Historians trace roots of South Hillsborough County communities
WEBJun 13, 2017 · Miller and his three brothers-in-law, A.P. Dickman, N.E. Dickman and L.L. Dickman, transformed thousands of acres of swamp, scrub and forest into a thriving agricultural community named in honor of English essayist and social philosopher John Ruskin, who believed in free education for individuals among the working classes.
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WEB3 days ago · Photo gallery from the Suncoast Kids Extravaganza at England Brothers Park in Pinellas Park. 83 Degrees arrives in your inbox free of charge thanks to underwriting by community stakeholders invested in making the Tampa Bay region a better place. But it isn't free to produce. In order to help pay our writers and photographers, we need and ...
Ambitious renovation of downtown Tampa's Floridan Palace
WEBAug 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 ...
What's next for newly named Uptown District in Tampa?
WEBThe facility, opened in 1972, is being expanded with a new bed tower. The project, the first of its kind in which the VA is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, broke ground on July 31, 2018, and should be completed in time for the hospital’s 50th anniversary in 2022. VA Hospital construction in Uptown District of Tampa.
Tampa's once-sleepy arts scene is an economic engine - 83Degrees
WEBJul 19, 2022 · Tampa's once-sleepy arts scene is an economic engine. Sixty years ago, a visitor to Tampa would have found a feisty, ambitious blue-collar town with little to offer in the way of the arts. Today, with its spectacular performing arts complex, its growing museums, history center and numerous local theater companies, the city is …
Children's Home Network plants SEEDS of learning - 83Degrees
WEBMay 7, 2024 · In addition to the SEEDS and RAISE programs, the Children’s Home Network provides foster care for kids, caregiver support, and runs Kids’ Village, a residential center to help heal children from ages 6 to 17 who have been abused and neglected. The programs are all part of the Children’s Home Network’s evolution as an organization since ...
10 Tampa Bay projects to watch in 2024 - 83Degrees
WEBFeb 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 …
10 Years of Change: Urban scene evolves in Downtown Tampa, St.
WEBMar 12, 2019 · The St. Pete and Tampa offices are slated to open in July. This is the first in a series of stories titled"10 Years of Change'' that will be published in the ramp up to celebrating 10 years of publishing stories in 83 Degrees come November 2019. The stories are all about changes in talent, innovation, diversity, and environment in Tampa and the ...
Who are Tampa’s top Instagram influencers? - 83Degrees
WEBApr 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.
Tampa native Sarah McNamara explores Ybor City, family
WEBJul 25, 2023 · For Sarah McNamara, Ybor City history is family history. She’s a Tampa native whose Ybor roots stretch back to the arrival of the first family member from Cuba in the early 1900s. McNamara’s also a historian, an assistant professor of history at Texas A&M, whose first book, “Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South,” explores a little ...
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