Tampa, once dubbed dangerous for bicycling, now one of ’50 Best’ in U.S.
Monday, 30 January 2017
TAMPA — Just two years ago, Tampa was receiving brickbats for being one of the most dangerous cities to navigate on two wheels. The Tampa Bay region had just been named one of the worst metropolitan areas for bicyclists and pedestrians. The same report by the National Complete Streets Coalition dubbed Florida the most dangerous
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Why buy a home? Top 10 benefits of ownership
Thursday, 26 January 2017
LAWTON, Okla. – Dec. 19, 2016 – Buying a home may be the American dream, but it’s also a monumental task: You have to clean up your credit, apply for a mortgage, scrape together a downpayment, and then move all your worldly possessions in after you close on the deal. Phew! So then why do
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Competing metros: Tampa Bay rebounds to best performance in decade in Milken Institute rankings
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Here’s a feel-good column to unwrap this holiday season that will reveal the Tampa Bay metro area is rebounding as one of the better performing, larger metro areas in the United States. That’s great news after a decade of rough times in the bay area economy, hitting a low ranking among the nation’s top 200
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Here’s how construction work is progressing around Amalie Arena as downtown Tampa’s reshaping begins
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
TAMPA — Construction workers have been digging up the roads in downtown Tampa for months, marking the first steps toward building Strategic Property Partners’ $3 billion vision for the redevelopment of Tampa’s urban core. At its peak, nearly 100 workers are replacing old water and sewer pipes under the roads on Channelside Drive, Morgan and
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St. Petersburg’s Skyway Marina District to get $70 million mixed-use project
Monday, 12 December 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Years after a popular gay resort closed and its property was sold to Home Depot, the empty, weed-strewn site is about to be developed. Phillips Development & Realty, which expects to close on the parcel in December, has unveiled plans for a $70 million mixed-use project that will include 300 apartments and
Tampa Bay ranks among most affordable metro areas
Monday, 17 March 2014
Tampa Bay landed at No. 18 on the new Forbes list of the most affordable large U.S. metro areas. About 77.5 percent of homes are affordable to families earning Tampa Bay’s median income. Forbes says the three most affordable metro areas are Buffalo, Memphis and Cincinnati Ohio. The least affordable metro areas: New York City