West Tampa is an historic Tampa neighborhood undergoing transformational change driven by investments and entrepreneurs. Traditionally defined by its working class, primarily Latin culture, the neighborhood is increasingly seen as a place of opportunity for talent, innovation, and diversity. The community stretches from Hillsborough Avenue on the north, Kennedy Boulevard on the south, Dale Mabry Highway on the west and the Hillsborough River on the east. Key landmarks within include Raymond James Stadium, MacFarlane Park, the Jewish Community Center (former National Guard Armory), cigar factories being converted into studio spaces, loft apartmets and new shops, Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry campus, St. Joseph's Hospital, the University of Tampa, and a plethora of ethnic restaurants.
It was a different era of health care back in the mid-1960s, when St. Joseph’s Hospital moved from its original home in Ybor City to its familiar location on Dr. […]
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Among the solutions to health equity issues plaguing local communities? Take health providers to the patients. Learn what St. Joseph's Mobile Medical Clinic is doing.
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With help from a Hillsborough County grant, a Naples company has revamped a 45-year-old logistics space near the expanding Tampa International Airport.
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The newly renovated Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in West Tampa will offer an abundance of outdoor activities and event space, similar to Curtis Hixon Park across the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa.
West Tampa is an ethnically and commercially diverse neighborhood that includes the University of Tampa, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Raymond James Stadium and that stretch of Columbus Drive nicknamed “Boliche Boulevard” that’s home to many of Tampa’s best Spanish and Cuban restaurants.
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