Gasparilla: How Tampa invented its defining tradition
Gasparilla is often treated like a relic. A pirate myth that Tampa pulls out once a year for…
How Tampa sells itself to tourists
Sunshine and palm trees are not Tampa’s primary selling points. As snowbird season settles in, traffic slows, reservations…
Valspar Championship pumps $75M into Tampa Bay
For one week each March, Tampa Bay turns into a different kind of business. It becomes a global…
Mirasol hotel rezoning denied by City Council
Tampa City Council voted Jan. 15 to deny a comprehensive plan amendment and planned development rezoning that would…
Who pays for Tampa’s New Year’s Eve fireworks?
On New Year’s Eve, thousands of people gather along Tampa’s waterfront. What many do not realize is that…
Tampa Bay’s Top Companies No. 5: First Watch Restaurant Group
First Watch Restaurant Group continues to scale as one of the most prominent restaurant companies tied to Tampa…
How a Tampa company built a bar crawl business at scale
What started as a small pre-parade pub crawl has grown into a national events business built in Tampa,…
Tiny Tap Tavern sold after more than 70 years
For more than seven decades, Tiny Tap Tavern has done something increasingly rare in Tampa Bay. It stayed…
Tampa Bay’s Top Companies No. 4: Bloomin’ Brands
Bloomin’ Brands, the Tampa-based restaurant company behind Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse…
Future of Davis Islands’ Mirasol hinges on Jan. 15 vote
Tampa City Council will vote Jan. 15 on whether the historic Mirasol property on Davis Islands can be…
Beef O’Brady’s expands beyond Florida with 8 new restaurants
In an industry where most restaurant brands struggle to survive a decade, Beef ’O’ Brady’s is entering its…
Tampa firm brokers $5.65M Orlando hotel sale
A Tampa-based hotel brokerage has closed a $5.65M sale of an Orlando hotel as investor interest in Central…