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poweredUP returns as Tampa’s tech sector ramps

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and investment continues flowing into Florida, Tampa Bay Tech’s poweredUP conference is returning May 20 with a central question driving much of the region’s growing innovation economy: What does it look like for Tampa Bay to win as Tampa Bay in the tech sector?

The annual conference, presented by A-LIGN and hosted at the Mahaffey Theater, is expected to bring together more than ...

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FWC bans export of threatened marine life under revised rules

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Owners of Blue Urban Project Thrift are on a mission

The Blue Urban Project Thrift, a Veteran-owned thrift store that will also serve as a community education space and disaster response resource center, is opening late May in the Grand Central District, at 1620 Central Ave. 

“What we love about it is how we designed it. It's also going to double as a workshop area, so we put a lot of things on wheels so that we can clear out space and rearrange,” said co-founder Kirsten Hutchings.  

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May 14 @ 07:30 PM

Quarterly Clothing Swap

May 16 @ 10:00 AM

Sharkapalooza 2026

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The Shuffle

Clara ten Berge

New Company

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

Former Company

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

New Position

Executive Director

Former Position

Director of Operations

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