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Development News A rendering of the Gas Worx mixed-use development

With Gas Worx groundbreaking, Kettler enters Tampa Bay market

Washington D.C. area real estate developer Kettler enters the booming Tampa market by partnering with Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw on the ambitious Gas Worx project.

Feature Story This mural by artist Meaghan Farrell Scalise on the Maven Market honors the Channel District area's history  and its present day boom.

Channel District's evolution from industrial district to live, work, play urban lifestyle

Over the decades, Tampa's Channel District has transformed from shipyards and warehouses to a bustling live, work, play urban neighborhood. 

Masthead gallery: 53rd annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts


For Good The public art installations in Perry Harvey Sr. Park are part of the new Tampa Soulwalk art and heritage trail.

Tampa Soulwalk celebrates Black contributions to city's history and culture

The newly launched Tampa Soulwalk art and heritage trail spans 46 miles and more than 100 public art installations, historical markers and historical places that tell the story of Black contributions to Tampa's growth and culture.

Innovation News Tampa Mayor Jane Castor speaks during Tampa Bay Wave's anniversary celebration and office ribbon-cutting.

Tampa Bay Wave celebrates 10 years of nurturing tech startups and a promising future

Tampa Bay Wave celebrates 10 years of growing the region's tech economy and looks ahead to a bright future.

Feature Story The Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is March 4th and 5th at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in downtown Tampa.

March arts roundup: Gasparilla Festival of the Arts kicks off a busy month in Tampa Bay

The Gasparilla Festival of the Arts leads off a busy March for the arts around Tampa Bay.

Feature Story The Pinellas African American Heritage Celebration featured a vendor village of Black-owned businesses selling jewelry, clothing, art and other accessories.

Pinellas African American Heritage Celebration caps Black History Month

The Pinellas African American Heritage Celebration fills Pinewood Cultural Park in Largo with art, music, poetry, dancing, food and Black-owned businesses to close out Black History Month. 

Masthead Gallery: Tampa Bay History Center Black History Month Reception

A gallery of masthead photographs from the Tampa Bay History Center's 2023 Black History Month Reception.

For Good TheTampa Theatre honored late arts advocate Art Keeble, naming a twinkling star among the historic theater's night sky in his name.

Tampa arts community celebrates the life of Art Keeble

Friends, family and the arts community came together at the Tampa Theatre on February 18th to celebrate the life of Tampa arts advocate Art Keeble, who passed away in late January. 

For Good A model of Feeding Tampa Bay's future headquarters and distribution facility, which is slated to open in February 2024.

With bigger building, Feeding Tampa Bay expects bigger community impact

Regional food bank Feeding Tampa Bay has started construction on a nearly 220,000-square-foot new facility to grow its warehouse capacity and its community impact.

Feature Story The crowd mingles during the opening celebration for Tempus Projects and other galleries and groups turning the Ybor City Kress Building into an arts hub.

At Kress Building, an arts and cultural renaissance in Ybor City

Following a renovation project by real estate developer Darryl Shaw, Tempus Projects and a slew of local organizations, galleries and artists are turning the Ybor City Kress Building into an artistic hub. 

Feature Story The 2023 Regional Competitiveness Report was released on February 10th.

2023 Regional Competitiveness Report shines a light on Tampa Bay's strengths and challenges

The 2023 Regional Competitiveness Report shines a light on the Tampa Bay region's strengths and challenges across more than 60 economic and quality-of-life measures.

Innovation News The sixth annual Synapse Summit is expected to draw a crowd in the range of 6,000 to Tampa's Amalie Arena on February 14th.

Sixth Synapse Summit headlines Tampa Bay Innovation Week

The sixth annual Synapse Summit headlines Tampa Bay Innovation Week on February 14th with a Valentine's Day theme.

For Good St. Petersburg College's Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art  presented a talk from hometown astronaut and alumnus Nicole Stott on the connection between art and space.

Hometown astronaut Nicole Stott mixes art and science at Leepa-Rattner

Hometown astronaut, artist and alumnus Nicole Stott visited St. Petersburg College's Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art to spotlight the natural connection between science and art.

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Ybor Speaks: new sound installation showcases the history of Tampa's famous neighborhood

The City of Tampa's first public art sound installation, "Ybor Speaks," tells the story of the city's historic neighborhood and the people who lived and worked there from the 1890s through the 1980s.

Buzz Florida Humanities and The Village Square present the "Democracy Reignited" online speaker series.

Buzz: Democracy Reignited online speaker series

Florida Humanities and The Village Square's Spring 2023 "Democracy Reignited" online speaker series features a Black man who befriended members of the Ku Klux Klan, a behind-the-scenes look at political news coverage and talking across the political divide.

Partner Content Clearwater sees the stretch of US 19 in the city limits as Tampa Bay's next booming mixed-use corridor.

Clearwater sees U.S. 19 as Tampa Bay's next booming corridor

Clearwater thinks the stretch of U.S. 19 in the city limits can be Tampa Bay's next booming mixed-use corridor and has launched a webpage to bring attention to the redevelopment possibilities. 

Feature Story Heather Agazzi, director of the DOCS Parenting Programs at USF Health

HOT DOCS gives parents the tools to guide children’s behavior toward positive growth

With funding from the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, USF Health's HOT DOCS program gives parents the problem-solving tools to navigate their children's behavioral issues and build a foundation for growth.

Masthead gallery: Tampa Bay History Center Central Avenue walking tour

The Tampa Bay History Center's Black History Month walking tour of Central Avenue in pictures.