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Tampa-native Gabriel Santos, founder of Engrained Lifestyle Apparel, has secured his first storefront in one of the city’s most popular locations after just two years of operation. Photo: Gabriel Santos. What started as a side hustle at local markets has led to a prime brick-and-mortar location, as Engrained Lifestyle Apparel is now bringing its high-quality, Tampa-inspired streetwear to Sparkman Wharf. ​Sparkman Wharf is a premier waterfront destination within Water Street

This episode is my 5 key takeaways from the What’s Really Stressing Tampa Bay discussion with Zaneta Ellison-McGraw and Dr. Emmanuela Pierre-Charles. Mental Health Stress in Tampa Bay is Being Driven by Real Life Pressures People Often Ignore Warning Signs Until Their Overwhelmed Isolation and Loneliness Are Major Mental Health Concerns Social Media Can Negatively Affect Self-Worth and Emotional Health It’s Okay to Ask for Help and Normalize Health Conversations Click here to

The Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition has received approval to build a small business village out of shipping containers in the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Area. Image: CULC. A nonprofit dedicated to uplifting a long-neglected, predominantly African American community in Clearwater has received the green light to create a culturally rooted economic engine out of shipping containers. ​Tentatively dubbed The Village, the Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition’s (

The Tallahassee resident and Parliament-Funkadelic superstar takes on a music industry giant George Clinton, the funk pioneer who has called Tallahassee home for more than three decades, filed a federal lawsuit on May 15, against UMG Recordings, alleging the record company unlawfully froze more than $1.1 million in royalties owed to Clinton. The 20-page complaint — available at via Music Business Worldwide — accuses UMG of breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant

Woodson leader issue last calls on Jazzy juneteenth ticket sales, event nears sell out (Woodson African American Museum of Florida) The Woodson African American Museum of Florida announced today that the popular Jazzy Juneteenth Jubilee is officially almost sold out. The museum’s executive director, Terri Lipsey Scott, describes it as an “extraordinary evening of culture, celebration, and community,” and urged supporters in an email this week to secure tickets “before the SOL

Clyde Best (right), a pioneering soccer star in England and Tampa Bay, with actor Tony Head, discusses a new documentary that chronicles his journey after a special screening on Friday at the Palladium Theater. Photos by Mark Parker. A new documentary is providing a long-overdue look at how Clyde Best overcame incessant racial bigotry to become England’s first Black football superstar and a soccer legend in the United States. ​In 1968, a 17-year-old Best left his native Berm

On Monday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor (second from left) and St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch (second from right) simultaneously threw out ceremonial first pitches at Tropicana Field, which hasn’t hosted a game since September 2024. All photos by Mark Parker. ​When asked who had the better ceremonial first pitch before Monday’s historic home opener at […]