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Underwater Circle of Heroes opens off Clearwater

A unique underwater dive memorial honoring U.S. veterans is now open in the Gulf of Mexico about 10 miles off the coast of Clearwater.

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Mayor Jane Castor launches Bridges to Business.
Bridges to Business: How to work with City of Tampa

Bridges to Business tour kicks of in East Tampa. Next stop? West Tampa in August. The City encourages small business owners to register even if they can't attend.

Poetry Out Loud winner Zhaedyn Hodge Sigars
Poetry Out Loud winner: ‘I am the Smoke King … I am black’

Guess who won this year's Poetry Out Loud competition for Florida high school students? A rising senior from Tampa's Blake School of the Arts. Read more.

Made in Florida
Book excerpt: Made in Florida by Art Levy

"Made in Florida'' is a compilation of 90 “Florida Icon” interviews published in Florida Trend magazine between 2007 and 2018. Read an excerpt.

Artist's rendering of the Ferman Center for the Arts at the University of Tampa.
UT breaks ground on transformative arts center

University of Tampa's campus redevelopment continues with construction on a 90,000-square-foot state-of-the-art center for its performing and fine arts programs. 

Tampa startup Immertec took the $100,000 grand prize at the Rise of the Rest tour's pitch competition.
Tampa startup Immertec wins Rise of the Rest pitch competition

The local competition reflects the Tampa Bay Area's continued emergence as one of the nation's fastest-growing and most innovative tech hubs.

Tampa skyline from e-boat
Outgoing Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn: Our best days are yet to come

Tampa offers young professionals a better opportunity than other cities across America, says outgoing Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn as he says so long in a special video story tracking the past 8 years.

Waves of Change 2019
Centre for Women in Tampa honors TV Star Suze Orman

The Women's Centre in Tampa invites attendance at the annual Waves of Change luncheon on March 29, where TV Star Suze Orman and local nonprofit leader Paddy Moses will be honored.

Growth of ENCORE! Tampa continues with Tempo apartments

The redevelopment of public housing sites in Tampa into mixed-use, mixed-income modern developments continues with the opening of Tempo at ENCORE!

Community partners to launch new Urban League in Tampa, Hillsborough

The call for a new Urban League stems from concerns that some people and neighborhoods are being left behind in the midst of a booming local economy.

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