{"id":202867,"date":"2026-03-23T19:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/202867\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:55:22","slug":"check-in-with-tampa-bay-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/202867\/","title":{"rendered":"Check In With Tampa Bay: April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local Dancer Makes Halftime Proposal
Tampa locals Victor Dimaren, 30, and Emma Eldridge, 27, got engaged in front of an estimated 136 million viewers during the Super Bowl LX halftime show. Dimaren, who has performed in both The Weeknd<\/a>\u2019s and Kendrick Lamar<\/a>\u2019s Super Bowl appearances, took center stage during Bad Bunny\u2019s 2026 performance<\/a>, where the proposal appeared on-screen. Though he recently moved to Los Angeles, Dimaren grew up in Tampa and spent years in the local breakdancing scene.<\/p>\n

Tampa Ranked a Top 10 Spot for Real Estate Investment
Tampa has reemerged as one of the nation\u2019s most attractive real estate investment markets, landing at No. 7 in CBRE\u2019s 2026 North America Investor Intentions Survey.<\/a> After slipping to No. 13 in 2025, the metro climbed back into the top 10 this year. Dallas once again led the rankings, marking its fifth consecutive year at No. 1.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Courtesy of Naked Farmer)<\/p>\n

Local Restaurant Expands Out of State
Founded in Tampa Bay in 2020, Naked Farmer<\/a> recently opened its first out-of-state restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fast-casual concept plans to open two additional locations in Nashville, Tennessee, along with three more this year in St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach and downtown Palm Beach Gardens. By the end of 2026, Naked Farmer is projected to operate 14 locations.<\/p>\n

Big Changes Coming to International Plaza
Simon Property Group<\/a>, which acquired Tampa\u2019s International Plaza<\/a>, plans to invest $250 million to enhance three of its U.S. shopping centers \u2014 including the Westshore-area mall at 2223 N. Westshore Blvd. Plans for the project include a 50,000-square-foot exterior expansion, a reimagined Bay Street dining district and upgraded amenities throughout the mall.<\/p>\n

Tampa Pizzeria Named Best Women-Owned Pizza Shop in America
Florish<\/a>, a plant-based pizzeria at 2307 S. Dale Mabry Hwy, was named the \u201chighest-rated women-owned pizza place in America\u201d by OnDeck. The study analyzed 12,000 women-owned businesses and also ranked Florish No. 2 among all women-owned restaurants nationwide, with a 4.93-star Yelp rating\u2014the only pizza shop above 4.9. Owned by Jill and Keith Sedita, Florish is closing its Dale Mabry location with plans to move to a larger location to accommodate growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Missed last month? Check out March Front Desk<\/a>. Or if you\u2019re looking to advertise, find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local Dancer Makes Halftime ProposalTampa locals Victor Dimaren, 30, and Emma Eldridge, 27, got engaged in front of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,13897,79027,79028,23643,137,136,32506],"class_list":["post-202867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-events","tag-tampa-bay-food","tag-tampa-bay-happenings","tag-tampa-bay-news","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-whats-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}