Gasparilla Music Festival returns, projects 10,000 daily

Crowd at Gasparilla Music Festival performance in downtown Tampa

Festival projects 10,000 daily attendees inside Water Street district.

Lynn Hurtak files to run for Tampa mayor

Lynn Hurtak, Tampa City Council member and 2027 mayoral candidate

Council member Lynn Hurtak launches 2027 Tampa mayor campaign.

Greenlane plans 2–3 new Tampa Bay stores each year

Greenlane drive-thru restaurant exterior with green panel facade and roadside sign under a bright blue sky.

Erica Spector Wishnow came up with Greenlane during long car rides in Covid, when she spent hours driving her children and faced the same frustration at nearly every drive-thru window. Her kids wanted burgers and fries, and she wanted something filling that aligned with her vegetarian diet and left her satisfied. “I wasn’t just going … Read more

Tampa City Council denies Magnolia Hotel land use change in Hyde Park

Rendering of the proposed Magnolia Hotel & Residences at Swann and Magnolia avenues in Hyde Park, near Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.

Council denies land use change for $136M Magnolia Hotel in Hyde Park.

Isla Maritime opens Port Richey headquarters as Pasco growth accelerates

Isla Maritime trailer and salvage equipment parked beside a sailboat on a trailer in Port Richey.

Marine salvage firm Isla Maritime establishes Gulf Coast headquarters in Port Richey.

NYCFC names Visit Tampa Bay as official tourism partner

New York City FC players train during preseason practice in Tampa as part of a new tourism partnership with Visit Tampa Bay.

NYCFC names Visit Tampa Bay a tourism partner as preseason training begins in Florida.

New rental community brings 284 homes to Parrish

Newly built rental homes in Parrish near the I-75 corridor

A new rental community adds 284 homes to Parrish as Tampa Bay housing growth pushes south.

New History Center CEO frames Tampa’s past as power

Audrey Chapuis stands outside the Tampa Bay History Center, where she serves as president and CEO, as the city undergoes rapid growth and change.

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