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.
The City of Tampa's Archives Awareness Week runs through July 15th with a series of events that delve into the city's history and celebrate its 136th anniversary.
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts exhibit at Tampa International Airport, new exhibits at the Kress in Ybor City and diverse offerings at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art are a sample of what Tampa Bay's July art scene has to offer.
Entrepreneur and Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw has donated property for Artspace Tampa, a nonprofit affordable housing and creative space for artists that will continue Ybor's evolution into a hub of the Tampa art scene.
From new archway lights to the latest worker-resident survey, there's a lot going on in Tampa's Ybor City Community Redevelopment Area, and more on the way.
Construction starts on both sides of Tampa Bay on new affordable housing developments- Casa Bel-Mar in South Tampa and Bear Creek Commons in St. Petersburg.
After two-year-old Jordan Belliveau was killed by his mother in 2018, Chantala Davis launched A Mother's Arms to make a difference in the lives of young parents and their children.
A new partnership between the Tampa Housing Authority and Tampa Bay History Center will bring educational and community events to historic St. James Episcopal Church in the Housing Authority's Encore district.
Clearwater has added in-house real estate experience and expertise to its economic development team to work on redevelopment efforts and business recruitment.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Tampa Bay has a new home after renovating and restoring a 1904 warehouse building in the West Tampa Historic District.
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