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Feature Story Hillsborough House of Hope clients make greeting cards to sell in local gift shops.

Hillsborough House of Hope makes room for women starting over

How can you support Hillsborough House of Hope and the women and children it helps? Make a donation or purchase a ticket to Sunset Social, a fundraiser being held at the West Shore Yacht Club.

Feature Story The Community Foundation Tampa Bay has taken over administration of Digital Inclusion St. Pete, which is now also known as the Digital Inclusion Project, with plans to expand the program's work to bridge the digital divide.

Commentary: Bridging the urban digital divide

Many Floridians were able to quickly adjust to working from home, shopping online, and attending school remotely during the pandemic. But for others, Internet access and connectivity remain unattainable.

Feature Story On stage during Embarc Collective’s 2020 Investor Conference.

Tampa emerges as a growing tech hub, but what does that really mean?

Talent, innovation, diversity, environment -- the key drivers of why the Tampa Bay Area is increasingly recognized on the national scene as an important and growing tech hub. Sound familiar?

Buzz Tampa Bay Lightning signage inside Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa.

Tampa boat parade celebrates Stanley Cup repeat

Fans gathered along The Tampa Riverwalk and in the water in downtown Tampa on Monday to celebrate the 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning team as the Stanley Cup winning Bolts boated along the Hillsborough River to celebrate their second consecutive NHL title.

Feature Story Arnie Perez, Director of Sales and Hiring Manager at IDS (International Data Corp.)

Who's hiring: Jobseekers find higher wages, multiple options

As jobseekers slowly return to the Tampa Bay Area job market, employers are paying more to attract talent in a variety of job sectors. Plus schools gear up for the new year.

Feature Story Tampa multimedia journalists Imani Lee and Zebrina Edgerton-Maloy, co-Founders of Black Stock Footage.

Tampa startup, Black Stock Footage, wins Florida pitch competition

Imani Lee and Zebrina Edgerton-Maloy of Tampa realized a year ago just how difficult it is to find video clips of ordinary Blacks going about life in America. In June, their social entrepreneurship solution won $25K in a statewide competition for Black Founders in Florida.

Feature Story Among the unique flavors offered at Chill Bros? Belgian Brown and Café con Leche Chunk!

Summer heat getting to you? Cool off with some of Tampa's favorite local ice cream shops

Oh, baby, it's hot outside. Enough so to make us yearn for one big fat scoop of ice cream. Or maybe two or three, if we're being honest.

Feature Story Perfect sailing weather in Tampa Bay.

Boom by the Bay: Where to see fireworks, celebrate 4th of July

Tampa's Boom by the Bay is back! As are lots of other small town and community 4th of July celebrations across the Tampa Bay Area. Read what's out there.

Feature Story Mia and Robby Graham run a faith- and plant-based restaurant in Lutz, just north of Tampa.

New film about Revelations Cafe in Lutz promotes healthy lifestyle

A new documentary film made in the Tampa Bay Area, Revelations Cafe, Food for the Soul, tells the story of Mia and Robby Graham’s journey from addiction to faith- and plant-based living and dining.

Feature Story Florida Lemons by William McCloskey.

Destination: Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville

Looking for a mindful indoor diversion during the heat of summer? Check out A Florida Legacy, an impressive collection of artwork now on display at the Harn Museum of Art in Gainesville.

For Good Resilient Retreat's topping-off ceremony is based in a Scandinavian tradition of placing an evergreen tree at the highest point of the building's structural skeleton. The Retreat put a tropical twist on tradition with a vibrant Bougainvillea plant.

Resilient Retreat reaches construction milestone on new facility opening in Sarasota

Resilient Retreat in Sarasota, a nonprofit facility designed to treat trauma victims for free, has reached the halfway point in construction. The retreat is expected to open in November 2022.

Development News With large interior spaces, the old Bali Bay Trading Company space will provide enough exhibition room for Tempus.

Tempus Projects moves temporarily to new space in Tampa

Tempus Projects has signed a flexible temporary lease at the old Bali Bay Trading Company in Tampa at the corner of Florida Avenue and Alva Street.

For Good Logo for the Tampa Arts Alliance

Newly formed Tampa Arts Alliance aims to unite support for local arts community

The newly launched Tampa Arts Alliance is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization on a mission to increase visibility and support for the arts in Tampa.

Feature Story A single slice at Santoro’s Pizza in North Hyde Park.

North Hyde Park undergoes transition with new shops, apartments

Travel north of Kennedy Boulevard west of downtown Tampa and what do you see? Construction. Construction. And more construction.

Feature Story Find more product samples on Cole's Playground on Instagram.

Tampa woodworker defines Higher Order with cocktail smokers

Creating an art-decor feel, smooth, clean lines, and top quality inspires Cole Miles to create unique and long-lasting wood products. 

For Good MOW4Kids volunteers boxing meals.

Meals on Wheels for Kids of Tampa Bay embarks on nationwide mission

Thanks to the efforts of MOW4Kids volunteers and their intrepid boss, Caitlyn Peacock, the program that began here in Tampa Bay opens in Atlanta this week and is going nationwide.

Development News Tampa's Union Station is listed as a National Historic Landmark

Next stop? Union Station baggage building in Tampa

Friends of Union Station are using a City of Tampa historic preservation grant and private donations to fix up the train station baggage building as event, incubator space.

Innovation News Ken Evans, managing director of the Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s accelerator programs.

Local B2B accelerator application deadline approaches

If you are looking for help developing a tech business product and taking it to market, check out the Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s B2B Accelerator program.

Innovation News Love art and yoga? Join one of the House of Shadows Night Yoga sessions.

New creative art gallery and market opens on Kennedy Boulevard in TampaMonthly exhibitions planned

Big things are in store for the future of Tampa’s art scene, including the new House of Shadows Creative Gallery & Market (HoS).

Feature Story Wildflowers are blooming in the rewilding section of Rosebud Continuum.

Rosebud Continuum blends ancestral knowledge, experimental science for sustainable future

The projects and processes being fine-tuned at Rosebud Continuum around renewable energy, food systems, and precious plastics have an impact well beyond the Bishop family's 14 acres in Land O' Lakes, FL.