Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic small local businesses are slowly regaining their equilibrium with some time to reflect. Throughout the Tampa Bay area some positive constants have emerged through the upheavals. J. Mark Stroud, developer and founder of The Stroud Corporation, says there is a widening national appeal for Florida’s year-round outdoor lifestyle and … Read more
Even through the fog of uncertainty, created by a global pandemic, they still see those friends and family members enduring a breast cancer journey. Even amid all the tumult of 2020, they’re still touched by the opportunity to make a positive difference in our community and move us towards a world without breast cancer. Even … Read more
It’s challenging to get Jim Myers to take credit for much. He’s a humble man who was raised in St. Petersburg, met his wife at what is now the TradeWinds Island Resort while he was in college and has been with Crown Automotive since 1990. A champion of education, a mentor and sometimes a father … Read more
MarineMax, based in Clearwater, has acquired SkipperBud’s, based in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois and its affiliate, Silver Seas, adding 20 locations to the MarineMax footprint in the United States. With the acquisition, MarineMax adds locations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, California, Washington and Florida. It also expands MarineMax’s real estate holdings with the addition of 11 … Read more
The founder, chairman and CEO of Miami-based Coastal Construction Group, Thomas P. Murphy Jr., will be profiled this weekend on the nationally televised show The American Dream. Coastal Construction Group is the general contractor for JW Marriott, and other buildings under development, in Water Street Tampa; in addition to other Florida projects like Four Seasons … Read more
The Centre Club, a private city and social club in Tampa, named John Glaser its new general manager. Glaser has more than 20 years of hospitality industry experience and was previously in the role of general manager of The Club at Moraya Bay in Naples and the Mixon Bath and Racquet Club in Charleston, South … Read more
The Alzheimer’s Association wants Pinellas County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, October 10. This year, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging participants to walk as individuals, or in small groups, on sidewalks, tracks and trails across Pinellas County, instead of hosting … Read more
Leadership Tampa Bay has named their 2020-2021 board members. The organization named board members during their annual meeting at the Centre Club. Click through the gallery to see who will be leading the organization in the next year.[image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”9304,9339,9306,9338,9308,9309,9310,9334,9337,9313,9314,9315,9316,9317,9340,9319,9347,9321,9322,9323,9324,9341,9326,9342,9328,9329,9330,9343″]
Kevin Kiermaier, a center fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays, was named 2020’s Dreammaker of the Year by the Children’s Dream Fund. Kiermaier was recognized at the organization’s virtual 2020 Dreammaker Luncheon for his work with the Kiermaier’s Kids program. With a $25,000 donation to the Children’s Dream Fund, Kevin Kiermaier, and his wife, Marisa, … Read more
