Hillsborough’s booming growth makes Tampa Bay one of the country’s fastest growing regions

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

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

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

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

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
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Clearwater Beach has been named the best beach in America — again

For the third time in a few years, Clearwater Beach has claimed the top spot among favorite beaches in the country. According to TripAdvisor, the iconic beach has been named No. 1. It suggests that the best time to visit is, well, anytime of the year. “The sugar fine white sand is a trademark of

People Before Profit: The Philosophy That’s Propelled This Team to the Top

By: Suzanne De Vita, RISMedia.com For more than 20 years, Mike Hughes and Jeff Shelton have led the market in Tampa Bay, Fla. They formed the Hughes Shelton brand in 1998, and since then, the Coldwell Banker-affiliated group has maintained a major presence in the region, now with eight members on their team. “Mike and

20 years in the making, Midtown Tampa is poised to begin a flurry of construction

The history of the Bromley Companies in Tampa goes back decades, but its distant past looks a lot different from its near future. Thirty years ago, Bromley had a company here that recycled wooden pallets. Contrast that to a couple of months from now, when Bromley will start construction on an apartment complex, the bay

See Gasparilla photos from every decade since the first invasion in 1904

A look back at the costumes, floats and festivities over the years. On Saturday, pirates will once again storm downtown Tampa during the annual Gasparilla invasion. Hundreds of thousands will crowd the streets to participate in another day of bead-throwing and debauchery. The city has been celebrating the legend of mystical pirate Jose Gaspar for

2019 Schedule of Events: Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of Pirates

TAMPA (WFLA) – The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, January 26 in Tampa and will feature the 102nd Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of the Pirates presented by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. The Parade of Pirates draws around 300,000 so be prepared for large