Looking for a parking space in Downtown Tampa? Changes may help
Change is afoot for Downtown Tampa parking in an effort to better match demand with supply to ensure efficiency and accessibility.
Tampa
Perhaps best known for hosting Super Bowls and Gasparilla parades, housing MacDill Air Force Base and being home to professional sports teams and high profile athletes – the crown jewel of the Tampa Bay region is oh-so-much more. Tampa is on the verge of achieving many long-planned ambitions. Downtown redevelopment, the expansion of the city’s port and airport, a planned Interstate 4 Green Tech corridor and a substantial increase in research activities at the University of South Florida fuel its progress.
Tampa Bay Bucs pick Clearwater brewery’s Bloody Mary mix for fans
Homegrown craft beer brewery Big Storm Brewing’s Blood Brothers cocktail mix is now the “official Bloody Mary mix” of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and available on game day at select locations in the stadium.
USF Morsani College of Medicine leads 1st nationwide study on rare, atypical forms of diabetes
In a five-year NIH-funded study, USF's Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) aims to screen approximately 2,000 people with atypical forms of the disease that do not match symptoms commonly associated with Types 1 and 2 diabetes.
Visit Tampa Bay teams up with Airbnb to help local tourism rebound, recover from effects of pandemic
Airbnb partners with Visit Tampa Bay to launch City Portal, a new research tool designed to track short-term rental market characteristics, such as where guests are traveling from, how long they're staying, what they want from an overnight stay, etc. to better attract and serve potential visitors.
Florida’s top elections officials say voting process is safe, secure
With confusion and uncertainty swirling nationally around the sanctity of elections, 83 Degrees Media hones in on the safeguards, protocols, and behind-the-scenes process of running a local election in Florida.
Labyrinth, an art gallery, print studio, and maker space, opens in Seminole Heights
Ali Norman, an adjunct instructor at the University of Tampa, opens Labyrinth Studios, a new gallery-studio-makerspace in Seminole Heights in Tampa.
Growing demand for warehouse space reflects changing lifestyles post-COVID-19
Warehouse investment is up across the nation, including in Hillsborough County and across the Tampa Bay region. Why? Increased e-commerce and home improvement projects prompted by 'nesting' or staying at home during the pandemic.
Milkin’ It coffee shop opens in Channel District, Downtown Tampa
Entrepreneur Sebastien Rivas carves out a niche for a new coffee shop in Tampa's Channel District with unique recipes inspired by fond childhood memories of flavored cereals and creamy milk.
Flying into or out of Tampa? You can get tested for COVID-19 at the airport
COVID-19 testing at Tampa International Airport is designed to help stop the spread of the disease among people departing and arriving in Florida.
A nose for COVID-19: USF researchers develop rapid test technology with virus-sniffing biosensor
USF researchers developing an electronic nose to sniff out viruses are named finalists in the global XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing competition.
