For more than 30 years, The Shop was a daytime drop-in center offering hope to people experiencing homelessness. It came in the form of a hot shower, a steaming mug of strong coffee, or a parcel of ...

For nearly three decades, the University Area Community Development Corporation has served as a beacon of hope and transformation in an at-risk North Tampa community near the University of South ...

Artist Dylan Perry’s signal box artwork celebrates the place cigars and domino culture have in West Tampa’s history. (Tampa CRA) In West Tampa, eight traffic signal boxes once overlooked as dull city ...

The Bluffs project coming to Clearwater’s downtown waterfront is a prime example of redevelopment on former surplus city property. (Gotham Organization/City of Clearwater) The City of Clearwater has a ...

Tampa’s iconic Alessi Bakery is expanding to a larger location on Cypress Street. (Rendering: Summit Design + Build) After 53 years at their West Tampa location, the fourth-generation Alessi family ...

On a warm May afternoon in 2024, somewhere between bustling European plazas and winding cobblestone streets, a simple accessory sparked an idea that would soon become Tampa Bay’s newest lifestyle ...

Tampa Bay’s vibrant cultural landscape is expanding with the arrival of Coastal Ballet of Florida. Co-founded by renowned dancer and educator Heather Ossola, the new company offers a homegrown ...

As it gears up for its 2021 Florida Early Stage Capital Conference October 7 and 8, Florida Venture Capital Forum is accepting applications from companies who want to pitch to investors and vie for ...

As executive director of Preserve the ‘Burg, Manny Leto works to keep St. Petersburg history alive by helping save historic buildings and neighborhoods. He says a great economic benefit comes to ...

The Tampa Bay Bike Co-op is a community run, not-for-profit organization designed to give a boost to cycling as recreation and as a form of transportation. The group refurbishes donated bicycles and ...

As the pandemic continues to reshape the local foodie scene, surviving restaurants are finding their own sweet spot somewhere between limited indoor and expanded outdoor dining while ramping up ...

The COVID-19 vaccination distribution program has begun to roll out quickly in parts of the Tampa Bay Area with much-deserved fanfare, given the speed at which the vaccine has been produced as part of ...