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Leadership Tampa Bay has named its incoming class members for 2025. 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 issues facing the region. View

The owners of the Sundial, in St. Petersburg, say they are remaining firm on their plans to redevelop the open-air retail center, despite ongoing efforts from Florida 2005 to halt construction. Florida 2005 Theaters, based in New York, owns the AMC Sundial 12 movie theater which sits adjacent to Sundial. Last week, Florida 2005 filed

A hidden bourbon bar has opened in St. Petersburg’s Edge District. The 1st Ave Clubhouse Bourbon Bar is located inside the relocated 1st Ave Liquors store, at 1211 1st Avenue North, Suite 100, adjacent to the Zubrick Magic Theatre. The bar is described as a “speakeasy-style hangout for bourbon enthusiasts.” It serves craft cocktails, bourbon

Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Conservation team will begin hosting VIP Ride-Alongs three days a week, until September. The program was created to offer education about sea turtles that nest on Florida’s beaches. The experience will allow guests to be able to shadow CMA biologists and observe their work documenting turtle crawls, nesting sites and

Kenneth Feld continues as chair of the board.

The National Retail Federation honors Lisa Schalk as ‘America’s Retail Champion’

Bern’s Co. has teamed up with the art gallery CASS Contemporary to unveil specially crafted cocktails and limited edition Código 1530 Tequila bottles, featuring an exclusive label designed by CASS artist Paola Delfin. For a limited time, the cocktails will be available upon request at Haven, while the tequila bottles will be available for purchase

Visit Tampa Bay, in partnership with Tampa’s Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters, is releasing a signature coffee blend, Pirate’s Plunder. Described in a statement as “…a rich taste that could tempt legendary pirate José Gaspar himself,” the blend is composed of Ethiopian Heirloom and Bourbon coffee varieties harvested in the winter months. The blend contains notes

The South Tampa Chamber hosted its annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion luncheon where three members were honored as DE&I Champions. 2024 South Tampa Chamber DE&I Champions: – Burruezo & Burruezo Law PLLC – Kishima Garcia, 6ARW, MacDill Air Force Base – Blue Star Families The South Tampa Chamber Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Award honors

Creative Sign Designs, in Westchase, has named Josh Baldwin as its new chief financial officer. Baldwin has 21 years of experience and an executive doctorate degree in business administration. Paul Wilbur, the previous CFO, will be relocating for personal reasons, a statement said, but will remain with CSD in a newly created chief administrative officer

The Valspar Championship concluded their “Paint the Town Green” Charity Caravan by announcing the 2024 tournament generated $1.3 Million for charities, in 2024. The 2024 tournament concluded with Peter Malnati claiming the victory and more than 130,000 fans attending the week-long PGA TOUR event, on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, in Palm Harbor. The

Wheelchairs 4 Kids 13th Annual Jail and Bail event will take place July 19 and will consist of community leaders, in the Tampa Bay area, being “arrested” for a good cause. The “prisoners” will be fed a white-collar lunch in the prison cafeteria, and, after lunch, they will be locked up in the fundraiser jail.