Dan Feinman
    As the clock struck twelve on New Year’s Eve I found myself—well, I found myself in Tampa. The weather was warm compared to my home state of New York, the place where I had lived the first 28 years of my life. As my wife gave me a big ole’ New […]

The history of America is interwoven with contributions of descendents of African and African American. The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Foundation, Inc, annually, endeavors to bring a sampling of these contributions to the forefront. With events and activities showcasing the Artistic, Historical and Cultural aspects of the African and African American Diaspora, the 2008 […]

By Donna ManionExecutive DirectorCreativeTampaBay 
The Tampa Bay Technology Forum recently introduced the Emerging Companies Academy to help budding entrepreneurs have a greater chance of success. Operating outside the framework of the traditional educational systems for developing entrepreneurs, the Emerging Companies Academy provides real time experience for entrepreneurs. According the Brent Britton, attorney with Squire Saunders & […]

By Elizabeth A. Leib Raintree Writing Service
Last year the CTB commissioned research report, “Things Look Different Here” suggested that Tampa Bay will be a top relocation choice for baby boomers.  The news that the bay area has been a warm spot in the sun for retirees ending their days in a mind-numbing cycle of early-bird […]

By Donna Manion Executive Director CreativeTampaBay
I recently heard the question, “Do we really need another group joining the downtown design conversation?” The Urban Charrette makes the case for having the right voices at the table. Young, talented urban planners and architects add a dimension of expertise and creativity to the conversation that is worth hearing, […]

Evelyn Hale is currently on the advisory board of CreativeTampaBay and is an active community advocate who works as Communications Director for the TampaBay Business Committee for the Arts.
On August 27, 2007 at the Tampa International Airport, a packed room reflected Tampa Bay’s changing identity and diversity. Representatives from our region’s Latin and business communities came together […]

By Philip Booth USF Media Relations Coordinator
“Poultrygeist 2: Refried,” “24: The Terrorist Clowns” and “Globzilla” were among the 51 short films shown at the Let’s Make Movies Summer Camp Film Festival, held at Tampa Theatre on Aug. 25. The films, including live-action shorts and stop-motion animation shorts, were created by the approximately 140 talented elementary-, […]

What an amazing experience! The rush, the intensity, the spontaneity, and not to mention the anxiety all wrapped up in a 2 day span to make a complete film production. From start to finish, this is an event any aspiring filmmaker should experience. All week my nerves were just eating me alive. Most filmmakers, who […]

It’s easy to spot first-time visitors to Tampa Theatre by their gazes of awed wonderment as they enter and are immediately enchanted by the grand illusion of being inside a Mediterranean courtyard at night.   The Theatre’s seemingly endless ornamentation provides the perfect setting for the Theatre’s artistic and educational programming.  LIFE will celebrate Tampa Theatre […]

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, initiated in Hillsborough County by the Board of County Commissioners, is a program designed to bring the joy of reading into the homes of parents of young children throughout Hillsborough County.  This program provides and directly mails a new, age-appropriate hard-cover book each month FREE to children born on or after […]