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Chuck Merlis

Boulon menu overhaul tied to kitchen hiring, training push

April 6, 2026March 27, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Interior of Boulon restaurant featuring bar seating, marble surfaces and illuminated shelving in downtown Tampa

Boulon’s menu overhaul reflects kitchen training, staffing and concept refinement.

Categories Dining, Restaurants, Top Story

Staffing costs rise in St. Petersburg as council weighs $2M increase

March 30, 2026March 27, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
St. Petersburg City Hall building with palm trees and entrance steps in downtown St. Petersburg

Council to review staffing increase, land use item and infrastructure proposal April 2.

Categories Infrastructure & Development, Local Government, Pinellas County

Tampa entrepreneur Gary Hartfield enters mayor’s race

March 30, 2026March 27, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Hartfield joins Tampa mayor race with focus on housing and small business.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Local Government, Top Story

Metropolitan Ministries assists unpaid TSA workers

March 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
TSA officers screen passengers at airport security checkpoint during federal shutdown

Local nonprofit steps in as TSA workers go unpaid during federal shutdown.

Categories Community Impact, Economic impact, Tampa Bay Business, Top Story

Ritz-Carlton Tampa opens second tower on Bayshore

March 30, 2026March 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Balcony view from Ritz-Carlton Residences Tampa overlooking Hillsborough Bay and Bayshore Drive towers

Second tower delivery narrows inventory at Ritz-Carlton Residences Tampa.

Categories Infrastructure & Development, Real Estate, Tampa Bay Business, Top Story

Waldorf St. Pete sales get boost from waterfront views

March 31, 2026March 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of Waldorf Astoria Residences St. Petersburg showing tiered pool decks and waterfront views

Buyers weigh view protection as Waldorf St. Pete tops $100M in presales.

Categories Downtown St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Business

Why did a $15B lender move its headquarters to Tampa?

April 6, 2026March 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
John Beacham and Mayor Jane Castor cut the ribbon at Toorak Capital Partners’ Tampa headquarters opening, joined by company and community leaders.

Toorak moved to Tampa to solve hiring and scale its national lending platform.

Categories Economic Growth, Private Equity, Tampa Bay Business, Top Story

Pottery Barn to return to Tampa with two stores at International Plaza

April 24, 2026March 25, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Pottery Barn storefront inside a shopping mall with home furnishings displays visible through the windows

Permits show Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids planned at International Plaza.

Categories Hyde Park Village, International Plaza and Bay Street, Retail, Tampa Bay Business, Top Story

Gasworx adds second residential project as Ybor district takes shape

May 3, 2026March 25, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
The Stevedore apartment building at Gasworx in Ybor City, a mid-rise brick residential development with ground-floor retail and workers gathered outside during a site tour.

Second apartment project begins to build residential density inside Gasworx.

Categories Infrastructure & Development, Real Estate, Tampa Bay Business, Top Story, Ybor, Ybor City

BayCare to open first urgent care in Plant City

March 25, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
BayCare Urgent Care facility exterior in Plant City with blue signage and parking lot

BayCare’s first Plant City urgent care opens March 30 near South Florida Baptist Hospital.

Categories Business News, Health Care, Hillsborough County, Top Story
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