Restaurants

WOB Bar & Kitchen, in honor of Tampa Bay’s “hometown hockey heroes” has added a Tampa Bay Lightning-inspired cocktail, the Thunderita, to its menu, as well as bringing back the

► Play Ball Florida, owner and franchisee of Glory Days Grill restaurants in Florida and Georgia, will acquire Glory Days, the corporate entity that owns 22 corporate restaurant locations in

► The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is planning to build the Center of Excellence Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences, a research center to be located at the College of

Urban Stillhouse, in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse District, is a rare find in the Tampa Bay area restaurant scene. It’s special, and unique, in many ways. First, it’s owned by American

82 Degrees is a little restaurant and bar, stashed off Sunset Way, in St. Pete Beach. It’s awash with natural light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, giving a

Jotoro, chef Joe Isidori’s Mexican restaurant, in Tampa’s Channel District, is a casual spot for drinks and dinner near the seaport. The space is filled with bright accents and a

► Bruce Jacob, a researcher and chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University, was named to the editorial board of the international publication IEEE

► Sweetgreen, a Los Angeles-based fast-casual restaurant, signed a lease, at 1114 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg’s Edge District. ► St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch appointed several members to run

By Brooke Palmer Kuhl | Photos by Amy Pezzicara, Pezz Photo The New York Yankees. Tom Brady. The Tampa Cuban. Ybor City. Stuff that Tampa legends are made of. And

Midtown Tampa’s evolution is still underway, as restaurants and retail complete construction and open their doors. One of the most anticipated openings, Ponte Tampa, is still under construction but is

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

► An urban-style community of 630 apartments with, restaurants and shops, will be built on the abandoned Florida Tile site, located between Lake Wire and the upcoming Bonnet Springs Park.