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Lauren Wong

Lauren M. Wong

Lauren Wong is a graduate of the University of Tampa with a degree in journalism who is freelancing while she looks for a full-time job. Originally from the Chicago area, she enjoys travel and aspires to be a travel photojournalist. During the summer of 2019, she worked for Premier Travel Media in Chicago and as a correspondent for Input Fort Wayne, another Issue Media group online magazine based in Indiana. She loves spending time outdoors camping, kayaking, and taking pictures.

Lauren Wong's Latest Articles

Among the unique flavors offered at Chill Bros? Belgian Brown and Café con Leche Chunk!
Fitness Center, plus ice cream and coffee shops moving into Water Street Tampa

Three new shops agree to move into Water Street Tampa as the urban designed development seeks about 70 in total. 

The new Thousand and One office building designed by COOKFOX is WELL-certified.
Water Street Tampa opens Thousand & One, a WELL-certified trophy office building

What's special about the new Thousand and One office spaces? Let's start with its design for health and wellness.

Instagram: @imaubreyjackson
Meet 12 more local Instagram influencers you might want to follow

Want to know who influences what your friends and family members think? Take a look at these popular local Instagram influencers who are establishing credibility and gaining followers.

The Legacy, ENCORE! Tampa's newest apartment building, is scheduled to open in early 2022.
More apartments, shops coming to ENCORE! Tampa

“ENCORE! is a national model. It really is. You won’t find another project that has the types of features that ENCORE! has in the U.S.,” says Leroy Moore, Senior VP and COO with the Tampa Housing Authority.

The new Midtown Tampa Whole Foods Market includes a full-service butcher, coffee bar, and certified cheese professional.
What’s new at Midtown Tampa?

What makes Midtown Tampa special? Check out the cool new shops starting with Whole Foods and REI.

New homebuyer
Welcoming millennials: Tips for buying your first home

Sherman Milton III, Florida Heritage Real Estate Group, is a 29-year-old millennial who mostly works with his own generation. The three tips he gives his clients right off the bat? Read on.

Ebony Vaz, Above Promotions
Influencers: Meet 8 local Black leaders you will want to know

Meet just a few of the Tampa Bay Area’s many Black leaders who let their voices be heard on a wide range of topics for the betterment and growth of the larger community.

On stage during Embarc Collective’s 2020 Investor Conference.
Tampa emerges as a growing tech hub, but what does that really mean?

Talent, innovation, diversity, environment -- the key drivers of why the Tampa Bay Area is increasingly recognized on the national scene as an important and growing tech hub. Sound familiar?

Tampa Theatre marquee
Historic Tampa Theatre moves forward on plans for microcinema (T2)

A second theatre in downtown, seating just 40-50, would bring the microcinema movement to Tampa.

Tampa multimedia journalists Imani Lee and Zebrina Edgerton-Maloy, co-Founders of Black Stock Footage.
Tampa startup, Black Stock Footage, wins Florida pitch competition

Imani Lee and Zebrina Edgerton-Maloy of Tampa realized a year ago just how difficult it is to find video clips of ordinary Blacks going about life in America. In June, their social entrepreneurship solution won $25K in a statewide competition for Black Founders in Florida.

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