WorldChanging Team
July 14, 2008 2:20 PM

The greatest opportunity of our generation: that's what could be waiting for us, after we leave "green" behind. Saving the biosphere and spreading sustainable prosperity is going to take a lot more than doing things in a more environmentally-conscious manner; it's going to demand we remake much of our material civilization. Read the full article>>

Conde Nast www.Portfolio.com

Jul 14 2008 10:58AM EDT. Ridership on Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority's combined services routes continued to climb in June, rising 7.3 percent from a year ago to 1.4 million. Rides included bus, streetcar, para-transit and vanpool services.

Overall bus ridership totaled nearly 989,000 rides in June, up 7 percent from June 2007.
HART's commuter service, which takes riders from suburban areas like Brandon and New Tampa to downtown Tampa and MacDill Air Force Base, grew 29 percent with nearly 26,000 rides in June.

The TECO Line Streetcar System was up 4.1 percent, while para-transit service for people with disabilities grew nearly 10 percent to more than 7,000 rides.
Use of HART's U-Pass service for University of South Florida students, faculty and staff increased 9.3 percent year-to-date.

Lauren Sherman, www.Forbes.com

06.20.08, 4:00 PM ET It's a steaming June afternoon in New York's SoHo neighborhood, but the Puck building, on the corner of Houston and Lafayette Streets, is chilled with an abrasive air conditioning unit to accommodate the nearly 3,000 in attendance. The trade show underway there is like any of the dozens of others that fill this space each year, but what's on display this time around is everything you'd never expect in so staid and traditional a business setting.

This is Connections, with each of its nearly 60 booths draped in white and stacked high with black, glossy portfolios representing the work of creative talent from all around the world. The pomp and gloss are elevated, but the motivation is the same as that at any other convention, Interphex and Comic-Con included: The people standing behind the tables want your business. Read the full story here>>

A Plan to Enhance Transportation in the Tampa Bay Region Moves Forward
by Shelton Quarles, Chairman, TBARTA

The Tampa Bay region is a special place. We all live here for the unparalleled beauty, vitality, and quality of life. To preserve what’s best about our community, we need to act now. We need to work together to create mutually beneficial solutions for regional problems - such as congestion and pollution. We need transportation choices to enhance our quality of life; strengthen our economy; preserve our environment and rural areas; and give us access to job opportunities, medical facilities, and affordable housing.

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Vote Solar Volunteer Opportunity at Maroon 5 Concert

Volunteers are needed to help with a fun project. Vote Solar will be the "headlining" non-profit on Maroon 5's summer U.S. tour. There will be Vote Solar banners up around the auditoriums, and the band is going to make a pitch for folks in the audience to check out the Vote Solar booth in the lobby. The purpose of the booth is to get their fans excited about solar energy, and get them signed-up as Vote Solar activists. That's where volunteers come in! Find our more here>>

Earth Charter Announces Sustainable Business Awards – Nominations Now

"There has been an awakening that is long overdue — we live in a world that is not sustainable. We want to recognize businesses with best sustainable practices socially, economically and environmentally."
— Guy King, President and CEO of ME Wilson Company and Chair of the Earth Charter U.S. (ECUS) Sustainable Business Awards

The Earth Charter Sustainable Business Awards will be during a luncheon on Oct. 10, 2008, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Tampa's Vaughn Center. The awards are designed to promote interest in sustainability among local businesses, to recognize those already employing sustainable practices, and to showcase their work as a model for others. As such, the finalists will be videotaped and broadcast to a global audience participating in the Earth Charter Climate Summits on Oct. 11.

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American Premier of “The Grind” at Sunscreen Film Festival
July 21, 7PM

The Sunscreen Film Festival is hosting the American premiere of "The Grind," starring C. Thomas Howell and Tom Sizemore. Produced by St. Petersburg native Robert Enriquez, the film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Seating at the free screening is available on first-come basis. For more information about the film, please visit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1209331/. The screening will take place 7PM Monday July 21st, 2008 at the University of Tampa's Reeves Theater. Producer Robert Enriquez will do a Q&A after the film. The theater is in the Vaughn Center located at The University of Tampa 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33606.For more info about the film festival visit http://www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com/.

Inkwood Books Presents Ian Vasquez signing In The Heat
July 24, 7PM
 
On Thursday, July 24 at 7 p.m., meet IAN VASQUEZ as he reads and signs his debut novel, IN THE HEAT, picked by the New York Daily News as a Beach Read for Guys. An avid boxing fan, Vasquez received his MFA while working on a psychiatric ward and counseling at-risk high school students. These experiences show in his story set in his native Belize of a hometown hero boxer at the end of his career on a mission to bring home a runaway teenage girl. Vasquez now lives in Apollo Beach and is copy editor at the St. Petersburg Times. While you're online, visit www.inkwoodbooks.com for shopping and store info 24/7. 216 South Armenia Avenue
Tampa FL 33609-3310 ph 813-253-2638/fax 813-253-2396

Summer Camp! At the Studio@620
July 24th, 25th, and 26th

The Studio@620 invites you to join us for a seriously frivolous exhibition celebrating the spirit of extravagance, and all things Camp. Enjoy a campy lounge atmosphere complete with hand carved tikis and original glow-in-the-dark art while viewing some classic films complete with a midnight showing of "Queen from Outer Space" on Friday and a Monster Movie Double Feature Matinee on Saturday afternoon. Plus all the popcorn you can eat! Camp dates are July 24-26, 2008, with the big opening event on Thursday, July 24 at 7PM. Admission is only $1.99 per film or view them all for $5.99! For more info visit www.thestudio@620.com.

Cigar City Magazine Rolls Out West Tampa Issue.
July 25, 6 to 9 PM

Cigar City Magazine, together with InTown Homes & the West Tampa Chamber of Commerce, will host an exhibition of photographs featuring West Tampa’s historic cigar factories at the West Tampa Center for the Arts. A collection of photographs by renowned architectural photographer, Todd McDonald will be presented and fine art artists from the West Tampa Center for the Arts will open their diverse studios to the public. The opening will include free Appetizers and beverages, and live musical entertainment.  A small donation of $2.00 is suggested. For more information, please contact Manny Leto at Cigar City Magazine at (813) 241-6900 or  Maida Millan at West Tampa Center for the Arts at (813) 453-4381. 

Kevin So with Next Exit Opening
July 26, 8PM

Whether chilling out on keys, or rocking out on guitar, Chinese-American artist Kevin So, with his powerful vocals, engaging lyrics, and dynamic stage presence, is a crowd pleaser.  However, with this upcoming Concert in the UU Dome, Kevin, himself, will be the featured performer. The local folk-rock band NEXT EXIT will be the opener.  Next Exit is comprised of four middle and high school students from Pinellas County. You can catch Kevin and Next Exit live at the UU Dome, Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa. Adults $15 door.  $10 advance. Teens $7.  For information go to www.uutampa.org, click on concerts.    Websites to check out are www.kevinso.com and the Next Exit YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARiiHBbSpPc

Jacey Gallery to host "Windows into Nature"
Reception August 1, 7-10PM, Exhibit August 1 - September 2

The Jacey Gallery will be hosting "Windows into Nature," an exhibition featuring
the artwork of John Ballbach, Nancy Jacey, Robert Norman and Laura Sayegh. You are cordially invited to attend the opening reception on Friday, August 1, from 7-10pm. The exhibition will run from 8/1/08-9/2/08. Please see attached invitation for more details. The Jacey Gallery & Nancy Jacey Illustration, 4802 Gunn Highway Suite 114, Tampa, FL 33624, (813)960-5400, www.nancyjacey.com.

TBTF’s Sumer Tech Jam
August 7, 6 – 10PM

Get your tickets today for TBTF's annual Summer Party with a Purpose at the St. Pete Times Forum! At this exciting charity event you will experience great food and drinks, live music, dancing, and our incredible silent auction. Ken Block and Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel will entertain us with an up-close and personal acoustic performance! This will be a performance that you do not want to miss!! For more info visit www.tbtf.org.

Choose Your Own Shakespeare at Hat Trick Theatre
July 11-27

You still have two weekends left to get involved in Hat Trick's newest adventure: Choose Your Own Shakespeare, created by Lani McGettigan. Don't miss out on industry night, Monday, July 21st, 8pm. Thurs-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 3pm $9 students/seniors, $14 adults All performances held at the Silver Meteor Gallery. Bring any proof at all that you are an artist of any kind and get in at a "pay-what-you-can" price. Have your latest masterpiece, newest novella, or SAG card? It's that easy! Just flash it at us and pay what you like on Industry Night!

Reception Opens City of Clearwater Outdoor Art Gallery
July 22, 5:30 PM

A reception will be held to celebrate the opening of the City of Clearwater’s new outdoor art gallery, Sculpture360: Art in the Cleveland Street District, and to recognize the artists whose work is on exhibit in the Cleveland Street medians. The reception will be held in the Atrium Building lobby, 601 Cleveland St. The sculptures of artists Hanna Jubran of Grimesland, N.C.; Claudia Jane Klein of Lake Worth, Fla.; and Bruce White of Nokomis, Fla. will be on display until July 2009. For more information about Sculpture360, please contact or e-mail christopher.hubbard@myclearwater.com.  Additional information is available at www.myclearwater.com.

Jobsite Theater Presents “Embedded”
August 14-31

Don’t miss the southeastern US premiere of Embedded. Set in the fictional “Gomorrah” where American forces are preparing to do battle with “the butcher of Babylon,” Embedded is an audacious and often hilarious satire-drama about the start of the Iraq War.Tim Robbins' Embedded coming up first, Aug. 14-31. http://www.jobsitetheater.org/embedded.asp

Mad Theatre of Tampa - We're Taking It Off On Opening Night
August 15 at 7:30 PM

 Don't Miss This Hilarious Musical Comedy. Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their "Girls' Night Out," unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. For tickets, call (813) 386-6173 (M.A.D. Theatre Box Office) or purchase online at www.stagetix.com. For more info visit www.madtheatre.com.

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