Darryl Shaw talks Ybor revitalization, looks to future
It's a big summer for Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw's vision of a walkable, mixed-use district with more residents, more shops and restaurants and more daytime and weekday activities.
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Sky Puppy Brewing takes flight in Ybor this summer
Sky Pupping Brewing opens this summer in Ybor City's Casa Bomberos, a location with a lot of significance for owners Danielle and Matthew McKinnon.
Partner Partner Content Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector talks goals, priorities
Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector discusses the goals and priorities that will place the city front and center in the regional conversation. "It's Clearwater's time," he says.
Nonprofit collaboration gives Community Foundation Tampa Bay $300k for hurricane grants
In a collaboration of national and regional nonprofits, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded Community Foundation Tampa Bay $300k to fund grants to local nonprofits for hurricane recovery and preparedness.
Historic church will become Tampa’s Black History Museum
The Tampa Bay History Center and Tampa Housing Authority are partnering to turn the historic St. James Episcopal Church building into Tampa's Black History Museum.
ACCESS 2050 survey sheds light on public’s transportation priorities in Hillsborough
Results from the Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization's ACCESS 2050 survey shed light on the public's transportation priorities for the next 25 years.
Hillsborough TPO board votes on transportation project priority list Wednesday evening
The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization Board of Directors' annual vote to update a five-year plan of countywide transportation projects is Wednesday evening.
Visit St. Pete-Clearwater looks to build on record tourism momentum
Pinellas County brought in record tourism tax hauls for a year in 2023 and a month in March 2024. Visit St. Pete-Clearwater officials look to build on that momentum but say the county's main economic engine may suffer without a long-term solution for beach renourishment.
June arts: Tampa Fringe, Juneteenth and Pride Month events, new exhibits, and much more
The June art scene has the Tampa International Fringe Festival in Ybor, a slew of Juneteenth and Pride Month events, the FMoPA International Photography Competition Exhibition at TIA, the Tampa Theatre's new screening room, a '53 Chrysler limo with wings, a busy Second Saturday ArtWalk and much, much more.
The Cuban Sandwich Festival: A Memorial Day weekend mainstay in Ybor City
The 13th annual Cuban Sandwich Festival is Sunday, May 26th at Centennial Park in Ybor City. The event has become a Memorial Day weekend mainstay in Ybor.
