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Chuck Merlis

Demolition Permit Filed for Historic Mirasol on Davis Islands

September 29, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Historic Mirasol apartment building on Davis Islands in Tampa

The filing follows City Council’s rejection of the owners’ plan to restore it as a hotel.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, South Tampa, Tampa, Tampa History, Top Story

Buddy Brew Is Nearly Doubling Its Café Footprint After 16 Years of Steady Growth

September 29, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Buddy Brew Coffee founders and employees celebrate a café opening with a ribbon cutting and gold confetti.

Buddy Brew is using Sprouts stores to add 10 cafés and enter new Tampa Bay markets.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Retail & Hospitality, Small Business, South Tampa, Tampa, Top Story

Minds Behind Boulon, Forbici Reveal Details of Tampa Steakhouse

September 28, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Renderings of Matilde, a Mexican steakhouse opening along Tampa’s Riverwalk at AER Tampa

Matilde’s new plans show what’s coming to the Riverwalk restaurant before its spring opening.

Categories Business News, Downtown Tampa, Hillsborough County, Restaurants, Tampa, Top Story

Tampa Drone Company Lands $10 Million Investment as Defense Business Grows

September 28, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Drone flying over a city skyline at sunset

The investment follows a Canadian military contract that could grow to 4,900 drone systems.

Categories Business News, Defense & Security, Hillsborough County, Public Companies, Tampa

Tampa Youth Sports Startup Nears $15 Million in Revenue, Seeks New Funding

September 30, 2026September 28, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Youth soccer player kicks a ball during a game on an outdoor field

The growing business is raising new capital to fund acquisitions and expand its sponsorship operation.

Categories Business News, Entrepreneurship, Hillsborough County, Profiles, Startups, Tampa, Top Story

120-Acre Land Deal Could Bring New Hospital Campus to Manatee County

September 25, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Map showing land along State Road 64 and Interstate 75 in Manatee County planned for Sarasota Memorial expansion

The nearly $60 million acquisition would make room for an ER, medical offices and future hospital.

Categories Bradenton, Business News, Economic Development, Health Care, Lakewood Ranch, Manatee County

Hundreds of Apartments Are Coming to a Former Raytheon Site in St. Petersburg

September 25, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of the landscaped courtyard planned for the Azalea Cay apartment community in St. Petersburg

The 341-unit project includes 102 workforce and affordable homes and $11.25 million in public funding.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Housing, Pinellas County, Real Estate, St. Petersburg, Top Story

Tampa Leads U.S. in Small-Bay Industrial Market as Rents Climb

September 24, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of a large industrial district with warehouses, manufacturing buildings, roads and parking lots.

Limited new supply is colliding with strong demand for Tampa’s smaller industrial spaces.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Industrial Development, Real Estate, Tampa

Another Indoor Pickleball Club Is Coming to Tampa

September 24, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of an indoor PickleRage pickleball club with multiple blue and green courts.

The growing franchise plans its third Florida club, though the Tampa location remains under wraps.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Sports, Tampa

What a Growing Water Shortage Means for Pinellas County Into 2027

September 24, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of waterfront homes, waterways and neighborhoods across Pinellas County, Florida.

Businesses and property owners face months of tighter watering rules and $193 fines.

Categories Business News, Government, Pinellas County, Resilience, Top Story
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