For years, people have complained that the Tampa Museum of Art is too small. Plans have come and gone. But today the big white building along the river in downtown will shut its doors once and for all. Demolition could begin as soon as Feb. 1, and a larger and more architecturally distinct building is expected to go up only a block or two away. ...more

December 16, 2007

People complained from the start. The new art museum was awfully small. The exhibit space was minimal. Workshop space was limited. The museum, located behind the Curtis Hixon Convention Center, was barely visible from the street. ...more

December 16, 2007

TAMPA - As they've been doing since the summer, workers at the Tampa Museum of Art are busy packing the collection, preparing for the big move. But packing an art museum is no simple task. ...more

December 4, 2007

The Tampa Convention Center could become the latest publicly owned building that doubles as a billboard for a major corporation. ...more

November 27, 2007

The city council agreed Thursday to endorse several high-profile downtown projects by approving about $3 million in contracts. ...more

October 5, 2007

TAMPA - The city council agreed Thursday to endorse several high-profile downtown projects by approving about $3 million in contracts. ...more

October 4, 2007

TAMPA - Championship Park is dead. Hillsborough County commissioners refused to endorse the proposal this afternoon, saying they preferred to divvy the $40 million allocated for the park for other projects. ...more

October 3, 2007

Tampa estará bajo construcción durante el Super Bowl en el 2009 ...more

October 1, 2007

Tampa residents have heard about these projects for years: the Children's Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay History Center and the redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. Now they are finally taking shape. The city council is expected this week to approve a land lease deal with the Children's Museum, as well as design and construction contracts for Curtis Hixon Park. A construction crane is set to arrive at the site of the history center today. And the art museum is expected to get a guaranteed maximum price for the new building before the end of the year. One thing is certain: Tampa will be under construction as it welcomes visitors to the 2009 Super Bowl. ...more

October 1, 2007