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 Tampa-based United Soccer League has named Tampa one of the inaugural clubs in the USL Super League, a new women's professional soccer league launching in August 2024.
The Tampa Downtown Partnership's biennial survey of downtown workers and residents reveals a growing interest in hybrid work and electric vehicles and continued love for the Tampa Riverwalk.
Local nonprofit organization the Forward Foundation is working with disabilities advocates and Pinellas County government to put mobility mats on area beaches and make the sun and sand accessible to all
Back-to-back development forums put on by the Westshore Alliance and the Tampa Downtown Partnership show Tampa's high-end residential and commercial building boom shows no signs of slowing.
In 2018, Katie Krimitsos started a meditation podcast for women from her closet. Her Women's Meditation Network now has 14 shows and has surpassed 100 million downloads.
AMPLIFY Clearwater took over running the Clearwater Business SPARK last October and launched programs like "Get Connected," a monthly networking event, to connect more small business owners with one another and the resources available through SPARK.
At the Tampa Hope homeless shelter and help center, the arrival of 100 tiny cottages is part of a plan to expand and improve the facilities and resources on-site.
The New Venture Expo showcases the startups that student entrepreneurs and community founders are launching out of the University of Tampa's Lowth Center for Entrepreneurship.
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