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Rondé Barber is a Super Bowl champion, and five-time Pro Bowl cornerback, who spent his entire 16-year NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, setting multiple records along the way. Revered for his “ironman” status, Barber holds the league record for consecutive starts by a cornerback at 209, and by a defensive back at 224,

Entrepreneur Aakash Patel founded Elevate, a Tampa-based strategic business consulting firm providing public relations, community relations, targeted networking and social media, in 2012. Elevate has served over 150 companies to date. A Florida State University graduate, before Elevate’s launch, Patel was an editorial assistant in the Tampa Bay Times’ Tallahassee bureau, the public relations coordinator

Specs:5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms | 5,258 square feet Price: $1.685 million Details: Tranquility and privacy are the hallmarks of this stunning, custom-designed, Spanish Mediterranean waterfront estate located in the premier gated community of Caya Costa. Situated on a cul-de-sac, with almost a half-acre of lush tropical landscaping, this distinctive, timelessly designed home features 5,258 square

The Urban Stillhouse by Horse Soldier Bourbon, in St. Petersburg, is a unique entertainment space offering a hospitality experience, opening in August. The 16,000 square-foot space is influenced by the Horse Soldier team’s eclectic backgrounds, and favorite destinations including Kentucky, Montana, Wyoming, Canada, Scotland and more. The space offers two full-service bars, and a tasting

Swiss citizen and St. Petersburg resident Patrick Richard likes to veer off the beaten path. He’s the founder and CEO of Stoneweg US, a real estate investment firm specializing in acquisitions and developments that serves as the American arm of Stoneweg SA, which also has offices in Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Ireland and Andorra. Unlike many

Specs:5 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 3,614 square feet Price: $1.229 million Details: Tucked away in the heart of Beach Park, an enclave of premium homes and estates, is this exquisitely appointed Charleston-style home with southern charm. Upon entering, you are greeted by warmth and elegance of the formal living room, boasting a gas fireplace

Real estate developer George Gower is planning a townhome development in downtown St. Petersburg. The development site, named 8th Street Townhomes, is a block away from Mirror Lake. Gower also developed townhomes on Fareham Place, near Beach Drive. The townhomes will feature five units, each two stories and 1,600 square feet with two, or three,

Bruce Lamb is a shareholder and head of the Gunster law firm’s health care practice. Lamb is board-certified by the Florida Bar in state and federal government and administrative practice. He is focused on the representation of health care industry professionals, and entities, before regulatory bodies and in structuring commercial relationships that meet complex regulatory

Wendy Leigh has had a unique career trajectory: in education, entertainment, the arts, community engagement, marketing, public relations and development and as an executive on a leadership team. In 1999, she won the USF Distinguished Alumna Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts—marking the first time it had been given to a theater major.

Details: Nestled on a secluded cul de sac with 110 feet of waterfront lies Tampa Bay’s rare work of architectural art, a geodesic dome home built in the 1980s by Oregon Dome. This hidden gem lies in the private community of Point Seaside with sweeping water views of St. Joseph Sound and the Intracoastal. With

Milhaus, a national developer, owner and operator of Class-A, in-fill and mixed-use developments, is opening Artistry St. Pete, a $52 million, six-story apartment project at 1661 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg.  Artistry St. Pete includes 246 apartment units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 324 parking spaces. The community infuses luxury, and urban living, with

From an early age, Bob Hall was happiest “making stuff.” The son of a sheet-metal worker and a schoolteacher, Hall admits he always gravitated toward the creative. “My mom was artistic and poetic, and my dad was great with building things. We always had a garage full of tools and building materials. I took a