Ashley Global Retail honored for Tampa redevelopment project Furniture Today – February 10, 2016 Ashley Global Retail picked up the award for Best Repurpose Project by the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Assn. for its new offices that...
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Fernando Noriega Jr., Tampa administrator who fought for Ybor City's revival, dies Tampabay.com – February 9, 2016 Fernando Noriega Jr. understood how special Ybor City could be, how vibrant a community its mix of Cuban, Italian and Spanish...
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Rays’ Kiermaier, Odorizzi grand marshals for Sant’ Yago Knight Parade TBO.com – February 8, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and pitcher Jake Odorizzi will serve as grand marshals in the Sant’ Yago Knight Parade in Ybor City on...
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Krewes seek pooches to strut their stuff TBO.com – January 6, 2016 Get into the Gasparilla spirit with your pooch in two events over the next two weekends where dogs can strut their stuff in pirate gear and costumes. The events, sponsored by...
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Tampa’s toll-lanes plan intrusive, elist, obselete, protesters say TBO.com – February 6, 2016 About 150 people decked in bright-yellow rain ponchos marched through portions of Ybor City on Saturday morning decrying the state’s plan to build...
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Fun sailing with Gasparilla continues until April The Oracle – February 5, 2016 Tampa’s 101st Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of Pirates came Saturday with its usual lively flair. The annual celebration kicked off with the invasion of Jose Gaspar...
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Rays meet with Tampa, Hillsborough officials WTSP-TV – February 5, 2016 The Tampa Bay Rays' search for a place to play across the Bay is officially on. Team leaders met privately with Hillsborough County and Tampa leaders on Friday for the first...
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Secretive SOCOM Opens Up to Private Sector National Defense Magazine – January 25, 2016 U.S. special operations forces are exceptionally tight-lipped about their duty assignments. But they are becoming increasingly forthright about their interest...
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Survivors: Designer Michael Vollbracht rescues vintage fashions to help fight cancer Creative Loafing – January 7, 2016 “I have a good eye for trash,” says Michael Vollbracht. Boy, does he. Except that what the designer spotted on New York City...
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BHS marching band brings home grand champion trophy The Pentagraph (Bloomington, IL) – January 6, 2016 During the final moments of 2015, members of Bloomington High School’s marching band paraded through Ybor City in Tampa, Fla., to cheers and...
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Florida Cane Distillery moving to Ybor City WTSP-TV – January 5, 2016 A local craft vodka distillery is preparing to make a big change this spring. The Florida Cane Distillery is moving from a warehouse in Brandon to the old El Encanto building...
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