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Chuck Merlis

Tastes Pretty Good to open Japanese restaurant in Tampa

July 9, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of Kingfish, a planned Japanese restaurant at Rome Collective in Tampa, featuring a central sushi bar, natural wood finishes and vaulted ceilings.

Kingfish will join Lumbre at Rome Collective as Tastes Pretty Good expands its lineup.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Hyde Park Village, Restaurants, Tampa, Top Story

Tampa apartment complex lands $107.7M loan

July 9, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of Azalea Apartments, a 289-unit apartment community at 2633 Azalea Garden Place in Tampa.

A Tampa apartment community secured $107.7 million as multifamily investment remains active.

Categories Brandon, Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Tampa, Top Story

Bagels & Co. becomes latest bagel chain to enter Tampa market

July 8, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Exterior of the Bagels & Co. restaurant in Davie, Florida.

Philadelphia-based Bagels & Co. is bringing its first Tampa Bay restaurant to Fowler Avenue.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Restaurants, Tampa, Top Story, University Area

Five homebuilders buy first homesites at Pasco development

July 7, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Wood framing is underway on a new single-family home under construction at a residential development site.

Five builders have closed on the first homesites at Verona as the Pasco community moves ahead.

Categories Business News, Infrastructure & Development, Mixed-Use, Pasco County

Garrett Greco enters Tampa City Council race

July 7, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Garrett Greco, a Tampa real estate broker and host of the Tampa Bay Developer podcast, poses for a portrait.

A real estate broker and podcast host joins the race for Tampa City Council’s open District 3 seat.

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

Five-building logistics campus moves closer to reality in Riverview

July 7, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of the planned Bell Creek Logistics Center warehouse building in Riverview, part of a five-building speculative industrial development.

New permits advance plans for a five-building speculative logistics campus in Riverview.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Industrial Development, Infrastructure & Development, Riverview, Top Story

Tampa company bets AI can speed special education evaluations

July 6, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Students work on laptops in a classroom as artificial intelligence and digital learning tools are presented on a screen at the front of the room.

Tampa ed-tech firm expands into telehealth psychology to speed special education evaluations.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Business News, Education, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Top Story

Temple Terrace moves to install speed cameras at school zones

July 6, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Entrance to Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace, one of five campuses identified for a proposed school speed camera program.

Traffic studies found widespread speeding as Temple Terrace advances school speed cameras.

Categories Business News, Government, Hillsborough County, Infrastructure & Development, Temple Terrace

Lakeland seeks one-year freeze on new data centers

September 3, 2026July 6, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of a modern industrial campus with large warehouse-style buildings, parking lots and surrounding roadways.

Officials would pause new data center applications while drafting long-term development standards.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Business News, Data Centers, Government, Lakeland, Polk County, Top Story

Michelin adds Big Ray’s Fish Camp to national seafood shack list

July 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Exterior of Big Ray's Fish Camp in South Tampa, featuring a colorful fish mural on the building after the restaurant was named to Michelin's national seafood shack list.

Big Ray’s earns a place on Michelin’s national seafood shack list while retaining Recommended status.

Categories Business News, Lifestyle, Restaurants, Tampa
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