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Masthead images: Tampa Bay Comic Con


Development News A rendering of The Bluffs mixed-use development adjacent to a redeveloped Coachman Park with covered amphitheater.

In downtown Clearwater, long-sought bluff redevelopment moves closer to reality

In Clearwater, the City Council is close to finalizing an agreement with Gotham Property Acquisitions and The DeNunzio Group on the long-sought redevelopment of the downtown bluff.

Buzz USF Health and Tampa General Hospital's collaboration in response to COVID-19 includes the establishment of the Global Emerging Diseases Institute and participation in clinical trial research for the new Novavax vaccine.

Buzz: USF Health, Tampa General contribute to clinical trials research on new COVID vaccine Novavax

USF Health and Tampa General Hospital's collaboration on research and patient treatment in response to COVID-19 includes participating in clinical trial research for the new COVID vaccine Novavax.

Feature Story A snapshot of COVID-19 activity in Hillsborough County as of July 21.

Experts from USF Health talk COVID trends in Hillsborough, across country

The Hillsborough County Medical Association brings together experts from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County and USF and Tampa General Hospital's Global Emerging Diseases Institute to discuss COVID trends in Hillsborough County.

Feature Story The Ardent Mills flour mill downtown is being demolished as Tampa's industrial past makes way for its live, work,play mixed-use future.

With mill demolition, downtown Tampa's industrial past makes way for the future

The Tampa Downtown Partnership and Mayor Jane Castor ceremoniously mark the start of demolition on the old Ardent Mills plant downtown to make way for the next phase of the Water Street Tampa project and connect the downtown street grid.

For Good Local artist Laura Spencer's mural "Garden Variety" on the Mother Kombucha warehouse in Lealman  is part of a Creative Pinellas effort to create public art and promote local artitsts.

Creative Pinellas cultivates arts and artists in Pinellas County through mural, grant programs

Creative Pinellas continues to offer opportunities for development and exposure to homegrown artists through a mural project at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport and the emerging artist grant program.

Development News Tampa 's Chill Bros. Scoop Shop continues to grow with a new Water Street location at the base of Cora Residences.

Tampa's Chill Bros. Scoop Shop's success story continues with expansion to Water Street

Hometown sibling-run Chill Bros. Scoop Shop continues to expand through Tampa with a Water Street location at the base of the Cora Residences.

Feature Story Former Mayor Sandy Freedman lists the Straz Center for the Performing Arts as one of the catalyst projects for the revival of Tampa's downtown core.

Tampa's once-sleepy arts scene is an economic engine

The once-sleepy art scene in Tampa has flourished with the emergence of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, the Tampa Museum of Art and a host of theater companies.

Feature Story Hillsborough TPO Executive Director Beth Alden draws a large crowd to her Café con Tampa talk on transportation funding.

Hillsborough TPO Executive Director Beth Alden talks transportation funding at Café con Tampa

With a one-cent sales tax for transportation going to voters in November, Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization Executive Director Beth Alden provides a look at the current transportation funding situation during a talk at Café con Tampa.

Masthead images: Clearwater Arts Walk

Clearwater Arts Alliance President Roberta Klar leads walking tours of public art in downtown Clearwater on the third Saturday of each month.

For Good Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council President and CEO Beatrice Louissaint.

Commentary: The power of business inclusion in Tampa Bay

Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council President and CEO Beatrice Louissaint discusses the importance and benefits of helping minority-owned businesses in Tampa Bay and elsewhere scale.

Innovation News  AMPLIFY Clearwater President & CEO Amanda Payne

AMPLIFY Clearwater works to grow more diverse

AMPLIFY Clearwater is using a Duke Energy sponsorship to offer 10 small diverse businesses a free one-year membership to the chamber of commerce organization.  

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Bloomberg Associates, transportation expert Janette Sadik-Khan help Tampa craft mobility vision

Transportation expert Janette Sadik-Khan and her team at Bloomberg Associates are working with City of Tampa officials and community stakeholders to craft strategies for a modern mobility system.

Feature Story Tampa Bay Ray Wander Franco baseball cards are a red hot commodity in the sports collectibles market.

Tampa Bay Rays Wander Franco baseball card emerges as hot commodity

Tampa Bay Rays Wander Franco is a star in the making on the field and a hot commodity in the baseball card market. 

Masthead images: Tampa Bay History Center Walking Tours

Follow along as Ursula Odom leads a walking tour of Central Avenue East for the Tampa Bay History Center.

Feature Story "Flamingo Lady of Miami Beach," part of the “Daydreaming: Niki Butcher’s Hand-Painted Photography” exhibit at Clearwater Main Library.

July Arts Roundup: Niki Butcher, iBOMS, Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems and more

July art happenings around Tampa Bay include local emerging artists, icons of American photography, a new outlet for aspiring artists and more.

Buzz The event map for Boom by the Bay.2022

Buzz: Tampa's Boom by the Bay is back with a bang this July 4th

The City of Tampa's Boom by the Bay 4th of July celebration and fireworks display is back and bigger than ever.

Development News A map of the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority's railroad removal project.

THEA to start construction this year on long-sought downtown railroad track removal

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority is removing the railroad tracks to the now-closed Ardent MIlls flour mill downtown as part of a commitment to help the City of Tampa connect the street grid in its booming downtown. 

Feature Story The Resilient Ready Tampa Bay symposium brought together local government officials from across the region to discuss strategies and projects to defend against and adapt to sea-level rise.

Resilient Ready Tampa Bay uses Oldsmar, Tampa, St. Pete Beach to build a strategy for sea-level rise

The Resilient Ready Tampa Bay report uses sites in Tampa, Pass-a-Grille and Oldsmar as case studies to prepare the region for climate change and sea-level rise.

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Shaping the local theater scene: Matthew McGee at freeFall Theatre.

St. Petersburg's freeFall Theatre has collaborated with other theater companies on multiple productions to adapt to limited resources.