fringe Festival have launched the Whinge! Festival to let performers experiment with new ideas.

Freewheeling Whinge! Festival ready to launch in Ybor

Christopher CurryTuesday, December 12, 2023
The co-founders of the Tampa International Fringe Festival launch the Whinge! Festival to let performers experiment with new ideas.
Development News Beer and wine bar Trellis at Buchman opened in 2023 in The Buchman, a circa 1908 former department store building Casa Ybor has renovated.

Trellis at Buchman joins Ybor City's thriving beer scene

Christopher CurryTuesday, December 12, 2023
Trellis at Buchman, the new beer and wine bar from former Fermented Reality Biergarten co-owner Joel Bigham, joins the thriving Ybor City beer scene.   
Feature Story A rendering of the planned expansion of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

Elaborate expansions for riverfront jewels Tampa Museum of Art, the Straz, Tampa Convention Center

Philip MorganTuesday, December 12, 2023
Along Tampa's downtown riverfront, the Tampa Convention Center completed an ambitious expansion this year. The Tampa Museum of Art and Straz Center for the Performing Arts are next. 
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Masthead gallery: Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park

Carole DevillersTuesday, December 12, 2023
A holiday season photo galllery from the Tampa Downtown Partnership's annual Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park.
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Masthead gallery: Season Spectacular at Water Street Tampa

Carole DevillersTuesday, December 5, 2023
A photo gallery from the Season Spectacular at Water Street Tampa and Winter Wonder Wharf.
Feature Story Crowds stream up and down the sidewalk along East Seventh Avenue in Ybor City.

Indie Flea, Blind Tiger, FMoPA are "bullish on Ybor"

Christopher CurryThursday, November 30, 2023
Indie Flea, Blind Tiger Cafe and the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts are part of an eclectic mix of businesses and art groups setting down roots or expanding their presence in Ybor City.
Feature Story Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw and department leaders during a community town hall meeting to discuss the response to the Ybor City shooting over Halloween weekend.

In Hillsborough, community groups work for solutions to youth gun violence

Christopher CurryThursday, November 30, 2023
The Halloween weekend shooting in Ybor City is another jarring reminder of the troubling trend of youth gun violence. Community groups in Hillsborough County are working on solutions to curb the crisis by addressing the root cause.  
Feature Story Paint the Town Citrus' annual Florida Highwaymen art show includes work such as this untitled painting by Mary Ann Carroll.

December arts in Tampa Bay: Broadway shows, holiday art markets, live orchestras, new exhibits

Zebrina Edgerton-MaloyWednesday, November 29, 2023
The December arts scene in Tampa Bay includes events at Creative Clay and the Tampa Museum of Art, new exhibitions at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, an annual Florida Highwaymen show, a Broadway Christmas at the Mahaffey and holiday art markets.
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