Dunedin cherishes its heritage through regular wine, arts, antiques and holiday gatherings, and hosts the hugely popular Scottish Highland Games. The quaint downtown district features pedestrian-friendly wide sidewalks and diagonal parking lined by gift shops, clothing boutiques, homemade ice cream and candy stores, and some of the region’s best eats. A weekly green market rocks, too. The popular Pinellas Trail runs through the heart of downtown, attracting a steady stream of bicyclists, walkers, joggers and skaters – even on weekdays. Redevelopment efforts are targeting high-tech and health care-related employers to create new high-quality jobs.
A busy April on the Tampa Bay arts scene offers MOSI's new planetarium, a slew of events and exhibits at the Kress Contemporary in Ybor, the 50th Mainsail Art Festival, Tampa Bay Design Week, and much more.
Tampa Bay area nonprofits, community groups and volunteers have expanded their hurricane relief and recovery efforts after Milton dealt the region a second blow. Here are ways to help and get help.
The October arts scene in Tampa Bay has the fall Ybor Arts Tour and the 10th anniversary of the SHINE Mural Festival
Across Tampa Bay, nonprofits and community groups mobilize for post-Helene relief and recovery efforts.
July has new exhibits at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Michael Murphy Gallery, Creative Pinellas, Tempus Projects, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg and Stirling Art Studios & Gallery. Plus, Jobsite's presentation of "The Rocky Horror Show" at the Straz.
The June art scene has the Tampa International Fringe Festival in Ybor, a slew of Juneteenth and Pride Month events, the FMoPA International Photography Competition Exhibition at TIA, the Tampa Theatre's new screening room, a '53 Chrysler limo with wings, a busy Second Saturday ArtWalk and much, much more.
AMPLIFY Clearwater's tourism innovation incubator welcomes its second group of companies and gets straight to work.
Ten years ago, a Pinellas Education Foundation report shined a light on the gender achievement gap in reading. Working for solutions, the nonprofit partnered with Pinellas County Schools on Closing the Gap, a program that uses research-based results-driven teaching strategies, teamwork and competition to boost elementary school boys' interest and scores in reading.
A photo gallery of dog-friendly Dunedin, aka "Dogedin."
March's busy arts calendar has the Gasparilla, Hyde Park Village and Tarpon Springs festivals; special events celebrating books, tattoos and contemporary music in Ybor; and several new exhibitions.
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