How St. Pete-Clearwater airport officials plan to sustain growth

A new report released by the state shows that St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport is a robust economic asset in the local region, despite some setbacks.

In the report released this week by the Florida Department of Transportation, it indicates the airport is responsible for generating $3.4 billion in total economic impact, creating 20,774 direct and indirect jobs.

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Closeup: Meet Ahsan Ali of American Stage’s ‘Disgraced’

At American Stage through June 25, Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Disgraced utilizes a five-member cast to tell the powerful, deeply uncomfortable story of a Muslim American who finds himself straddling two worlds – neither of which, it turns out, he completely understands.

The laser focus, however, is on Ahsan Ali, who plays successful New York attorney Amir Kapoor with a blend of intensity, bravado … and fear.

Arts Alive! podcast: The creators of freeFall’s ‘OZ’

Today’s Arts Alive! podcast is a conversation with Eric Davis and Michael Raabe, who wrote the book and the music, respectively, for the freeFall Theatre production of OZ: A New Musical.