The Straz Center for the Performing Arts' long-planned $100 million transformation will significantly expand the Patel Conservatory, add multiple new dining options, and strengthen the center's connection with the Tampa Riverwalk and the community.
"Embracing Our Differences," an exhibit of billboard-sized artwork exploring themes of kindness, inclusiveness, and understanding, is on display at Poynter Park in St. Petersburg through March 31st and Bayfront Park in Sarasota through April 13th.
Tampa Bay transportation roundup: the new Howard Frankland Bridge span opens; the TECO Line Streetcar stays fare-free through September; Tampa Union Station is Amtrak's busiest in Florida.
Tampa Bay makes year-to-year improvement in approximately two-thirds of the 67 economic and quality of life indicators tracked in the 2025 State of the Region Regional Competitiveness Report.
Tampa Bay's March arts scene has the Gasparilla International Film Festival, Nejla Yatkin’s Ouroboros at Stageworks, the Tampa Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival, and exhibits aplenty.
Powerstories Theatre's fifth Voices of Women Theatre Festival celebrates women playwrights and provides a platform for their voice and their work.
A look at 10 noteworthy Tampa Bay development and construction projects in various stages of progress.
HCC Galleries' one-day art festival "Now on View" returns to Ybor City in February, while events across the Tampa Bay area celebrate Black History Month.
Public art is playing a major role in the evolution of Tampa's Westshore District from corporate office hub to vibrant, mixed-use urban neighborhood.
In the new year, Clearwater Beach businesses want to put Helene and Milton in the rearview and look to the future, particularly the upcoming spring tourism season.
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