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Yvette C. Hammett

Yvette C. Hammett

Yvette C. Hammett, a native Floridian and a graduate of the University of Florida, has spent much of her career as a professional journalist covering business, the environment, and local features throughout the Tampa Bay Area. She is an avid camper and outdoors person who has also been involved in local events for foster children and the elderly.

Yvette C. Hammett's Latest Articles

Cole Davis, diagnosed with leukemia at age 17, received help from Angels for Change,  a Tampa-area nonprofit that helps people find life-saving medicines that are in short supply.
For Good: Local nonprofit helps procure life-saving drugs in short supply

Why and how did a Tampa mom of a cancer patient create a nonprofit to track down scarce life-saving drugs desperately needed to treat her daughter and other children nationwide? Learn more.

Tampa's Union Station is listed as a National Historic Landmark
Next stop? Union Station baggage building in Tampa

Friends of Union Station are using a City of Tampa historic preservation grant and private donations to fix up the train station baggage building as event, incubator space.

Diverse programming at The Straz is attracting black and brown people who might not otherwise attend.
One year later: Local businesses, nonprofits sharpen focus on equity, diversity, inclusion

The local march toward equality measures incremental success as difficult conversations and self-examinations take place around Tampa Bay. 

Cardiologist Dr. Hiram Bezerra talks his team through the new procedure at Tampa General.
TGH, USF Health treat 1st patient with new intravascular technology

A new cardiac procedure that debuted at Tampa General allows physicians to tailor a stent to a patient’s individual anatomy.

Kiley Garden in its glory days of the 1990s.
What will it take to restore Kiley Garden in Downtown Tampa?

Local urbanites are beginning to shine a light on downtown Tampa’s iconic Kiley Garden in hopes of eventually bringing it back to its full glory.

Community members install oyster bags to create a living shoreline in Ozona.
Meet 3 local resiliency officers designing plans to combat climate change in the Tampa Bay Area

Tampa Bay Area residents going about their daily lives may not realize that behind-the-scenes, a trio of experts is working to find solutions to projected climate change and its potential impact on local people, property, planning, and prosperity.

The new Ferman Center for the Arts is on North Boulevard just north of Kennedy Boulevard on the UT campus.
New Ferman Center for the Arts opens at University of Tampa

The newly opened Ferman Center for the Arts at the University of Tampa provides practice and performance space for students while serving as a venue for community members to see UT's talent.

The Rome Yard project is on a bluff overlooking the Hillsborough River.
954 new homes to be built on bluff overlooking Hillsborough River in West Tampa

New apartments, townhomes, shops, and a cultural arts center are in the plans for the development of the Rome Yard in West Tampa. Learn more.

Pedestrian and bicycle safety is expected to improve with the installation of new sidewalks in the University Area of North Tampa.
New bus route, sidewalks, sculpture add to quality of life in University Area neighborhoods

A new bus route connecting residents to work and shopping, new sidewalks protecting children as they walk to and from school, and a new public art piece are all recent additions to the lower-income neighborhoods served by the University Area CDC. 

Expansion of the Selmon would add lanes and sound barrier walls.
Public gets chance to weigh in on plans to widen Selmon Expressway, South Tampa to Downtown

Plans call for adding outside lanes to the Selmon Expressway from Himes Avenue to Whiting Street to accommodate projected growth in local population.

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