Monday Morning Memo

Monday, March 27, 2023

New Eggsploration title sponsor adds golden eggs which will lead to grand prizes!

Downtown Tampa’s largest egg hunt returns for its second year on Saturday, April 8th. Ashley’s Eggsploration, brought to you by the Tampa Downtown Partnership, will have people of all ages searching for thousands of eggs scattered throughout Julian B. Lane Park. New this year, Ashley – this year’s title sponsor – will be hiding a select number of golden eggs, which will lead to grand prizes.

 

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Tampa Downtown Partnership Board Chair, Abbey Dohring Ahern, set to speak at Florida Economic Club Tampa Bay's Community Leader Social

Our Board Chair, Abbey Dohring Ahern, will be presenting on all things Tampa’s Downtown at the Florida Economic Club Tampa Bay’s Community Leader Social April 5th at Jackson’s Bistro Bar & Sushi.

 

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University of Tampa president retiring in 2024 after nearly three decades at the helm

The president of the University of Tampa, Ronald Vaughn, announced last Friday he’s retiring. In a press release, the school said the 76-year-old will step down in May 2024, at the end of the next academic year. He’s been at the helm of the private institution for nearly 30 years, transforming it from a small struggling university to the booming school it is today.

 

Dr. Vaughn served on the Partnership’s board for over a decade. We are grateful for what he has done for Tampa’s Downtown and wish him a happy retirement!

 

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In Tampa, local officials are scooping up federal funds for a safer Downtown

He’d heard about the sun-soaked city scooping up grant after grant from the federal government, so last week Carlos Monje Jr., one of the nation’s top transportation officials, flew to Tampa.

 

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Register for our next Downtown Debriefing set for April 12th!

Join us for the April Downtown Debriefing Breakfast at the Tampa Bay History Center. We will hear from historic preservation experts as we learn all about the history of Tampa’s Downtown and how to advocate for preservation in the urban core.

 

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Tampa Magazine gives their take on Tampa Bay's Downtowns in their Downtown Living Guide

“Downtown Tampa offers big city thrills plus the coastal coolness of a city on the water. It’s metropolitan life without metropolitan struggle.”

 

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SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Downtown Development Forum

The 27th Annual Downtown Development Forum returns on Friday, May 19th at the Hilton Tampa Downtown. Breakfast and networking are from 8:00-8:30am, with the program running from 8:30am to noon.

 

Join us for a morning of learning from leading experts on topics including transportation, leadership, planning, real estate trends, development projects updates, and much more!

 

Register now by clicking here!

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