Andrew Bonnemort opens a second restaurant, Cry Baby Cafe, on Harbour Island across the street from his first -- Cafe Dufrain. Cry Baby serves organic, fresh foods and fair trade coffee made especially for the cafe.
Seattle native Jessica Glover opens her Jet City Espresso in Seminole Heights, a revitalized neighborhood she believes is ready for a Seattle-style coffee house with natural organic foods and fresh coffee.
Le Méridien will bring an artsy vibe to downtown Tampa when the luxury boutique hotel opens in the historical Federal Courthouse.
Trader Joe's opens its first Tampa grocery store with a day of celebration featuring food demonstrations, live music and a balloon artist. The store opens in a former Shapes gym on Swann Avenue.
Walmart opens a Neighborhood Market in proximity to a Largo neighborhood that U.S. Department of Agriculture considers a "food desert" with limited access to affordable and nutritious foods.
Storytelling is an art that the nonprofit Powerstories Theatre has perfected after more than 15 years in Tampa. But founder Fran Powers is ready for new challenges. She plans to stage five shows in cities across the country with a professional troupe of actors telling true stories about the lives of women.
The Busy Buddy, a business support services company, is a startup company receiving support and help through Dade City's small business incubator program. Owner Kellye Dash started her company as a part-time home business, then went full time two years ago.
Niine of Ybor City's historic buildings will be part of a tour and after party celebration sponsored by the Ybor City Museum Society. Icnonic buildings such as the J.C. Newman Cigar Factory, The Cuban Club and The Don Vicente Inn are on the tour as well as Design Styles Architecture which is located in a former grocery store that once sold food to Ybor's cigar workers.
When Red Star Rock Bar opens with its own brand of classic rock, art and fashion, it will join a growing list of shops and dining choices staking a claim in Tampa's trendy Seminole Heights neighborhood.
In 1899 a two-room wood frame building was built on DeLeon Street to serve as a temporary school. Since then the structure has been the lunch room for the John B. Gorrie Elementary School, a public library and now the home of the Old Hyde Park Art Center at 705 Swann Ave. An $18,000 restoration of the historical building is under way.
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