Connecting Women Business Leaders
Led by Shawna Vercher, CEO of VTi Web, the Society of Successful Women has a goal to connect, mentor, raise awareness and support women. The idea was born as Vercher […]
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.
Architects Design Sense Of Place
A group of young Tampa architects have created "Connecting Tampa," a report that focuses on improving the neighborhood planning process to reshape public spaces, reconnecting neighborhoods to downtown and creating a sense of place.
Cool Digs: New Spaces In Old Places
Former hotels, churches and factories converted into new condos and loft apartments represent some of the coolest digs in town both in Tampa and in St. Petersburg. Some were built for industrial, commercial or religious purposes. Some were in terrible shape. The Sunday school even had a tree growing in it. Now, they are people's homes.
Dutch Dialogue Speaks Water, Climate Change
The second Dutch Dialogue on water and climate change will be hosted on Wednesday, Nov. 18, by the University of South Florida's Patel Center for Global Solutions, Hillsborough County City/County Planning Commission and the Dutch government.
83 Degrees Meets The World
In creating Tampa Bay's new weekly online magazine showcasing Tampa Bay's TIDE - Talent, Innovation, Diversity, Environment, the question we get asked most often? Why 83 Degrees?
Go HART!
The Tampa Bay region is making progress toward integrating plans for high-speed rail, commuter rail, air travel and bus service. But first it needed to improve its bus and streetcar system and the agency that coordinates all of it recently won an award from the state for those efforts. Efficiency, effectiveness, customer service, financial management are just some of the areas of achievement that have earned Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, known as HART, the title of Outstanding Transit System by the Florida Public Transportation Association.
