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Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Lens approved by City Council as new Pier design
Posted by Arielle Stevenson on Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Every member of St. Petersburg City Council except one approved Michael Maltzan Architecture's Lens design today, officially ending the design competition for The Pier. But the Council prefaced the vote with a number of pointed questions about the multiple phases of the project presented by Maltzan.
"I won't vote for something that is $50 million for the first phase," Councilman Karl Nurse said. "My anxiety is it'll be $100 million for the rest of the phases... The rest could be interesting and pretty, but I don’t know where the money would come from."
Mayor Bill Foster stated there was only one phase to vote on.
"Strike the word 'first' from every document, this is the phase," Foster said. "Unless manna falls from heaven, it is unlikely we'll see future phases in our lifetime."
Friday, October 28, 2011
Rainbow411 — Connecting the LGBT community with LGBT-friendly businesses
Posted by Alexandra Lundahl on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:20 PM
Victor Lopez served in the Navy for 20 years, careful to hide the fact that he is gay. He met Henchar in 1989, fell in love, and they have been together ever since. Henchar eventually left his long-time company, and when he did, that was an important moment for the couple. “That’s when we basically decided we needed to do something,” Lopez said.
The couple realized they wanted to pool their talents and work for the LGBT community. Lopez is CFO/operations and Henchar is sales and marketing director of Rainbow411.com, an online directory of gay-friendly businesses. They call it “your online Gay Friendly Yellow Pages,” but it doesn’t stop there. There are also gay-related articles, advice, event calendars, and resources for travelers to find gay-friendly businesses to support while on vacation.
“It’s all about the gay dollar, and we show more strength if we all join as a group and actually spend our gay dollars in GLBT-friendly businesses,” Lopez said. “We’re better in numbers, so why not keep the gay dollar in the GLBT community?”
Friday, August 19, 2011
RNC 2012 & Tampa strippers: Perfect together?
"Republicans are human beings, too," acknowledges Joe Redner.
Posted by Shawn Alff on Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 8:51 AM
When 40,000 or so Republicans converge on Tampa next August for a week-long party, they are bound to donate a significant amount of cash from their family values campaigns to support the single mothers who populate the local adult scene. In fact, conventions and illicit sex seem to go together no matter the political party: a study out of Baylor University found that the last time Democrats and Republicans met separately for their 2008 National Conventions, the number of ads for escorts on Craigslist.org and Eros.com—the virtual street corners and bus stops of modern call-girls—increased in both host cities by 30%.
Accordingly, Tampa's adult business owners are already planning on ways to attract some of the estimated $150 million the convention will pump into the economy.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Digby County wind farm: A $9.2 million clean energy investment
Posted by Jennifer Meier-Herz on Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Submit recycled/repurposed/upcycled projects to NBC and Etsy's 'The Art of ReUSE' contest
Posted by Katie Machol on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:00 AM
NBC and their Green is Universal initiative -- which they're now rolling out every year in honor of Earth Day -- has teamed up with Etsy, the handmade online bazaar, for The Art of ReUSE competition.
The contest is asking for submissions of recycled and repurposed creations made from unwanted items that might normally be considered trash. It's open to the the general public who can submit their creations to the contest's website in the form of a video or photos, from now until April 8th. " ...find simple and creative ways you can give your unwanted items a second life,' state's the contest website.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Six ways to improve business efficiency online
Posted by Selena Narayanasamy on Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Businesses are always on the look out for new methods to increase efficiency since leaner operations generally mean less cost and more profit.
With many online business operations, companies can find a plethora of means to increase their financial gains.
Here are 6 ways to improve business efficiency online.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
From Gucci to Dunkin' Donuts, six brands making smart use of social media
Posted by Selena Narayanasamy on Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Though opportunities abound, it's tough for business owners to implement a social media idea that pays off and takes root.
The good news is that social media marketing platforms like Facebook and Twitter make it easy to experiment, and you can often get instant data about how many people have shared, seen or used your new application.
But unless you're a real marketing genius, it might be a good idea for you to look to successful examples for ideas.
Here are six brands that aren't going anywhere due to their clever and consistent use of social media.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Fresh from Social Fresh: Social Media Hospitality
Posted by Andi Graham on Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM
The 9th Social Fresh social media conference made its way to Tampa last week, and filled the DoubleTree Westshore with hundreds of social media geeks.
In addition to the networking and ideas that come with that many minds in one place, I came away rejuvenated and validated in my practices and approach.
The first session was Social Media Hospitality, presented by Brian Simpson, Director, Digital Media Vikram Chatwal Hotels, NYC. Brian spoke realistically and frankly about why we need to stop building our audience and start trying to engage the people who are already our fans. Stop worrying about the 'Likes' and focus on the conversation.
The lessons that he really hammered home for me included (after the jump):
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Publix Super Markets, Inc. leaps into the future with Curbside
Posted by Elizabeth Graham on Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 3:31 PM
We are bombarded with choices everywhere we go, and supermarkets are definitely no exception.
Looking for the word ‘non-fat’ is no longer the single criteria for health-conscious grocery shopping. Today it’s all about USDA organic, food without GMOs and milk that's free from rBST. It seems impossible for us to keep up with so much science. This was just one of the callings Publix Super Markets, Inc. heard when they developed the new online grocery experience called, Curbside.
“Publix has a reputation for always giving customers exactly what they want,” said Shannon Patten, Publix spokeswoman.
This past August they rolled out their new online plan in two locations as a trial run for the company. So far the only location for Curbside in Tampa is on Gunn Hwy. The other location opened in Atlanta. Both stores are exceeding the company’s expectations.
Patten believes Publix foresaw the changing needs of the community and acted on them by giving people an easier way to shop for groceries.
It’s as easy as sitting at home and leisurely scrolling through the company’s online website, www.publix.com/curbside. The price of the service is $7.99, but with a little effort it can easily be made up with coupons and the famous Publix BOGO, buy one get one free.
While online, you’ll be equipped with photos of the items and a virtual note pad to ensure you get exactly what you want. The next step is simply choosing a pickup time and voila—your virtual groceries will be ready for pickup.
The list goes straight to your personal shopper’s handheld device at the Publix location and the order begins preparation. According to Patten, the personal shoppers take their job very seriously and strive to connect to their customers on a higher level.
“We are used to getting to know our customers, but they (personal shoppers) are getting to know them at such an intimate level and it’s fabulous,” said Patten.
Friday, January 14, 2011
10/100/1000: Proposals for community gardens, mentoring, local shoppers, persons with disabilities and more
Posted by David Warner on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:59 AM
The 10/100/1000 Challenge is not even a day old, but we already have an impressive roster of applicants. Go to cltampa.com/ten100 to read about — and perhaps vote for — such projects as the following:
• A contest to find the most community-minded shopper in Tampa Bay
• An art-based employment initiative for people with disabilities
• A mentoring program for youth trying to break the cycle of poverty
• A non-profit organization to develop organic community gardens for families in need.
• Support for a Tampa Bay Cycle Highway
The 10/100/1000 Challenge is an initiative of Creative Loafing and Creative Tampa Bay: 10 ideas, 100 days, one $1,0000 winner.
