Tomas Carrasquillo III and Tina Hurless, owners of The NoHo Bistro in West Tampa, credit a personal touch, attention to detail and good food locally grown as the secrets to making their restaurant succeed even in a tough economy.
Bradenton high school students interested in the performing arts soon will have a new place to hone their skills.Construction is underway for a music building at Manatee High School, located at 902 33 St.. The new building will replace the old Davis Building, named for former Principal Paul F. Davis. The project, which boasts the largest auditorium in the district, is due to be completed by July 2011. According to Alexander Long, an architect with Tampa's Long & Associates Architects / Engineers, the new 70,000-square-foot building will contain 25 classrooms, the school's band, orchestra and vocal programs, and an 800-seat auditorium with a working stage and dressing rooms. Long says the architecture makes the most of natural light. "All student-occupied spaces have natural daylight and views, and the central gathering space sits under a 54-foot-wide skylight in the heart of the building."The project is four years in the making and the result of painstaking research on the original building, which was built in 1926," continues Long. "The new building had to combine two original decayed wood and brick structures that housed both the classrooms and the music program while maintaining the street presence and character of the original building. The project borrows from the 'collegiate' style of the original architecture and addresses the street with the same dimensions and setback to exemplify the strength, integrity and tradition of the original campus."Writer: Missy KavanaughSource: Alex Long, Long & Associates Architects/Engineers
If you've grown weary of hazardous food recalls and lackluster produce, the Slow Food Movement offers an alternative -- buy local. With dozens of local farms in the Tampa Bay region, you'll find it's easier than you think.
Tampa Bay entrepreneur Ginger Watters' creation of TampaBayHelps is designed to leverage social media connections to grow donor support for local charities and build a community mindset that inspires greater philanthropic giving.
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University of Tampa Junior Nick Chmura recently competed in the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO) Conference held in Chicago.Chmura placed 8th for his 90-second sales pitch of Betterboo.com, a website that utilizes social media profiles to pinpoint the ideal gift for your significant other.The CEO Conference is the largest collegiate entrepreneur conference in the U.S, according to the University of Tampa.Read the complete story.
Suncoast Electric Vehicles is preparing to open Florida's first electric-only car dealership.Among the electric vehicles is the Wheego Whip LiFe, which is highway certified and reaches a 100-mile range per charge.Automakers Think and Coda may possibly be sold at the dealership, according to a recent article in USA Today.Read the complete story.
Cigar City Brewing recently received national recognition for a beverage that "raises the bar for fruit beers."DRAFT Magazine reserved a spot on its Top 25 Beers of the Year for Cigar City's Guava Grove Ale.The list includes experimental beers and old standbys that range from Key Lime Pie to Kiwanda Cream Ale.Read the complete list.
A series of athletic events welcomed an influx of tourism to Manatee County businesses.Most recently, the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships brought 2,200 athletes, coaches, families and friends from 97 countries to Bradenton for the 10-day event.Manatee County tourism brought in $12.2 million in 2009-10, according to The Bradenton Herald.Read the complete story.
A new Internet provider is bringing competition to other 4G services in the Tampa Bay region.Clear offers 4G coverage through the use of a portable device the size of a small book, according to the St. Petersburg Times.Clear's network covers the majority of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties along with New Port Richey.Read the complete story.
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