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For Good Community Foundation Tampa Bay Director of Donor Relations and Associate Counsel Nicolette Rea

Cryptocurrency and the future of philanthropy

Community Foundation Tampa Bay Director of Donor Relations and Associate Counsel Nicolette Rea shares insights on cryptocurrency's growing place in philanthropic giving

Partner Content Midtown Tampa, a walkable mini-downtown at the intersection of Dale Mabry and Cypress, is a prime example of the Westshore District's transformation to a mixed-use hub.

The transformation of Tampa's Westshore District

The Westshore Alliance's vision to transform Tampa's Westshore District from a corporate office hub into a vibrant, mixed-use district is becoming a reality.  

Feature Story Michael Ortoll dances with his daughter Christine Ortoll.

One Second at a Time: Tampa father honors daughter, helps others struggling with addiction

Through the documentary film "One Second at a Time," and a charity, Tampa father Michael Ortoll honors the memory of his daughter Christine Ortoll and helps others struggling with addiction.

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Masthead gallery: 3rd annual Ybor Arts Tour

A photo gallery from the 3rd annual Ybor Arts Tour

For Good Grayson ven den Berg, on left, with his longtime scouting friend, Mario Gil

Clearwater Boy Scout is prolific popcorn salesperson

Clearwater Boy Scout Grayson van den Berg is a prolific popcorn salesperson and fundraiser, breaking the individual state record three times and leading his pack to the national record for sales.

Feature Story The Tampa City Council will invest $6 million from the city's Downtown Community Redevelopment Area in the Tampa Downtown Partnership's plans to revitalize the Franklin Street corridor.

Tampa City Council invests $6 million in Downtown Partnership Franklin Street revitalization plan

The Tampa City Council will invest $6 million from the City of Tampa's Downtown Community Redevelopment Area in the Tampa Downtown Partnership's plans to revitalize the Franklin Street corridor.

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Masthead gallery: Yoga Collaboration on the Lawn at Armature Works

A photo gallery from Yoga Collaboration on the Lawn, a hurricane relief fundraiser for Feeding Tampa Bay that 10 local yoga studios organized at Armature Works in Tampa.

Feature Story Odeta Xheka's OXH Gallery is a treasure trove of creativity and female empowerment located in the Ybor City arts hub the Kress Contemporary.

Odeta Xheka and OXH Gallery: Blazing a trail for women artists in Ybor City and beyond

Odeta Xheka's OXH Gallery is a treasure trove of creativity and female empowerment located in the Ybor City arts hub the Kress Contemporary.

Partner Content The North Greenwood CRA is working in collaboration with the community to revitalize the Clearwater neighborhood without gentrifying it.

North Greenwood CRA: City, community collaborate to revitalize Clearwater neighborhood

The North Greenwood CRA is revitalizing a Clearwater neighborhood through community collaboration and programs to help resident homeowners and business owners.

For Good Through programs like its community garden in Ybor City, WellFed Community works to fill the gap in food education and create food sovereignty.

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.

For Good Through October, Laundry Project volunteers had worked 22 hurricane relief free-laundry events at 17 Tampa Bay area laundromats helping nearly 3,000 people wash almost 80,000 pounds of clothes.

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.

Development News Clearwater's Mercado, a newly built community plaza and gathering place at Cleveland Street and Gulf-to-Bay, is the latest project in the city's effort to reinvigorate its Downtown Gateway area.

Clearwater's Mercado: A gathering place for Hispanic community, city

Clearwater's Mercado, a newly built community plaza and gathering place at Cleveland Street and Gulf-to-Bay, is the latest project in the city's effort to reinvigorate its Downtown Gateway area.

Development News Entrepreneurs David Bailey and Stephanie Harrison-Bailey tested out their micro-retail prototype with the Merry Little Market holiday season pop-up shop in Ybor City last year

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.

Innovation News 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’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.

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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.

For Good Painted by artist Tricia Sham, "Stay Watered" at Marcolina's Fine Arts Gallery is one of several pianos Tampa Tunes has placed around Ybor City.

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.

Development News 45 Sports Bar & Lounge is a Puerto Rican-style restaurant, lounge, sports bar and Saturday night dance club all under one roof.

Puerto Rican-style restaurant is flagship business for AMPLIFY Clearwater Hispanic/Latino initiative

45 Sports Bar & Lounge, a new Puerto Rican restaurant and bar on Cleveland Street, is a flagship business in AMPLIFY Clearwater's new program for Hispanic/Latino small business owners.

Feature Story Helene's storm surge destoyed the waterfront deck, museum building, outdoor kitchen, cabin and seawall at Sacred Lands Preservation and Education in the Jungle Prada area of St. Pete

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 

Feature Story Gasworx, the massive mixed-use district between Tampa's Channel District and Ybor City, hits a milestone with the completion of its first development, La Unión Residence and Social Hall, a 317-luxury apartment community

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.

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Masthead gallery: Florida Birding & Nature Festival

A photo gallery from the eighth annual Florida Birding & Nature Festival at the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center in Apollo Beach.