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Innovation News David Habib of Yo Mama's in Clearwater.

Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods finds secret sauce for continued success

Christopher CurryTuesday, March 15, 2022
Yo Mama’s Foods Co. in Clearwater FL is experiencing growth and continued success despite challenges brought on by the COVID pandemic, supply chain interruptions, cost increases, inflation, and spiking gas prices.
Feature Story Intergenerational gardening is a common sight at the gardens.

Carrollwood community garden feeds so many needs

Stacey CahnTuesday, March 15, 2022
When neighbors opened VISTA Gardens on the site of a former water treatment plant in Carrollwood Village back in 2014, no one quite envisioned how much it would provide sustenance beyond fresh veggies and herbs to Tampa families and friends so many years later.
Feature Story A glove worn and signed by baseball great signed Lou Piniella.

135 years of baseball history packed into Ybor City casitaTampa Baseball Museum is open for visitors

Lissette CamposTuesday, March 15, 2022
The most photographed area of the Tampa Baseball Museum is a collection of 89 autographed baseballs representing every Hillsborough County native to make it onto a Major League Baseball team.
Development News Joe Waggoner (pictured with his wife Ann) accepts the Tampa Downtown Partnership’s 2022 Urban Excellence Awards Christine Burdick Downtown “Person of The Year” award.

Urban Excellence award winners make Tampa a better place

Paul CatalaTuesday, March 8, 2022
The Tampa Downtown Partnership awards Urban Excellence honors to talented people, innovative businesses, and creative places that help the city thrive.
Innovation News The emergency entrance to TGH on Davis Islands.

Atlas Health, TGH Innoventures connect patients to philanthropic support to pay medical bills

Cheryl RogersTuesday, March 8, 2022
Tampa General Hospital’s Innoventures is funding a healthcare company that helps patients find ways to pay their medical bills.
Innovation News MARVL Co-Founder Sara Smith, an assistant professor in language education at the University of South Florida, studies how people learn a new language.

Tampa startup uses augmented reality to teach English, Spanish

Cheryl RogersTuesday, March 8, 2022
An app developed by Tampa startup MARVL uses animated characters to teach languages to children.
Feature Story At her East Tampa clinic, Dr. Traci Thompson envisions a space where anyone can receive medical advice as well as whatever support they need to achieve their dreams.

Not just a clinic: Dr. Traci's House is a community support hub for East Tampa families

Siham KharfanTuesday, March 8, 2022
An East Tampa physician transforms a former office building into a community incubator focused on health, higher education, and supporting neighbors. Learn more.
Feature Story Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church is organizing donations of supplies for Ukraine refugees.

How you can support Ukraine: Tampa Bay steps up

Janan TalaferTuesday, March 8, 2022
Tampa Bay Area churches organize local relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees flowing into Poland and other nearby countries.
For Good Betsy Best’s print Twister II will be the face of the 2022 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.

March Arts Roundup: Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, spring-themed art, and more

Caitlin AlbrittonTuesday, March 1, 2022
The month of March invites arts events that are all about celebration.
Feature Story Stanley Gray, President and Interim CEO of the Urban League Hillsborough County

Urban League of Hillsborough County rises up with mission to close equity gaps

Christopher CurryTuesday, March 1, 2022
Learn more about the local Urban League's mission to close economic and social equity gaps for Blacks and other People of Color living in Tampa and Hillsborough County.
Feature Story The former Doby home, built circa 1912, is one of the remaining historically significant homes in the West Hyde Park community.

Dobyville residents revive history of Hyde Park's historic Black neighborhood

Cheryl RogersTuesday, March 1, 2022
Residents living in an area once named for a successful Black businessman, Richard Doby, are seeking local historic district protections for the Hyde Park community.
Feature Story Children's coronation at Dobyville Elementary School, 307 South Dakota Avenue.

Dobyville: One of Tampa’s forgotten Black neighborhoods

Rodney Kite-PowellTuesday, March 1, 2022
Tampa Bay History Center historian, curator, and Director of the Touchton Map Library, Rodney Kite-Powell shares the history of Dobyville, a historic Black neighborhood nearly forgotten in Hyde Park.
For Good The new Adoption Center was named in honor of Rebecca and Stu Sjouwerman, owners of the Clearwater cyber security firm KnowBe4, who donated $4 million to build the new complex.

New pet adoption center in Clearwater to house up to 200 animals

Paul CatalaTuesday, February 22, 2022
New state-of-the-art Humane Society of Pinellas County animal adoption center aims for March 2023 opening thanks to donations.
For Good Among the people included in the legacy wall honoring Chloe Coney are the late civil rights hero John Lewis; and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor.

Legacy wall honors longtime change agent Chloe Coney

Kathy SteeleTuesday, February 22, 2022
The legacy wall honoring Chloe Coney depicts images from Tampa's history over the last 70 years. It was created by Artist Ersula K. Odom.
Buzz Artists, creatives, art lovers, and donors got the first peek on Sunday of new space for Generator: USF Contemporary Art Museum in St. Pete.

USF CAM readies Generator for immersive art experiences in St. PeteNew space to open at Fairgrounds St. Pete

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Source: USF Newsroom
USF's Contemporary Art Museum shows off new space for Generator within Fairgrounds St. Pete, which will be built out with unique immersive art experiences.
Innovation News .

Fintech company Fast takes top prize at Synapse 2022

Cheryl RogersTuesday, February 22, 2022
Tampa Bay companies claim some top awards at fifth annual Synapse, which aims to propel the Tampa Bay innovation eco-system forward.
Innovation News Takeoff is a new startup company that aims to solve group travel problems.

St. Pete startup helps group travelers plan, pay for trips

Cheryl RogersTuesday, February 22, 2022
A St. Petersburg-based travel company launches Takeoff app to smooth itinerary planning for groups, enabling them to pay per person for big-ticket items.
Partner Content Refugees making their way across treacherous waters from Cuba to Florida often arrive with mementoes of the harrowing trip.

Cuban Pathways exhibit opens at Tampa Bay History Center

Joanne MilaniTuesday, February 22, 2022
A new temporary exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center, Pathways to Cuba, explores the ties that bind Tampa and Cuba over the centuries.
Feature Story About 20 people attended a public workshop at the Cyrus Greene Community Center and gave comments on the draft of the East Tampa Strategic Action Plan.

East Tampa residents craft action plan for the future

Kathy SteeleTuesday, February 22, 2022
East Tampa residents are working with the City of Tampa and a private consultant to help shape the future of their neighborhoods.
Feature Story The Tampa Bay Rays help staff the Player’s Alliance Pull Up Neighbor event at Springhill Community Center in Tampa, FL on January 3, 2021.

For Good: How Tampa Bay Rays give back off the field

Lissette CamposTuesday, February 22, 2022
The Tampa Bay Rays organization has a long history of philanthropy, donating goods and services worth more than $13.6 Million to local nonprofits and people in need since 2008, according to the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Foundation.
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