Now it's dirt, concrete columns and walls. In a year it will be home to Stageworks Theatre. The 8,000-square-foot space will have a stage, 99 stadium seats with potential to expand to 130, a lobby, gallery space, an office, a control room and a rehearsal hall. ...more

April 1, 2009

Visitors to the new Tampa Bay History Center will be able to manipulate models of ships and trains to learn about the city's seaport and transportation system, the facility's president said this morning. ...more

January 7, 2009

Officials at the Dunedin Fine Art Center would like to roughly double the size of the art museum and education center in Highlander Park to keep up with the growth of the center's collection and programs. This week the city gave the expansion plan its tentative blessing. ...more

December 5, 2008

In tough economic times, opening a gallery in downtown Tarpon Springs could be considered a bold move for Michelle Mardis, a local painter who has become known for her series of brilliantly colored canine portraits. Mardis wants her gallery to be an active part of the downtown and help spur a revival of the Tarpon Arcade. ...more

November 7, 2008

Books, books and more books are stacked on shelves rising toward the ceiling, almost tumbling from cardboard boxes and scattered in piles across the shop's floor. ...more

September 24, 2008

In November, Dan Lombard and Ernest Garcia Sr. were fans at a Jesuit High School football game. They didn't know each other, but their lives were about to intersect in a powerful way. ...more

January 18, 2008

North Tampa Arts League members pride themselves on selling hand-painted, original artwork. ...more

October 8, 2007

North Tampa Arts League members pride themselves on selling hand-painted, original artwork. ...more

October 6, 2007