Growing marijuana could be new green in Florida
When Florida voters supported a referendum in favor of greater access to medical marijuana last fall, they may not have recognized the potential economic gains ahead for rural agriculture and […]
Spring Hill
Spring Hill is uniquely defined as having one of the most diverse populations in Hernando County. Over the past 10 years, a large number of young professionals and families have relocated to the area in response to competitive real estate prices, an overall lower cost of living and the completion of the Suncoast Parkway, providing fast, easy access to the metropolitan Tampa area. As a result of this population surge, several new shopping centers, specialty stores and restaurants have launched in Spring Hill with further construction underway.
Checkers rolls out new look, expands in Tampa Bay Area in new year
Checkers & Rally’s Restaurant Inc. is poised for expansion with its new innovative designs enabling franchise holders to build new locations more quickly and cheaply. One design allows them to reuse shipping containers from overseas.
Employers, educators encourage women to land manufacturing jobs
Not just for men: Tampa Bay area manufacturing companies seek women employees as the industry rebounds with newly created jobs paying higher salaries for those willing to consider them.
Lingering summer heat still wilting your ‘do? Get ready to be cool outdoors in the Tampa Bay region
Whatever your outdoor pleasure -- birding, corn mazes, pumpkins, colorful leaves, bicycling, wildflowers, goats, etc. -- you can find fun things to do in the fall like no other season that will lure you, your friends and family to get outside and play.
Tampa Bay urban planners design more greenways, trails for future
Part of the solution to the high rate of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities that plagues the Tampa Bay region is the opening of new greenways and trails. Several are in the works -- under construction, in the planning stages or part of a larger vision.
Tampa Bay real estate boom and climate change: 5 big insights
How to rethink and retrofit Tampa Bay area cities for climate change -- and sea level rise in particular -- is an increasingly critical question for public and private sector leaders alike.
Welcome to the 300th edition of 83 Degrees Media
To honor the 300th edition milestone and our 6th birthday coming up later in November, 83 Degrees presents authentic and sincere testimonials from a few of our readers. See if you agree with what they think about the stories we tell.
Kickstarter campaign launches for Florida conservation
The Florida Wildlife Corridor is the name of the environmental advocacy organization as well as the term used to describe the territory it is dedicated to conserving: nearly 16 million acres of “lands and waters essential for the survival of Florida’s diverse wildlife” that span the length and width of the state.
Time to get out and play! Find outdoor activities in the Tampa Bay Area
Fall in Tampa Bay is the time of year when local events, parks and other outdoor activities lure locals out of summertime hibernation spent in air-conditioned homes and offices.
