Gasparilla: How Tampa invented its defining tradition

How Gasparilla evolved from a staged pirate invasion into one of Tampa’s most durable civic traditions.

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Historic illustration of the Gasparilla invasion ship sailing through downtown Tampa as crowds line the riverbanks and bridges.
Valspar Championship pumps $75M into Tampa Bay

The Valspar Championship generates $75M a year in economic impact across Tampa Bay.

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Golfer tees off at the Valspar Championship with spectators lined behind the fairway signage in Tampa Bay.
WM plans $88M recycling facility in East Ybor

WM of Florida is planning an $88 million redevelopment of its Tampa material recovery facility site in East Ybor. The project would replace the function of the existing plant with a larger, more automated recycling operation designed to expand processing capacity. The project is planned for an 11-acre site at 1400 N 35th St. Plans

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Rendering of Waste Management’s planned automated recycling facility in East Ybor, showing a long warehouse building with truck access and support structures.
Mirasol hotel rezoning denied by City Council

City Council denied a rezoning request to convert the historic Mirasol into a boutique hotel.

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The Mirasol building on Davis Islands, a historic waterfront apartment complex proposed for boutique hotel conversion, photographed at dusk.
Rays stadium future heads to a vote

A Jan. 20 board vote could open formal talks tied to a proposed Rays stadium and mixed-use development.

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Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa ahead of a board vote on a nonbinding memorandum tied to a proposed Rays stadium development.
One developer advances three Tampa Bay projects

Three coordinated housing projects move forward across Tampa Bay in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Lithia.

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Aerial view of mangroves and open water along Tampa Bay near north St. Petersburg.
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park renovation seeks $5.5M CRA funding

Tampa’s CRA will consider a $5.5M request to fund infrastructure upgrades at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

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Playground and event lawn at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa, proposed for infrastructure upgrades under a $5.5M CRA funding request.
Two Tampa Bay nonprofits merge to redesign care

Two longtime Tampa Bay providers merge to create a unified behavioral health care system.

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Ibis Healthcare Foundation logo with the words “One System Care” displayed beneath it
Plans filed for two-story medical building in South Tampa

Plans show a two-story medical surgery center proposed along Henderson Boulevard in South Tampa.

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The cleared site at 4040 Henderson Blvd. in South Tampa where plans have been filed for a two-story medical surgery center.
Tampa real estate market enters a more selective phase

Tampa’s commercial real estate market is growing, but investors are moving more carefully.

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Downtown Tampa skyline at dusk as the city’s commercial real estate market enters a more selective phase.
New History Center CEO frames Tampa’s past as power

As Tampa grows faster than its memory, the History Center’s new leader sees the past as civic infrastructure.

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Audrey Chapuis stands outside the Tampa Bay History Center, where she serves as president and CEO, as the city undergoes rapid growth and change.
BayCare plans $650M+ children’s hospital in Tampa

BayCare plans a $650M+ children’s hospital in Tampa Bay, backed by a $50M gift and opening in 2030.

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Rendering of Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s in Tampa with modern glass design and bold exterior colors