Hillsborough’s booming growth makes Tampa Bay one of the country’s fastest growing regions
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
By Mike Schneider When it came to population growth last year, Tampa Bay grew by more people than can fit into Tropicana Field, making the region one of the fastest growing in the nation, U.S. Census data shows. More than 51,000 people moved into the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area last year, earning the ninth spot
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Tampa International Officials Announce Latest Expansion Project
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Tampa International Airport officials took another step in the facility’s $2 billion expansion this week, announcing the latest expansion plans. New TPA office building to be built 9-story building will connect to car rental facility and SkyConnect train to terminal The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority on Thursday named VanTrust Real Estate to start construction later
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10 Years of Change: Urban scene evolves in Downtown Tampa, St. Pete
Monday, 18 March 2019
In Tampa Bay’s two largest cities, times have changed, to say the least. St. Petersburg’s reputation as a retirement haven, the city of green benches, and downtown Tampa’s status as a ghost town after 5 p.m. appear gone for good. Curtis Hixon Park attracts locals and tourists day and night. Today, Tampa’s downtown hums with
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2019 Top 100 Best Places to Live – Tampa at Number 12
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
A killer beer scene, superior Cubano sandwiches (just don’t tell Miami we said that) and glittering bay views — what’s not to love? This city-on-the-rise received high ratings in the economics category, which is especially notable due to the fact that Tampa was hit so hard by the recession in 2008. Tampa has made an
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Tourists flock to Tampa Bay area for spring break
Monday, 11 March 2019
January brought a pirate invasion to the Bay area. But in March, we’ve got an invasion of a different kind: spring break vacationers. From Indiana, to Kansas, to Canada, many have fled to Madeira Beach after being fed up with the north’s cold temperatures. “It was 20 degrees when we left Illinois, so this is
Rays’ Ybor stadium revealed: Translucent roof, $892 million price tag
Friday, 27 July 2018
TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday unveiled a design for an Ybor City ballpark with huge windows that would open to let in a breeze and a translucent roof topped by a distinctive wing-like canopy. But no one was ready to answer the obvious question: Could the stadium project’s $892 million cost keep
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2018 look ahead: Luxury hotels, new flights and airport projects mark Tampa’s tourism industry
Friday, 05 January 2018
Tampa International Airport and the prospect of two new luxury hotels promise to make the region an even hotter tourism destination. The pressure is on in 2018 for Tampa International Airport to match or surpass a strong year of passenger growth and move into the second phase of its massive $2.6 billion, multiyear master plan. A
Remodeling for profit? Unlikely
Friday, 15 December 2017
Home renovations as an investment for a future sale with hopes of recovering the improvement costs are a dicey prospect at best. Real estate agents and remodeling construction specialists caution against that assumption. “Hardly anything will offer a net profit,” says Barry Grooms, Realtor, broker and co-owner of SaraBay Real Estate with his wife, Sherry.
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Water Street Tampa to include residential building with grocery store, apartments and condos
Friday, 27 October 2017
The first residential building at Water Street Tampa will have one tower with rental apartments and a second with condominiums, both rising from a base featuring a full-service grocery store, developers said Thursday. The building at 815 Water Street is planned for the intersection of Water Street and Channelside Drive, next to Amalie Arena and
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