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Innovation News “Every guy needs a good custom suit in their closet,'' says Tweeds Founder Donald Carlson.

Tweeds Suit Shop of Sarasota expands to Tampa

Planning a special night out? Tweeds Suit Shop of Sarasota expands into Tampa with a mobile truck service (think food truck) that will arrive at your house for a custom fit.

Innovation News Participants at Tampa Hackerspace quickly learn the value of collaboration and sharing ideas.

Tampa Hackerspace gears up for Space Apps Challenge

Hackers, creative types, youths, and others who want to have fun competing can sign up for the NASA Space Apps Challenge being held virtually this year.

Feature Story Researchers based at the Florida Aquarium’s Apollo Beach campus in south Hillsborough County are successfully breeding wild corals with those growing in their own “coral farm.”

Florida Aquarium in Tampa advances coral spawning research

A team of marine biologists working at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa and Apollo Beach is successfully cross-breeding wild corals with those spawned in the lab, hoping one day to replace reefs killed by climate change and pollution.

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Fairgrounds St. Pete opens choose-your-own art and tech adventureAn immersive vintage Florida experience like none other

Art meets tech to create lots of fun at Fairgrounds St. Pete, the Tampa Bay Area's newest unique space for experiencing our eclectic and lovable Florida. 

Feature Story Elke and David Lubin add their creative touch to one of the glass masterpieces at the Imagine Museum in St. Pete.

Destination: Imagine Museum, St. PetersburgWorld Collection of Glass Art

Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg, featuring glass art by local as well as global artists, offers special exhibits year-round and is among several museums in the Tampa Bay Area that offer free admission on national Museum Day.

Feature Story Brian Serrano, Sample Insights leader for Nielsen; Chair of Tampa Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Council

Local Hispanic, Latino leaders put life experience to work for othersNational Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15

Seven of Tampa’s Hispanic and Latino leaders share their unique stories of how they’ve pursued their passions to better the local community and the hardships that have transformed them into the influential leaders they are today.

Buzz Embarc Collective is a startup hub in downtown Tampa.

Florida's fastest-growing startup hub? Embarc Collective in Tampa

Embarc Collective works with a growing roster of 100 early-stage startups at its 32,000-square-foot office in downtown Tampa.

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St. Pete accelerator works with 7 small businesses in fall cohort

Seven companies are developing their businesses as part of the Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s Fall 2021 accelerator. Learn more about them.

Innovation News Florida companies involved in aerospace and related technologies will compete for $100,000 in prizes at this year’s Florida Early Stage Capital Conference Oct. 7 and 8.

Plans underway for Florida Early Stage Capital Conference

Florida companies involved in aerospace and related technologies will compete for $100,000 in prizes at this year’s Florida Early Stage Capital Conference October 7 and 8.

Feature Story Healthcare professionals like Dr. Jason W. Wilson are working around the clock to help patients with COVID-19.

Dual enemies: Doctors fight COVID and disinformationCommentary by Dr. Jason Wilson of TGH and USF

"Reality is that I am not seeing patients sick because of the vaccine. I am seeing patients sick with COVID. Most (90%) of those sick patients are unvaccinated.''  

Feature Story Shanna Mellow, a performer with The Curiositorium LLC in St. Pete, performs at the Neon Jungle-themed Pride & Passion event.

Photo story: Pride & Passion, Neon Jungle at Tampa Museum of Art

More than 500 members of the LGBTQ+community (friends, family, fans, followers) turned out Saturday night (Aug. 28) for the 15th annual Pride & Passion event in support of the Tampa Museum of Art.

Feature Story USF Health SVP and Dean Charles Lockwood.

August was Florida's worst month for COVID, so far

Here are the answers from some of Florida's top doctors when asked about COVID-19, why it is ravaging the state, and what people can do to help stop it.

Buzz A nurse administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Tampa.

A special message to Florida residents about COVID-19From Dr. Joel Silverfield, President of the Hillsborough County Medical Association

What can you do to help stem the serious uptick of COVID cases in Hillsborough County and the rest of Florida? Listen to what Dr. Joel Silverfield of Tampa says.

Innovation News Signage at front of new USF Health College of Medicine in downtown Tampa.

USF seeks food allergy sufferers for new study

A new clinical trial at the University of South Florida is seeking to make life easier for those suffering from food allergies to tree nuts, seafood, wheat, eggs and more.

For Good As kids are heading back to school in Hillsborough County and Florida, the need for mental health assistance is on the rise.

New mental health mobile unit aims to help schoolchildren suffering during pandemic

Gracepoint, a Tampa provider of mental health services, is launching a mobile unit to serve schoolchildren suffering from the trauma surrounding COVID-19.

Buzz The Tampa Bay Area's newest museum featuring American crafts is set to open Sept. 7.

New crafts museum in St. Pete announces Sept. 7 opening date

The long-awaited Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement in downtown St. Petersburg is now scheduled to open to the public on September 7.

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Tampa Bay Area, Swedish firms merge to expand global reachTemple Terrace-based firm Mize will be adding jobs

The merged companies are looking to hire local residents who have a passion to serve the customer and the ability to deal well with different cultures.  

Feature Story AMRoC students working on robotics projects as a team.

AMRoC Fab Lab in Uptown Tampa fuses creativity with STEM

From robotics to drones to AR, classes for all ages are offered at AMROC Lab in Uptown Tampa.

Feature Story To contribute to the Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol, trash is sorted by material type, industry type, and condition.

Trash-Free Waters Program builds partnerships to curb marine waste

Learn how local environmental groups engage volunteers, Litter Gitters, and other trash traps to clean up Tampa Bay Area waters.

Development News Demolition crews raze the 72-year-old church building in August 2021, leaving in place the former Tampa Fire Department Station 7 (left), which was built in 1924 and later incorporated into the Seminole Heights Baptist Church parish.

New Memorial Hospital ER to replace Seminole Heights Baptist Church

The new freestanding ER will serve primarily Central Tampa neighborhoods when construction is complete.