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The Tampa Club has unveiled a $1.7 million renovation, including an outdoor terrace. Dining will be available outside on the 42nd floor, with 180-degree views of Tampa. The height of the outdoor terrace makes The Tampa Club the highest outdoor private dining experience in America, according to a statement. “We have designed a Club that

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its February CEO Connect with Shilen Patel at the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., in Tampa. The sold-out event was held as a part of Tampa Bay Innovation Week and featured a live interview with Patel, CEO of HealthAxis. Presenting sponsors for the event included Seacoast Bank, TiE Tampa Bay,

Shilen Patel, chief executive officer of HealthAxis, in Tampa, will be honored with the Indo-US Chamber Community Service Leader award at this year’s Banyan Ball, on April 16, 2022, being held at the Grand Hyatt, in Tampa. Shilen is an active early-stage and private equity investor, as well as the founder of multiple other enterprises.

More than 50 community leaders from organizations across the Tampa Bay Area will come together to build a home for a local family in Pinellas Park. Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties’ inaugural CEO Build launched in 2022 and is led by honorary chairs: Mindy Grossman, president and chief executive officer of

The St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corp. celebrated five years of impact, at the Don Cesar, last week. Since the organization’s founding in 2016, it has announced nearly 2,000 jobs, opened 267 job creation projects and assisted 45 companies with relocations, expansions or openings, according to a statement. Here is a recap of the five

Big Storm Brewing Co., based in Clearwater, has teamed up with Feeding Tampa Bay to help end hunger by creating a new specialty beer. The brewing company is launching “Hops for Hunger,” a honey wheat orange ale. A percentage of every beer sold will be donated to Feeding Tampa Bay. “Hops for Hunger” will make

Cena, pronounced “chen-na,” is a bold, inventive and award-winning trattoria located in Tampa’s Channel District. Owner, and chef, Michael Buttacavoli honed his culinary skills at remarkable restaurants throughout Tampa, including SideBern’s and Council Oak. But in his own place, his Italian heritage shines in a restaurant that is special, and unique, in the Bay area’s

Shilen Patel admits his story is just a portion of the larger story of his family and what they have built, since arriving in the United States. He was born in Tampa, but greatly appreciates the sacrifices and challenges of those that came before him. “Always around me, as a norm, was sort of risk-taking—this

At the Dali Museum a landmark art exhibition offers a slice of the Mediterranean region, inspired by Picasso’s legendary visual innovations. The exhibition’s 79 paintings, drawings and collages – approximately half of which have never been seen in the United States – are on loan from the Musée national Picasso-Paris and the Leonard A. Lauder

Dugout Mugs, the Winter Haven-based maker of mugs made from baseball bats, and now stainless-steel mugs, is kicking off 2022 with a number of large-scale retail deals, including Fanatics, Pro Image Sports and Dick’s Sporting Goods. “One of my main goals this year was to go hard into retail because we’re getting to a point

Gucci reopened its newly renovated, and expanded, store in Tampa International Plaza’s Bay Street. Spanning more than 5,500 square feet, the boutique highlights a wide collection of men’s and women’s shoes, handbags, luggage, small leather goods, children’s wear, fashion and silver jewelry, watches, eyewear, Gucci Décor and Gucci Beauty and fragrances. Marble polychrome inlays produce

Former St. Petersburg Mayor, Rick Kriseman, will join Shumaker Advisors Florida as managing principal of the United States Cities Practice, where he will focus on sustainable economic development and urban planning, while working with clients locally and nationally. He will also join the Shumaker law firm, as Of Council, in the Public Policy and Government