Who pays for Tampa’s New Year’s Eve fireworks?

Fireworks light up Tampa Bay as a Starship cruise vessel passes the downtown waterfront during New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Tampa’s New Year’s Eve fireworks are privately funded by local businesses, not the city, a nearly 20-year tradition led by Jackson’s Bistro.

Why Lions World Vision Institute is moving beyond mobile care

Rendering of Lions World Vision Institute’s planned Vision Health Center interior in Ybor City, showing a reception area, exam spaces and families receiving care.

After years of mobile screenings, Lions World Vision Institute is building a permanent vision care hub to close gaps that mobile care cannot solve alone.

Future of Davis Islands’ Mirasol hinges on Jan. 15 vote

Historic Mirasol building on Davis Islands shown alongside archival photo as Tampa City Council vote approaches

A Jan. 15 City Council vote will determine whether the historic Mirasol returns to its original use as a boutique hotel.

$34.7M Fair Oaks Recreation Center opens in East Tampa

Aerial view of the Fair Oaks Recreation Center in East Tampa showing solar panels on the roof and surrounding neighborhood

East Tampa’s $34.7M Fair Oaks Recreation Center opens as a major community investment heading into 2026.

St. Petersburg becomes 1st Florida city to adopt faith based affordable housing provision

St. Petersburg officials and community partners break ground on SkyWay Lofts, an affordable housing development by Blue Sky Communities

St. Petersburg is the first Florida city to adopt a faith based policy aimed at expanding affordable housing opportunities.

Academy of the Holy Names unveils $16.5M campus upgrade with new 2-story Health and Wellness Center

Collage showing the new Murphy Health and Wellness Center at Academy of the Holy Names with renderings of the restored chapel, second floor terrace, and upgraded athletic locker room.

The Academy of the Holy Names is investing $16.5M in campus upgrades anchored by a new 2 story, 13K sq ft Health and Wellness Center.

How does philanthropy fuel Tampa Bay’s economic growth?

Aerial view of downtown Tampa showing the Hillsborough River, Riverwalk, high-rise office towers and neighborhoods stretching toward Tampa Bay under a bright blue sky.

Data shows how philanthropy powers Tampa Bay’s economic growth by strengthening the systems that help people and businesses thrive.