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For Good Riders in Tampa's World Car-Free Day roll across Ashley Drive en route to the Encore district downtown, one of the event’s three activity hubs along with Midtown Commons and HCC Ybor Plaza.

Photo story: Tampa's World Car-Free Day

Kimberly DeFalcoWednesday, September 25, 2024
Photos from the second annual Tampa World Car-Free Day, a bike ride to a block party that promotes transportation options.
Innovation News Competitors go head-to-head with their innovative creations at ROBOTICON, which returns to Rithm in North Tampa for a month-long event beginning October 5th.

Get ready for AMRoC Fab Lab ROBOTICON 2024

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezWednesday, September 25, 2024
AmRoC Fab Lab's Roboticon 2024 youth robotics showcase returns to North Tampa from October 5th through November 3rd.
Feature Story Nonprofit Kitchen Table Literary Arts celebrates a decade of promoting the prose and poetry of Black women and women of color and helping them blossom and flourish as writers.

Kitchen Table Literary Arts: Set up right for a decade

Kiran Malik-KhanWednesday, September 25, 2024
Nonprofit Kitchen Table Literary Arts celebrates a decade of promoting the prose and poetry of Black women and women of color and helping them blossom and flourish as writers.
Feature Story La Segunda Central Bakery's Anthony Ali shapes dough into loaves at the 110-year-old bakery and Tampa institution.

Ybor's La Segunda Central Bakery: 110 years of "pride, history, tradition, love"

Philip MorganWednesday, September 25, 2024
Ybor City's La Segunda Central Bakery has been making Cuban bread the same way for 110 years. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the Tampa institution turns out 18,000 to 22,000 loaves a day.
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Masthead Gallery: Tampa Bay Fashion Week 2024 runway shows

Carole DevillersWednesday, September 25, 2024
A photo gallery from the Tampa Bay Fashion Week 2024 runway shows.
Partner Content The reading, art, music and technology programs funded by the Pinellas County Schools Referendum include instructional tools that help reading intervention specialists build skills and confidence in struggling high school students.

Pinellas County Schools Referendum funds reading programs that build student confidence

Christopher CurryTuesday, September 24, 2024
The reading, art, music and technology programs funded by the Pinellas County Schools Referendum include instructional tools that help reading intervention specialists build skills and confidence in struggling high school students.
Development News The beam raising ceremony for The Residences at 400 Central, the tallest building in St. Petersburg and the tallest residential building on Florida's Gulf Coast.

The Residences at 400 Central tops out as St. Pete's tallest building

Philip MorganWednesday, September 18, 2024
The Residences at 400 Central tops out at 515 feet, making it St. Pete's tallest building and the tallest residential building on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Innovation News Tampa's World Car-Free Day returns on Sunday, September 22nd.

Bike, walk, scoot or skate to Tampa's World Car-Free Day

Christopher CurryWednesday, September 18, 2024
After a successful debut in 2023, Tampa's World Car-Free Day returns with a larger event and the same mission, promoting the benefits of transportation options.
Feature Story Retired General Frank McKenzie, the former head of Central Command and current executive director of USF's Global and National Security Institute, talks life, leadership and his new memoir

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie talks life, leadership and his new book

Pamela VarkonyWednesday, September 18, 2024
Tampa resident and retired General Frank McKenzie, the former head of Central Command, talks life, leadership and his recently published memoir.
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Masthead gallery: Tampa's Westshore district

Carole DevillersWednesday, September 18, 2024
A photo gallery from Tampa's Westshore district.
Feature Story Yeti and Zamboni are the first two patients at Clearwater Marine Aquarium's new manatee rehabilitation center.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium expands conservation efforts with manatee rehabilitation center

Christopher CurryWednesday, September 18, 2024
Clearwater Marine Aquarium continues expanding its role in conserving and protecting the manatee population with a new state-of-the-art manatee rehabilitation center.
For Good Nonprofit Wheels of Success celebrates 20 years of helping people down the road to success by providing the vehicles that get them to work.

Wheels of Success: Making a difference, one car at a time

Tashie TierneyWednesday, September 11, 2024
Nonprofit Wheels of Success celebrates 20 years of helping people down the road to success by providing the vehicles that get them to work.
For Good Revisit "Tony Pizzo's Tampa" with an upcoming event in Ybor City and a digitized collection of the late Tampa historian's television show available online.

Step back in time with "Tony Pizzo's Tampa"

Philip MorganWednesday, September 11, 2024
Tony Pizzo was a Tampa history buff who became Tampa's history teacher. Thirty years after his death, USF has digitized his old TV show, "Tony Pizzo's Tampa" and celebrates his legacy with an upcoming event in Ybor
Development News The Tampa City Council may fund a pilot program offering a year of free-fare service on HART's Route 1, which connects downtown to the USF area and is one of the bus system's busiest routes.

Tampa may fund fare-free year on busy HART route connecting downtown, USF

Christopher CurryWednesday, September 11, 2024
The Tampa City Council may fund a pilot program offering a year of fare-free service on the HART bus system's busy Route 1.
Feature Story Warehouse Arts District Association Executive Director Markus Gottschlich

Grassroots advocacy pays off in "City of the Arts"

Christopher CurryWednesday, September 11, 2024
After Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed all state arts grant funding, the Warehouse Arts District Association led a grassroots advocacy effort to have the St. Petersburg City Council boost funding for impacted organizations.
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Masthead gallery: Clearwater Beach

Carole DevillersWednesday, September 11, 2024
A photo gallery from Clearwater Beach
For Good Ashley Smith and the Random Occurrence perform during a past Streetcar Live concert series, which features monthly live performances by some of the area's best musicians on a TECO Line Streetcar traveling between Ybor City and downtown Tampa

Streetcar Live concert series returns to Tampa

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezMonday, September 9, 2024
The popular Streetcar Live concert series, a rolling performance by some of the area's best musicians, returns to Tampa after a summer break.
For Good Jayen Patel at the 2023 Hillsborough County YEA! Award ceremony

Hillsborough County Commission accepting YEA! Award nominations

Philip MorganWednesday, September 4, 2024
The Hillsborough County Commission is accepting applications for its Youth Excellence and Achievement (YEA!) Award, which honors middle and high school students for leadership, community service and overcoming challenges to succeed.
Development News As Plan Hillsborough works on Live Grow Thrive 2045, the update to Tampa's Comprehensive Plan, sea level rise, climate change and resiliency are among the policy priorities.

Live Grow Thrive 2045: Tampa Comp Plan update focuses on resiliency, climate change

Christopher CurryWednesday, September 4, 2024
As local planning agency Plan Hillsborough works on Live Grow Thrive 2045, the update to Tampa's Comprehensive Plan, sea level rise, climate change and resiliency are among the policy priorities.
Feature Story Guitarist Dominic Walker's musical journey has taken him from Utah to the Tampa Bay jazz scene.

Musicians on the Tampa Bay jazz scene: Dominic Walker

Naomi SullinsWednesday, September 4, 2024
Guitarist Dominic Walker's musical journey has taken him from Utah to the Tampa Bay jazz scene. 
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