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Commuter story: Flying weekly Boston to Tampa to work

When a good job beckons, what's a rising star to do? A local healthcare executive keeps his family home in Boston while commuting by plane to Tampa to work. This is the latest in a series of Commuter Story features in 83 Degrees.

Innovation News Lindsey Zielinski recently opened Body20 in South Tampa with 20-minute session workouts to target all major muscle groups in a quick session.

New tech-based fitness concepts open in Tampa Bay Area

Two new fitness concepts, Body20 and F45, aim to provide high-energy, structured workouts in a shorter amount of time, and with the use of technology, they're making it easier for their members to track progress. 

Innovation News Tampa startup Immertec took the $100,000 grand prize at the Rise of the Rest tour's pitch competition.

Tampa startup Immertec wins Rise of the Rest pitch competition

The local competition reflects the Tampa Bay Area's continued emergence as one of the nation's fastest-growing and most innovative tech hubs.

Development News Publix coming soon to Channel District in Tampa.

What do Tampa downtown dwellers want? Latest survey results are in

The latest biennial survey from the Tampa Downtown Partnership shows a growing downtown population that loves the evolving urban scene but yearns for more lifestyle, mobility, and shopping options. What more do they want? Read all about it.

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Clearwater's next emerging neighborhood? North Marina district

Clearwater Brewing Company carves out territory as an urban pioneer in the North Marina district, a 55-acre area north of downtown that city leaders aim to invigorate through public and private investments. What's next?

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What role did Florida play in American history? La Florida digs deeper

Researchers at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are taking a deeper dive into Florida’s early history as a Spanish outpost, an often overlooked chapter in American history. Learn more.

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New design details for Sparkman Wharf in Water Street Tampa

Strategic Property Partners (SPP) plans to target creative and innovation-oriented tenants with loft-like designs that include 40-foot-high ceilings, waterfront views, natural lighting, and outdoor terrace space.

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St. Pete Land Trust to create tiny house community, urban farm

A St. Petersburg Charitable Land Trust is creating an innovative urban community that will combine affordable housing, an educational community garden, and a school for at-risk youth.

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Tampa Bay resale: Premium shops highlight circular economy

Thanks to Marie Kondo converts and classic springtime cleanouts, local clothing resale stores are doubling as treasure troves for buying and selling your stuff.

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Outgoing Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn: Our best days are yet to come

Tampa offers young professionals a better opportunity than other cities across America, says outgoing Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn as he says so long in a special video story tracking the past 8 years.

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Fresh Art International podcast features Tampa art scene

The growing momentum behind the local arts scene in and around Tampa and St. Petersburg is featured by Fresh Art International podcast.

Innovation News ECHO Handmade lead artisan, Roslyn Johnson, left, with ECHO Handmade coordinator, Jennifer Fesperman.

ECHO of Brandon selected for prestigious training opportunity

As a participant in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, ECHO of Brandon executive director Eleanor Saunders is learning how to run her nonprofit like a business. It will help her continue growing ECHO Handmade, the nonprofit's social enterprise arm that has been operating since 2016.

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Tampa plans Complete Street design for part of Columbus Drive

Tampa's efforts to create a bicycle grid network as a transportation alternative to the car take another step with a Complete Street project on East Columbus Drive.

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Forward Pinellas launches crowdsourcing tool to get public input on bike/ped plan

Forward Pinellas is using crowdsourcing and interactive mapping to get more public input on bicycle and pedestrian priorities 

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Book excerpt: Cigar City: Tales From a 1980s Creative Ghetto by Paul Wilborn

The Palladium Executive Director Paul Wilborn writes a collection of linked short stories about the young artists, writers, poets, musicians and actors who inhabited Tampa’s Ybor City in the 1980s. Read an excerpt.

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Influencers make history in Tampa, Hillsborough County

Three black elected officials in Tampa and Hillsborough County recently lamented the lack of attention given to their special place in history as role models for the next generation of a diverse local population. Here is their story.

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For Good: WellBuilt Bikes grooms next generation for careers

Tampa nonprofit WellBuilt Bikes is working with teens and young adults from Pepin Academies and Eckerd Connects to teach them job skills that could lead to a career working with bikes -- or anything else they set their minds to do. 

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Work continues on Selmon Extension till 2021

While it's still a year-and-a-half away from completion, the massive Selmon Extension project to ease and avoid congestion on Gandy Boulevard is moving ahead on schedule. 

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The Last Green Thread: New documentary focuses on vanishing green space in Florida

A panel discussion following the screening of The Last Green Thread at Tampa Theatre features producers and supporters of the documentary, including members of the local faith community.