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.
The Hillsborough County Commission is accepting applications for its Youth Excellence and Achievement (YEA!) Award, which honors middle and high school students for leadership, community service and overcoming challenges to succeed.
As local planning agency Plan Hillsborough works on Live Grow Thrive 2045, the update to Tampa's Comprehensive Plan, sea level rise, climate change and resiliency are among the policy priorities.
A packed September arts lineup has the four-day New Tampa Performing Arts Center Fall Festival, Free Museum Day in St. Pete, new plays hitting the stage and plenty of art exhibits.
With funding from the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, Gulf Coast JFCS program Padres de Crianza supports Latino kinship caregivers in Hillsborough County.
Powerstories Theatre marks Suicide Prevention Month with a reading of playwright Stan Zimmerman’s “Right Before I Go.” Zimmerman narrates and a contingent of Tampa Bay area celebrities and community leaders are featured readers.
AMPLIFY Clearwater's IGNITE Entrepreneurship Center is building on the foundation of the state's first tourism business incubator with more programs and resources for entrepreneurs. First up, a marketing boot camp in partnership with marketing and brand promotion agency BLKDOG.
A photo gallery from the Tampa Bay Sun FC's first match.
A newly opened bug zoo is the latest environmental advocacy and community education endeavor from Tampa butterfly expert and native plant nursery owner Anita Camacho.
The "Taste of Tampa" food concessions for the Tampa Bay Sun FC's inaugural season include Bern's Steak House, Small Giant Bar & Restaurant, Greenlane, San Valentino Italian Market, Diggy Dogs and Salty Sisters Gourmet Popcorn.
Transportation tidbits: New SunRunner station coming. Tampa accepting applications for e-bike voucher program. First phase of Ybor City Seventh Avenue bricking project is complete.
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