A grand foodie hall modeled after European markets and a full-service restaurant will anchor Sundial, the new shopping center that replaces Baywalk in downtown St. Pete. Long-time friends and chefs Michael Mina and Don Pintabona will fuse California modern and New York Italian into a shared culinary experience centered around fresh foods delivered from farm and boat to the table.
Artists are often the first to move into urban neighborhoods, and also the first to move when rents escalate. Yet in the post-recession landscape, many communities are working together with artists to transform blight, engage residents and reimagine neighborhoods.
Aloft Tampa Downtown and Le Meridien Tampa are both boutique hotels but each brings its own style to Tampa's up and coming urban scene. Aloft is a sleek, modern design with loft-style rooms, tech-savvy gadgets and a music and bar scene for the next generation of business travelers and locals who like an urban vibe. Le Meridien is a contemporary hotel in the grand style in the renovated, historical Classic Federal Courthouse.
The confluence of old meets new makes for some tough decisions as the City of Tampa, developers, historic preservations and skateboarders decide the fate of Bro Bowl, an historic concrete skatepark that many want to replace with a modern design reflective of progress in technology and Tampa's urban landsape.
Local residents are sharing their ideas with landscape architectural consultants who will help shape a plan to make Riverfront Park a centerpiece of redeveloping Tampa's urban core and opening up access to the west bank of the Hillsborough River.
The Corporation to Develop Communties of Tampa will use a $240,000 Wells Fargo grant to buy, rehab and sell three homes in East Tampa. It's part of efforts to fight blight and stabilize low-income neighborhoods hurt by the housing crisis.
Contemporary art gallery, CASS, arrives on South MacDill Avenue on May 31 with art exhibits from Los Angeles artist Michael Turchin and Tampa artist Chris Valle. Owners Cassie and Jake Greatens see a new vibe taking hold on South MacDill that is similar to the creative, funky energy of Central Avenue in St. Petersburg.
The City of Tampa's Nehemiah Project is designed to encourage home ownership in one of the city's most impoverished neighborhoods while helping to jumpstart investments in nearby properties.
A new Middle Eastern restaurant - Petra - will open on Kennedy Boulevard in a two-story building across from the University of Tampa's lacrosse field.
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