Tampa’s newest park doubles as flood protection
Tampa's new MacDill 48 Park features a trail system around a 10-acre, 25-million- gallon stormwater pond designed to ease flooding in South Tampa and improve water quality in Hillsborough Bay.
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.
WellFed Community grows food sovereignty, education in Tampa
Through its community gardens, Free Kinship Market and Community Food Ambassador Program, WellFed Community works for food sovereignty and education in Tampa.
Rock bands join together to support Tampa nonprofit Laundry Project’s hurricane relief work
Led by Tampa's Underoath, a group of rock bands have launched an online pop-up shop to raise money for the community relief work Tampa nonprofit Current Initiatives is doing through its Laundry Project.
Nimble Retail: Ybor company has big ideas for building small
Husband-and-wife entrepreneurs David Bailey and Stephanie Harrison-Bailey have big ideas for building small. Their venture into micro-retail with their company Nimble Retail is among the winners at the 42nd Hillsborough Planning & Design Awards.
Masthead gallery: Tampa Oratorio Singers perform Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor
A photo gallery from the Tampa Oratorio Singers' free hurricane relief benefit performance of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church in Tampa.
Tampa Tunes’ public pianos fill the streets with music
Nonprofit Tampa Tunes spreads the love of music and public art by placing artist-painted pianos around town.
After the storms: Some Tampa Bay arts and cultural groups face long road to recovery
This is the second story looking at the devastating impact Helene and Milton had on Tampa Bay arts and cultural organizations, the challenges they face on the road to recovery and the community support helping them
Tampa’s Gasworx district hits milestone with La Unión
La Unión Residence and Social Hall, a 317-luxury apartment community opens its doors, the first completed development in the mammoth mixed-use Gasworx district between Tampa's Channel District and Ybor City.
Fare-free rides may end for TECO Line Streetcar
With a Florida Department of Transportation grant expiring, free rides on the TECO Line Streetcar may soon be coming to an end.
November arts: SHINE Mural Festival, Ybor Arts Tour, Afrofuturism Festival
The November arts scene in Tampa Bay has the rescheduled St. Petersburg Shine Mural Festival and Ybor Arts Tour, plus the Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival and more.
