The state of Florida agriculture: Innovations, better crops, greater ...
Dec 3, 2019 — According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services led by Commissioner Nikki Fried, Florida had 47,000 commercial farms occupying over 9.45 million acres in 2017. That year, the state ranked first in the nation in the value of production for cucumbers, grapefruit, oranges, squash, sugarcane, fresh market snap beans, and ...
Ambitious renovation of downtown Tampa's Floridan Palace
Aug 22, 2023 — An ambitious, nearly $30 million renovation and rebranding of the historic Floridan Palace Hotel in downtown Tampa is slated to wrap up in October. Crystal Rivera, the hotel’s general manager, says the end goal of the project is for the hotel to be a pillar that activates the northern area of downtown. South Florida-based hotel owner and ...
Uptown leaders in North Tampa reset for resiliency amid pandemic
Nov 3, 2020 — Read more articles by Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez. Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez is a freelance writer who was born and raised in Tampa. He earned his BA in English from the University of South Florida and authored several local history books, including Images of America: Tampa's Carrollwood, Images of Modern America: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and Images of America: Tampa's Westshore.
What's new and what's next for Tampa's downtown Channel District
Oct 5, 2021 — Channelside District Residential Tower. 419 N. 12th St., Tampa, FL 33602. Daniel Corporation is bringing more apartments to the Channel District. The 19-story, 324-unit residential tower will be in the heart of Channelside and is slated to open in the Fall of 2022. It will offer studio, one, and two-bedroom floorplans with ultra-premium ...
Local leaders look ahead at what Brightline expansion can mean …
Mar 19, 2024 — For example, the price for a standard one-way Brightline expanded service to Orlando in September 2023. The private high speed rail company is eyeing Tampa and a station in the Ybor City area for its next expansion. ticket from Orlando to Miami on April 5 is $49 at 4:50 a.m. and jumps to $112 at 8:50 a.m.
Who are Tampa’s top Instagram influencers? - 83Degrees
Apr 20, 2021 — Here is a list that might lead you to find and follow your own peeps. Lifestyle influencers. Tracy Alves. Handle: @sunnychichome. Followers: 108K. Contact: [email protected]. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Tracy Alves moved to Tampa in 2008, fell in love with the city, and never left.
83 Degrees - Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay's resilient arts community presses on after one-two-three punch. Already reeling from Gov. DeSantis's funding veto, Tampa Bay's resilient arts community presses on after Helene and Milton. 83 Degrees arrives in your inbox free of charge thanks to underwriting by community stakeholders invested in making the Tampa Bay region a better ...
10 Tampa Bay projects to watch in 2024 - 83Degrees
Feb 6, 2024 — Gateway Expressway, Howard Frankland Bridge, I-275. Two major Florida Department of Transportation Projects - the Gateway Expressway in Pinellas County and a new Howard Frankland Bridge - are slated to open in 2024. Greg Deese, resident engineer with FDOT’s Tampa Bay office, says the Gateway’s two new elevated toll roads are expected to ...
Q&A: Director Kari Goetz, Jobsite Theater - 83Degrees
Nov 5, 2019 — 83 Degrees Media chats with Kari Goetz, the director of Jobsite’s latest production, to find out what inspires her to work day and night in roles that benefit the Tampa Bay Area arts and culture scene. 83D: Is your approach to community involvement during your day job similar in any way to your theater work? KG: I think so. I approach my day job with the heart of an artist.
Darryl Shaw talks Ybor revitalization, looks to future - 83Degrees
La Unión, a 317-unit apartment community of studio to three-bedroom apartments, will open as the first piece of the ambitious, mixed-use Gas Worx district Shaw is developing in partnership with real estate developer Kettler. Miles at Ybor, 170 fully-furnished micro-unit apartments with retail space, opens on the 1700 block of 17th Street.