On the Ground

Fowler Avenue runs through the Uptown innovation district in Tampa.

Uptown District leaders focus on income inequalities in North Tampa

RD Management, which bought University Mall in 2014, has begun massive redevelopments at the landmark retail hub and recently started construction on its multimillion-dollar transformation of the property into the live-work-play space called RITHM (Research, Innovation, Technology, Humanity, and Medicine) at Uptown.

Salcines Park at the corner of Main Street and Howard Avenue in West Tampa.
Residents help city redesign Main Street in West Tampa

The city’s planning and zoning departments and its mobility department are working with the Hillsborough County Planning Commission, USF’s School of Architecture, the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, and the Metropolitan Planning Organization to create a new urban design for the Main Street commercial district in West Tampa.

Enterprising Latinas’ Wanda Velez teaches a Food Protection Management Course.
COVID recovery: United Way Suncoast boosts workforce training for women of Wimauma

Enterprising Latinas and United Way Suncoast team up to expand workforce training opportunities for women living in the rural community of Wimauma southeast of Tampa.

Tampa YMCA, Hillsborough Education Foundation launch back-to-school supply drive
Tampa YMCA, Hillsborough Education Foundation launch back-to-school supply drive

The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA is teaming up with the Hillsborough Education Foundation to provide much-needed school supplies to 150,000+ students from lower-income households this school year.

Marilyn Turman, the coalition's director of communications, welcomes Pinellas County Commission members and the public to the November meeting in Clearwater.
Clearwater coalition emerges as key voice for challenged neighborhoods

The Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition unites nonprofit, business, and community leaders to create economic opportunities and promote education even in the face of the pandemic.

Census 2020: 2 out of 5 households in Florida have yet to respond

Filling out your household's response to Census 2020 has never been easier. And, because of the disruption in our lives caused by COVID-19, it's never been more important for understanding the demographics of our communities, setting public policy, and distributing resources. #justdoit 

Tropicana Field property included in RFP.
Calling all urban designers: St. Pete wants your creative juices flowing around Tropicana Field

The Tropicana Field property, just off the Interstate and near John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and the University of South Florida’s St. Pete campus, is considered prime real estate for potentially expanding local research and innovation efforts. 

St. Pete Police explore alternatives to dispatching officers

St. Petersburg’s Community Assistance Liaison (CAL) program launches on Oct. 1. 83 Degrees Media shares more about how they plan to recruit non-police professionals to assist with non-violent calls for help.

Know our history: Follow along on the African American Heritage Trail in St. Pete

Before COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter took over the news cycle, students from Youth Farm at Enoch Davis Center took a ride on the African American Heritage Trail Trolley Tour through historical spots marking St. Pete’s tumultuous past. Ride along through images provided by Photographer Amber Sigman.

Local students and Uptown Tampa residents team up to paint a Hope sculpture in Harvest Hope Park.
HOPE springs eternal in University Area neighborhood

Artist Junior Polo, Prodigy Cultural Arts® students, and University Area residents helped paint letters spelling HOPE for a sculpture located in Harvest Hope Park in Uptown Tampa. See the time-lapse video.

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