Jo-Lynn Brown 
Florida Economic Club-Tampa Bay will host its next monthly Community Leader Social event on May 3 and is welcoming the public to join. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at Sea Salt, in downtown St Petersburg, in the Sundial Mall. Tickets are $15 in advance. $25 at the door. The featured speaker will be Jason … Read more
More than 500 guests, including finalists and sponsors, were in attendance for the TBBW’s 2023 Tampa Women Awards, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Tampa. Fifty women were honored for their work in business and the Tampa Bay community, with 17 being named winners in their categories. Rhea Law, president of … Read more
Ian Black is the founder of Ian Black Real Estate. He has worked in commercial real estate, in Sarasota-Manatee since the 1980s but prior to that, he lived in his homeland of Northern Ireland, which he fled shortly after his real estate office in Belfast was destroyed in a bombing during The Troubles. He opened … Read more
► The city of Tampa will use funds from a $5.35 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade the Ashley Drive interchange in the city’s downtown district. ► Big Storm Brewing opened an 11,000-square-foot taproom at 1600 E. Seventh Ave., in Ybor City. ► Detroit Wing Co. opened its first Florida location, … Read more
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco kicked off its second annual CEO Build with participating chief executive officers and VIP guests at Neiman Marcus, in Tampa. Fifty-five business leaders signed up to participate in this year’s event. The build was led by honorary chairs Bill Brand, CEO of Rue21 and Habitat for Humanity … Read more
Address: 7722 Sanderling Road, Sarasota List price: $14 million Specs: 2 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 2,580 square feet Details: Welcome to Casa Playa Privada Siesta, located in one of the most coveted Siesta Key gated communities, the Sanderling Club. A Gulf of Mexico beachfront home with approximately 200 linear feet of private beach frontage … Read more
► Aldi opened a new store, at 4532 S. Florida Ave., in Lakeland. ► Publix Super Markets, based in Lakeland, has committed to giving an additional $4 million in grants to address food availability. ► Polk County commissioners approved Miller Construction Management to oversee the construction of the Polk County Fire Rescue Watkins Road Fire … Read more
The Shape of Dreams exhibit is nearing the end of its run at The Dalí Museum, in St. Petersburg. The exhibit explores 500 years of dream-inspired paintings from the 16th to 20th century, demonstrating how artists, throughout time, have depicted a profound yet universal phenomenon of the human experience — a dream. It features a … Read more
When you hear the name Anthony Sullivan, there’s probably a very specific image that comes to mind: The OxiClean guy. In business as one of television’s most known pitchmen, if not the most known, Sullivan, or “Sully” as many refer to him, has a long, laundry list of commercials on his resume, but that … Read more
► Cane & Barrel, a rooftop bar and cocktail lounge, opened at the 172-key AC Hotel by Marriott at 110 Second St. N. ► Hold-Thyssen, a full-service commercial real estate firm with offices in Clearwater and Winter Park, completed the $3.8 million sale of 4.8 acres on Seminole Boulevard, at the intersection of 21st Avenue … Read more
