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Christopher Curry

Chris Curry has been a writer for the 83 Degrees Media team since 2017. Chris also served as the development editor for a time before assuming the role of managing editor in May 2022.

Chris lives in Clearwater. His professional career includes more than 15 years as a newspaper reporter, primarily in Ocala and Gainesville, before moving back home to the Tampa Bay Area. He enjoys the local music scene, the warm winters and Tampa Bay's abundance of outdoor festivals and events. When he's not working or spending time with family, he can frequently be found hoofing the trails at one of Pinellas County's nature parks.

Christopher Curry's Latest Articles

D'Andra Green launched her grassroots effort, SEANS Love Project, in memory of the son she lost to gun violence.
All 4 Peace: Grassroots effort for unity in University West community

D'Andra Green launched her grassroots effort, SEANS Love Project, in memory of the son she lost to gun violence. "All 4 Peace" on July 20th at University Park is the group's first community event.

Visit Tampa Bay President and CEO Santiago C. Corrada at the event unveiling the Monopoly: Tampa edition board game.
A busy, banner year for Visit Tampa Bay

A busy, banner year for Visit Tampa Bay includes volume two of "Tampa's Table" cookbook, more restaurants recognized in the Michelin Guide, a Tampa edition of Monopoly, a new cruise ship, booming convention business and record tourism development tax revenues.

The section of the Green Spine across the Cass Street Bridge in January 2023. Construction starts soon to extend the urban bicycle trail through Ybor City.
Tampa extending Green Spine through Ybor City

Tampa is extending the Green Spine urban bicycle trail through Ybor City. Construction starts in August and should finish in late summer or fall 2025.

"Ybor Photos: Then and Now" at the FMoPA features historic photos, like this 1917 shot of the Burgert Brothers studio on the 1500 block of Seventh Avenue, alongside contemporary pictures in the same location, like this 2020 shot of La Faraona Cigars.
July arts: “Photo Ybor: Then and Now” at FMoPA, new exhibits on both sides of the Bay

July has new exhibits at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Michael Murphy Gallery, Creative Pinellas, Tempus Projects, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg and Stirling Art Studios & Gallery. Plus, Jobsite's presentation of "The Rocky Horror Show" at the Straz.

At the west gateway of the Ybor City Historic District, Casa Marti, 127 studio, one and two-bedroom apartments across two buildings, welcomes its first residents this summer as three apartment communities with some 600 units open in the Ybor area.
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. 

The handles of Sky Puppy's 13 beer taps are sculptures of 13 bats in flight.
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.

Mayor Bruce Rector speaks during Clearwater Honor Fest on May 25th.
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.

Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay CEO Jose Garcia at the September 2023 opening of the hurricane response distribution center, which just received a Community Foundation Tampa Bay grant for community hurricane preparation.
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. 

Tampa's Black History Museum,  which recently launched in the historic St. James Episcopal Church building, hosts multiple Archives Awareness Week events.
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.

With a Florida Department of Transportation grant expiring, free rides on the TECO Line Streetcar may soon be coming to an end.
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. 

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