Following a national trend in cities, a new space in the historic Downtown Tampa public library reinvents itself for the modern tech-driven world to better serve local entrepreneurs, families and makers.
Transforming the long vacant, historic Kress Building on North Franklin Street into a vibrant urban gathering place complete with public marketplace, homes and offices is a key part of the vision for downtown Tampa's future.
The LGBT Welcome Center and Coffeehouse will open the last weekend in June during the annual gay pride events in St. Petersburg. The center will offer travel resources, information about arts and cultural events and a safe haven for LGBT youth.
Nine homes, from 1920s bungalows to mid-century Modern, will be showcased April 6 at the 16th Annual Seminole Heights Home Tour. A portion of the proceeds benefit Urban Art Attack and Habitat for Humanity.
As recently as 2013, the northern edge of ritzy downtown Sarasota rarely saw visitors from outside the 'hood. But today, the efforts of one intrepid theatre group are transforming a bleak, urban neighborhood into a vanguard destination for the performing arts while launching talent seen on stages across America and in Europe.
Le Méridien will bring an artsy vibe to downtown Tampa when the luxury boutique hotel opens in the historical Federal Courthouse.
Andrew Bonnemort opens a second restaurant, Cry Baby Cafe, on Harbour Island across the street from his first -- Cafe Dufrain. Cry Baby serves organic, fresh foods and fair trade coffee made especially for the cafe.
Seattle native Jessica Glover opens her Jet City Espresso in Seminole Heights, a revitalized neighborhood she believes is ready for a Seattle-style coffee house with natural organic foods and fresh coffee.
Niine of Ybor City's historic buildings will be part of a tour and after party celebration sponsored by the Ybor City Museum Society. Icnonic buildings such as the J.C. Newman Cigar Factory, The Cuban Club and The Don Vicente Inn are on the tour as well as Design Styles Architecture which is located in a former grocery store that once sold food to Ybor's cigar workers.
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