Tom Layberger 
A group of Atlanta Braves fans, sporting the team’s jerseys and caps, were walking along Dunedin’s Douglas Avenue about two hours before their team played the Toronto Blue Jays. One of the fans was overheard saying that he arrived from North Port, home of the Braves’ spring training complex, and was looking forward to spending … Read more
After a one-year delay, the Arians Family Foundation Golf Classic will tee off at Innisbrook on April 18-19. The event, the seventh since the foundation was launched and the 14th the family has hosted, will be the first in Florida after last year’s tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. “Innisbrook really stepped up and … Read more
It is safe to say, baseball fans are keeping their fingers tightly crossed in the hope that something close to a normal season takes place. As early as February, it was uncertain as to when the season would begin. Whenever the Rays take the field, the defending American League champions will do so without a … Read more
Even with attendance restrictions at Raymond James Stadium, the expectation is that a good number of visitors will descend upon the Tampa Bay region for Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7. After all, the Super Bowl is a weeklong celebration that goes far beyond the game itself, which, as of TBBW’s mid-December deadline, the league … Read more
The University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital has long had a working relationship, including TGH being the primary teaching affiliate for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. The visibility of the relationship was greatly enhanced when USF Health’s 13-story tower in downtown Tampa opened in January. The building serves as an anchor, … Read more
This sports year has been memorable for a few things that have taken place, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing Tom Brady. That truly was a landmark moment and not only for the franchise, but all of sports. After all, the quarterback has a record of six Super Bowl rings. This sports year will also … Read more
Thanks to restrictions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak, St. Patrick’s Day was a muted affair. Yet, the luck of the Irish still managed to shine brightly on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans—if you can imagine that—throughout the day as it became more and more evident that Tom Brady was going to sign with … Read more
It is 4:30 p.m., on a Saturday afternoon in February, about 2½ hours before the Tampa Bay Lightning face off against the New York Islanders. John Franzone texts a reporter asking if a meeting can be pushed back to 5 p.m. on account of “brush fires” that need to be extinguished. Indeed, it is just … Read more
Synapse Florida has a message to tell—one that has been building momentum throughout the Sunshine State, and certainly in downtown Tampa, where it resonated at Amalie Arena with passion during two days in mid-February. More than 7,000 entrepreneurs, innovators and community leaders convened at the nonprofit association’s third annual innovation summit to share and spread … Read more
