Tampa’s Straz Center breaks ground on $100M expansion
April 7, 2025 - Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and other city dignitaries joined Greg Hollander, President and CEO of the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Monday morning in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Tampa arts venue's $100 million expansion. Construction is expected to be complete by June 2027. The Straz Center opened in July 1987 as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.