In 1899 a two-room wood frame building was built on DeLeon Street to serve as a temporary school. Since then the structure has been the lunch room for the John B. Gorrie Elementary School, a public library and now the home of the Old Hyde Park Art Center at 705 Swann Ave. An $18,000 restoration of the historical building is under way.
A $1.5 million project is underway to build a 10,600-square-foot Hindu temple at 311 E. Palm Ave. in Tampa Heights. For the past two decades, the Hindu community has worshipped at the former education building once owned by the Jewish congregation of Rodeph Sholom.
When Red Star Rock Bar opens with its own brand of classic rock, art and fashion, it will join a growing list of shops and dining choices staking a claim in Tampa's trendy Seminole Heights neighborhood.
Out-of-town transplant patients who need a place to stay once they are discharged from Tampa General Hospital can live in a "transplant house" within walking distance of TGH. It is alternative housing that is less costly than a hotel stay and close enough to the hospital for follow-up medical visits.
The new Seminole Heights' library is open after a nearly one-year construction schedule. The "arts and craft" design has tall windows, arches, a veranda and second floor balcony that evoke the bungalow-rich architectural style of the neighborhood.
Tempo is the fourth but probably not the last apartment building to have a groundbreaking at Encore, the $425 million mixed income housing and retail project being built by the Tampa Housing Authority and Bank of America. The 203-unit multifamily apartment complex will open in 2015.
A grass-roots movement to convert 90-year-old Faith Temple Missionary Baptist Church into the Tampa Heights Community Center gets a boost from Sears Home Services, DIY expert Ty Pennington, and local nonprofit Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay. More than 80 volunteers, including Sears employees, will help with renovations as part of nationwide "Building Community Together" Initiative.
Anyone eager for a chance to get a first look at the new Ulele Restaurant can buy a ticket to the 13th Annual Tampa Heights Tour of Homes. Richard Gonzmart and the Columbia Restaurant Group are opening the restaurant's doors as a special tour feature, nearly two months before the restaurant officially opens in the city's restored Water Works buillding. Also on the tour are nine restored homes, mostly in the Victorian and Craftsman bungalow styles.
Public art will be a major part of the redesign at Perry Harvey Sr. Park and will honor the history of the black community and its musical heritage. Tampa City Council approved a $15,000 contract for Pittsburgh artist James Simon, who will create larger-than-life sculptures for the park's southern gateway.
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