► Tampa restauranteur Jeff Gigante has a new partnership with entrepreneurs Andrew Wright and Joseph Guggino to establish Next Level Brands, which will open several restaurants in the Tampa Bay area centered around exceptional service and creating iconic spaces. (Jeff Gigante pictured above) ► Workscapes, in Tampa, named Ed Goff the Gulf Coast market president
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Evan Beard, national art services executive at Bank of America, takes you beneath the surface of the art market to help you understand how industry players take paint on canvas and transform it into real capital. This program was presented by Bank of America and the virtual location host was The Dali.
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The Collection, a 10-story contemporary building from MK Equity Corporation and DSDG Architects, located at 1335 Second Street in downtown Sarasota, has begun site demolition. The Collection will offer 12 residences, including five full-floor penthouses. Prices start in the mid-$1 millions. Other notable features of the building include an amenity level with a lap pool,
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The board of directors for Empath Health and Stratum Health System have formally approved the merger of the two organizations, pending regulatory approval. The merger will create the country’s largest not-for-profit health system delivering non-acute care, and services, through its medical and holistic programs to individuals with chronic, advanced and terminal illnesses, according to a
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Downtown St. Petersburg retail businesses z•aa dress up studio, Twig and Book + Bottle is hosting its first Holiday Sidewalk Social on Saturday, December 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will take place along the Sixth Street North sidewalk, between Central Avenue and First Avenue North. There will be wine tastings, live
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The All About Women Expo at University Town Center, in Sarasota, featured beauty, wellness and fashion. The runway show featured clothing from Dillard’s, Macy’s and Tommy Bahama. Models were from Maria Schon Model Agency. Photos by Maya Mouis [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”10172,10171,10169″]
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Strategic Property Partners, the Tampa-based developer behind the 56-acre Water Street Tampa neighborhood, released the first interior images of 815 Water St. Heron is the first residential building slated to open in the district early next year. The building features 420 residences, in two towers, connected by a rooftop garden and first-floor retail including a
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► Thomas D. Sims, a partner in the St. Petersburg office of Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, was named to the board of directors for The James Museum. (pictured above) ►The Pinellas County Foundation announced that $2.6 million in CARES funding will be allocated to nine Pinellas County nonprofit organizations to add to, or
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Graham oversees all planning, development and execution of the company’s brand strategy, advertising, public relations, promotions and online presence. A seasoned marketing executive, he joins Michael Saunders & Company after a 17-year tenure as the vice president of marketing for The Ebby Halliday Companies, a 75-year-old, full-service, real estate company and respected Leading RE and
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Elliot Mintzer idolized Joe Hackett. Hackett was one of the main characters from the 1990s NBC situation comedy Wings. He was the “nice guy” and a highly responsible pilot. It’s not a leap to find the resemblance between Mintzer and Hackett. Mintzer is owner and president of My Sky Aviation, a management consulting and aircraft
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It’s been a slow burn in the retail market for some time. Some brands were long predicted to be phasing out, like the Sears and Dillard’s of the world. Analysts saw the writing on the wall for these long before a global pandemic ripped off the bandages and revealed the real wound. California Pizza Kitchen,
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Leadership Tampa Bay has named its incoming class members for 2021. For more than 30 years, Leadership Tampa Bay’s mission has been to engage its members with businesses and community leaders to enhance knowledge of regional assets and issues. The program is designed to identify the Tampa Bay area’s regional strengths and to delve into
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