Can you work off the belly without giving up the beer? Maybe. Try exploring downtown St. Pete atop PedalPub, a moving tap powered by your own two feet and a round of beer. Shots, anyone?
Art is infectious, especially when it comes to what public art can do to build community. Watch and listen along as photographer Julie Busch Branaman takes us on a tour of some of Tampa Bay's finest public art. Some you may very well see everyday and some likely will surprise you. Enjoy.
Tampa Bay entrepreneurs aboard Startup Florida's bus compete against other teams from throughout the nation at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival in Texas for the coolest new ideas hatched during a three-day bus ride from Tampa. The bus is filled with teams of techies intent on creating and developing the next big thing, whatever that may be.
Philanthropic Young Tampa Bay aims to increase charitable giving among young professionals and other arts lovers. See this photo slideshow of a recent event by 83 Degrees Managing Photographer Julie Busch Branaman.
The cultural diversity of Tampa's rich heritage is on display year-round at the historic Ybor City Museum on 9th Avenue. Visitors should plan to spend a few hours inside because there is so much to see and learn.
The Broadway Theatre Project attracts the best and the brightest rising stars in theater from around the world to three weeks of intense training at USF culminating in performances for a Tampa Bay audience and a chance to debut on Broadway.
Remember the first time you shared s'mores over a campfire? Cast a fishing line? Saw an alligator? Hiked in the woods? Pitched a tent? All of the traditional outdoor activities that girl and boy scouts often tackle together? Get R.E.A.L., a special outdoor program, exposes city kids to all those experiences and more.
How do people make Connections in the Tampa Bay region? What are some of the new networking groups out there? Who are the people leading such efforts? Why are they getting together? Where and when do they meet? How do they make a difference in the community and how we all feel about where we live, work and play? Discover Connections, a new Focus Area in 83 Degrees supported by The Bank of Tampa and our other underwriting partners.
How do you get exceptional middle- and high school students interested in pursuing a career in medicine? That's the challenge presented in today's competitive marketplace where the best and the brightest are a hot commodity. Dr. Lennox Hoyte, a surgeon, visits Tampa Bay area schools to talk about his work in hopes of convincing a few to follow in his footsteps.