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Innovation News In July, German-based tech firm AnyDesk opened its U.S. headquarters in Clearwater.

AnyDesk, DeliverHealth open headquarters in Clearwater as Tampa Bay tech boom continues

German remote desktop software company AnyDesk and healthcare software and services company DeliverHealth open offices in Clearwater as Tampa Bay's reputation as a tech hub continues to grow.

Feature Story USF Health and Tampa General Hospital are at the cutting-edge of non-invasive surgery techniques, including focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor and Parkinson's.

USF Health, Tampa General Hospital pioneer next generation of non-invasive surgeries

USF Health and Tampa General Hospital are innovating cutting-edge non-invasive surgeries that can transform the future of medicine and patient care.

Feature Story September's art events in Tampa Bay include the return of Bloom on Franklin in downtown Tampa.

September Arts Roundup: USFCAM, Bloom on Franklin, Jobsite, Stageworks, Florida Orchestra and more

September's art scene in Tampa Bay has exhibit openings, new seasons for the Florida Orchestra, Jobsite and Stageworks, the return of the Bloom on Franklin art walk and a lot more. 

Partner Content KD Keller is developing the mixed-use Parc Madison development on the former JH Williams Oil property in Tampa's Channel District.

KD Keller transforming JH Williams Oil site in Tampa's Channel District to mixed-use Parc Madison

Tampa Channel District developer Ken Stoltenberg's new venture, KD Keller Development, works with local family-owned businesses to redevelop their properties. 

Buzz The monthly Food Truck Thursdays event at downtown Clearwater's Station Square Park launches August 25th with Kickin Caribbean as the featured food truck.

Buzz: Food Truck Thursdays launch in downtown Clearwater

The City of Clearwater and Clearwater-based KnowBe4 launch a monthly Food Truck Thursdays event on August 25th to create more activities for workers downtown. 

Development News The final and largest phase of the Florida Aquarium's $40 million expansion will add outdoor habitat for California sea lions and African penguins.

Tampa’s Florida Aquarium makes a splash with $40 million expansion plan

The Florida Aquarium, an early piece of the redevelopment of Tampa's Channel District, is now planning the largest expansion in its 27-year history, a $40 million project adding exhibit space for puffins, African penguins and California sea lions.

Development News Construction is slated to start this fall on Pendry Residences Tampa, a luxury hotel and condominium tower slated to open in downtown Tampa in 2025.

Pendry Residences Tampa coming to downtown skyline

In another high-profile addition to Tampa's downtown, construction starts this fall on Pendry Residences Tampa, a luxury hotel and condominium tower overlooking the Hillsborough River. 

Innovation News Tampa-based Gale Healthcare Solutions, a smartphone app that helps nurses find available shifts, is one of the Tampa Bay area companies on the annual Inc. 5000 list.

Your biz is on my list: Tampa Bay companies have strong showing on Inc. 5000 list

Seventy-nine companies from the Tampa Bay area make the annual Inc. magazine list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S. Clearwater-based Kitrum leads the way at No. 50.

Feature Story Modular buildings, with colorful murals, serve as classroom and meeting space at Enterprising Latinas.

Enterprising Latinas envisions Wimauma as food destination

Nonprofit organization Enterprising Latinas creates positive change in Wimauma while working to preserve and promote the history and culture of the Hillsborough County community.

Feature Story Brothers Charles Coney Sr. and Rev. Ernest Rev. Ernest Coney at the Dobyville reunion.

Dobyville neighborhood reunion celebrates memories of tight-knit Tampa African American community

Former neighborhood residents and students from Dobyville Elementary hold a reunion for the first time since COVID and share memories of the tight-knit Tampa African American community that once stood in West Hyde Park.

Development News A walker heads down the newly opened Clearwater-PalmHarbor leg of the Pinellas Duke Energy Trail just after an August 5th ribbon-cutting ceremony.

After three decades, the award-winning Pinellas Trail network reaches final stages of construction

The opening of the Clearwater to Palm Harbor leg of the Pinellas Duke Energy Trail moves the countywide Pinellas Trail Loop network closer to completion. 

Development News This election, Clearwater voters will decide whether to sell two city-owned properties on the bluff overlooking the downtown waterfront to private developers for a long-sought redevelopment project.

In Clearwater, downtown bluff redevelopment goes to voters in November

The Clearwater City Council moves ahead with a redevelopment plan for the downtown bluff properties from New York's Gotham Properties and Palm Harbor's The DeNunzio Group. The next big decision goes to city voters in November.

Buzz The Tampa Historic Preservation Commission has recommended expanding the Hyde Park Local Historic District to include more of the area that was once part of the tight-knit African American community.of Dobyville.

Buzz: Upcoming community meetings on adding Dobyville area to Hyde Park Local Historic District

There are two meetings in August on the request from the Hyde Park Spanishtown Creek Civic Association for Tampa to expand the Hyde Park Local Historic District to include the area that was once the African-American community of Dobyville.

Cannabis tech firm Kush.com relocates from Seattle to Tampa's Embarc Collective

Kush.com, a cannabis industry B2B online marketplace and business development firm, has relocated its headquarters from Seattle to Tampa's Embarc Collective to expand its presence in Florida's growing cannabis and hemp industries.  

Feature Story Booming Chicago-based cryptocurrency firm CoinFlip chose Sparkman Wharf and Water Street Tampa for its first major corporate expansion.

Water Street Tampa's Sparkman Wharf emerges as a national tech hub

Water Street Tampa's Sparkman Wharf emerges on the national scene as a tech hub and the success is feeding itself.

Masthead images: St. Pete Pier


Development News Miami-based developer Related Group plans a mixed-use development along the Tampa Riverwalk on the west side of the Hillsborough River.

Related Group continues to expand its presence in Tampa's red hot real estate market

Miami-based development giant the Related Group continues to expand in the Tampa market with the $55 million purchase of a prime waterfront spot on the west side of the Hillsborough River and the launch of sales on the second tower of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Tampa luxury condos.

Buzz Newly-appointed Straz Center for the Performing Arts President and CEO Greg Holland.

Buzz: Tampa's Straz Center for the Performing Arts names new President and CEO.

Industry veteran Greg Holland has been appointed president and CEO of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. He begins on October 1 and succeeds Judy Lisi, who is stepping down after nearly 30 years.

Feature Story Code for Tampa Bay offers job training and skills development for its volunteers while helping nonprofits and government bodies with their tech needs.

Coding career training opens doors of opportunity in Tampa Bay

Coding camps have proliferated as people in Tampa Bay seek the higher wages and flexible working conditions offered by coding careers. We take a closer look at the career field and how some folks are being trained.

Feature Story The Countdown Improv Festival returns to Ybor City August 10-13 at the HCC Ybor Performing Arts Center.

Tampa Bay August arts roundup: Countdown Improv, Tampa Fringe festivals return to Ybor City

The Tampa Bay arts scene in August has the Tampa Fringe and Countdown Improv festivals in Ybor City, a Rodin exhibit at the Polk Museum of Art, a look ahead at the Carrollwood Cultural Center's upcoming season and more.