A group of 22 individuals and one organization - the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay - is bringing a new model of philanthropy to Tampa Bay. Social Venture Partners contributes money but also time and professional expertise to help local nonprofits find solutions to social and environmental problems in society.
Office workers and downtown Tampa residents can "grab and go" breakfast, lunch and dinner at Fitlife Foods, a new fast-food concept opening on the mezzanine floor of Bank of America on Kennedy Boulevard.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is relocating from Dallas to Tampa and giving the city of Tampa a plum prize -- a national corporate headquarters. Former Mayor Pam Iorio became the 110-year-old nonprofit's chief executive officer in April.
Tampa General Hospital is responding to new growth in Pasco County by expanding its medical facilities. TGH opens its second Family Care Center in the county and its first in Wesley Chapel.
Pasco County is in the midst of a development boom of new residences, restaurants and malls. In late 2015, the Trinity area will get its first hotel, a Holiday Inn Express. Hotel developer Michael Holtz of MPH Hotels, Inc. and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Group partnered on the deal.
Seminole Heights' reputation for fine dining adds two new and eclectic restaurant choices with the opening of Fodder & Shine on Florida Avenue and The Bourgeois Pig on Nebraska Avenue in Tampa.
North Franklin Street between Interstate 275 and Palm Avenue is the newest corridor in Tampa Heights to attract investments led by new developments like Ulele restaurant, Water Works Park and The Heights, a village planned along Tampa's riverfront.
In the next five to seven years, the Channel District will be transformed into the Tampa Waterfront District with a $1 billion investment from Tampa Bay Lighting owner Jeff Vinik and partners including billionaire Bill Gates. About 3 million square feet of commercial and residential will be added. About 3,700 direct jobs will be created.
Work on The Tampa Riverwalk through downtown is expected to be completed in 2015. Along the walkway, the Friends of the Riverwalk are creating a Historical Monument Trail with bronze busts and informational monuments that honor the men and women who served as Tampa's leaders.
The Tampa Bay region of Florida continues to be a developer's paradise. Windows of opportunity are opening everywhere. Here is 83 Degrees Media’s list of the most anticipated projects coming up in 2015 and beyond.
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