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Feature Story Each Trash Swag shirt is crafted from 8 recycled water bottles and repurposed fibers.

TrashSwag: Products designed for global impact

Amy HammondTuesday, November 5, 2019
Seven years ago, Desiree McLaughlin took a Creative Thinking Class through USF St. Petersburg’s Business Entrepreneurship program. Originally, she hoped to develop clothing for female kite surfers like herself. She reworked the idea, searching for the right angle, the right time. Soon TrashSwag began to fall into place.
Feature Story measuring microplastics

Tampa Bay awash in microplastic particles

Janan TalaferTuesday, November 5, 2019
Researchers from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College find disturbing evidence that Tampa Bay is polluted with billions of tiny plastic particles. Bills before the 2020 Florida Legislature would begin to address the issue.
Feature Story Giles Davies (Jaxton), Adam Workman (Caden), and Dana Mauro (Alicia) bring the funny in The Thanksgiving Play.

Let’s give thanks for Jobsite conversation starters

Julie GaristoTuesday, November 5, 2019
The Thanksgiving Play is yet another provocative, funny play presented by a local theater company that has staged a cornucopia of compelling dramas and comedies in Tampa Bay.
Feature Story Kari Goetz

Q&A: Director Kari Goetz, Jobsite Theater

Julie GaristoTuesday, November 5, 2019
83 Degrees Media chats with Kari Goetz, the director of Jobsite Theater’s latest production, to find out what inspires her to work day and night in roles that help shape the Tampa Bay Area arts and culture scene.
For Good parkCINEMA sample T-shirts

parkCINEMA brings films outdoors for the holidays

Caitlin AlbrittonMonday, November 4, 2019
One foundation's gift that keeps on giving to the Tampa Bay Area community? parkCINEMA presents movies that bridge our differences.
Development News An artist's rendering of how a shipping container could be designed inside the new Peninsularium.

Made in Tampa: Peninsularium, a Florida-themed arts compound

Caitlin AlbrittonSunday, November 3, 2019
Santa Fe has Meow Wolf. New York has Sleep No More. St. Pete has the Warehouse Arts District. And Tampa will soon have the Peninsularium as a place for local artists to display their work.
Innovation News New telemedicine booth at TGH.

Need to see a doctor? Easy peasy with new virtual machinesTGH launches innovative OnMed Telemachine Station

Caitlin AlbrittonSaturday, November 2, 2019
Tampa General plans to place new OnMed virtual booths in public gathering places around Tampa Bay after hospital employees work through testing to ensure safety and success.
Buzz Cross Bay Ferry

Cross Bay Ferry resumes service through Spring 2020

Friday, November 1, 2019
Source: Cross Bay Ferry
The Cross Bay Ferry resumes service November 1 across Tampa Bay between downtown Tampa and downtown St. Pete. Make your connection outside The Tampa Convention Center or at Vinoy Basin in St. Petersburg.
For Good Periphery Media's creators Shelby Baerwalde and Clay Hollenkamp.

Submissions now being taken for art exhibition 'Shelter: Concepts of Home'

Caitlin AlbrittonTuesday, October 22, 2019
Periphery Media of Plant City is partnering with the USF’s Humanities Institute and The Portico (a nonprofit that supports homelessness issues in Tampa) to display art about the many ways people create a home, even if it isn’t the prettiest or most comfortable of environments.
Development News Artist rendering of new Moxy Hotel in The Heights.

Marriott Moxy Hotel coming to The Heights in Tampa

Christopher CurryTuesday, October 22, 2019

Marriott International Moxy Hotel brand is the big-name addition to the next phase of The Heights District mixed-use development along the Hillsborough River.

Development News Tampa Theatre marquee

New Tampa Theatre microcinema opening in 2021

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, October 22, 2019
The new micro movie theater adjacent to Tampa Theatre in downtown Tampa will accommodate 40 to 50 guests and offer an intimate filmgoing experience unlike any other in the Tampa Bay Area.
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Murals pump new life into downtown Tampa Channel District

Kathy SteeleTuesday, October 22, 2019
Lots of eye candy made of bold colors reflected in the imaginative artistry of larger-than-life murals are beginning to cover otherwise blank walls in the Channel District of downtown Tampa.
Feature Story The wine selection at Pour Yours.

The evolution of downtown Clearwater: New things to do after dark

Julie GaristoTuesday, October 22, 2019
Downtown Clearwater has started to come alive after dark with an array of distinctive, welcoming establishments offering live entertainment, trivia, comedy, games, friendly conversation, and more.
Feature Story DJ JoeyEls

Music helps DJ preserve mental health, encourage others

Lauren WongTuesday, October 22, 2019
Joseph Loiacono, a senior at the University of Tampa, credits DJing with helping him find peace and a purpose following a rough period of mental illness and drug abuse. He now urges others to seek help when they need it.
Development News SHINE mural festival in St. Pete.

5th annual SHINE Mural Festival opens in St. Pete

Christopher CurryFriday, October 18, 2019
Downtown St. Pete is an outdoor art gallery from Oct 18-26 as the annual SHINE Mural Festival returns for its fifth year.
Development News Wide Open Space on Historic Hyde Park.

Streetscaping vision for Hyde Park historic district in Tampa

Christopher CurryTuesday, October 15, 2019
Wide Open Office prepares a streetscape vision plan for Historic Hyde Park with a focus on West Swann, South Howard, West Morrison and South Willow avenues, and South Boulevard.
Feature Story The Lotus of Eternity by TD Glass is featured in “Our Perspectives, Our Cultures, Our Community.”

The evolution of downtown Clearwater: Check out the infusion of art

Julie GaristoTuesday, October 15, 2019
If you haven't visited downtown Clearwater for a while, you're in for some unexpected treats in the form of new art galleries, art on display, and events featuring local artists. Part 1 of 4.
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Book excerpt: The Emotional Infrastructure of Places by Peter Kageyama

Peter KageyamaTuesday, October 15, 2019
Author Peter Kageyama of St. Petersburg explores the role of emotional infrastructure in building cities and communities where people want to live. Read an excerpt.
Feature Story Teens concerned about suicide.

Love IV Lawrence: Dimmitt family changes conversation about suicide

Janan TalaferTuesday, October 15, 2019
The Dimmitt family, Pinellas County’s first family of car dealerships, launches Love IV Lawrence to raise awareness about suicide, depression, and mental health.
Innovation News St. Petersburg construction firm Power Design's CrewConnect app is the winner of the Tech Project of the Year in the 16th Annual poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Awards.

Tampa Bay Tech awards spotlight region's tech leaders, innovators

Christopher CurryTuesday, October 15, 2019
The 16th annual poweredUp Tampa Bay Tech Awards recognize innovative companies and individuals in the region's tech community. 
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