Mayor Bob Buckhorn

Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Board Yvonne Yolie Capin – Chair Charlie Miranda Guido Maniscalco – Vice-Chair Frank Reddick Harry Cohen Mike Suarez Luis Viera Meeting Location: Chambers, City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd. Ybor Time: 9:00 a.m. Spring 2017 Dates: Second Thursday of the month YCDC Board of Directors legend

Dr. Shawn Robinson – Chairman (Hillsborough Community College) Ybor’s New Southern Gateway Tony LaColla – Vice-Chairman . . (Historic Neighborhood Civic Association) Exiting off the Selmon demands, the Fuente family Grant Mehlich – Treasurer (Professional Office) Liz Welch – Secretary (At-large) Expressway one can’t added the distribution John Agliano ...... (At-large) miss the new structure center to their home factory Stephen M. Barbas ...... (Ybor City Museum Society) perched at N. 22nd and in the heart of Ybor City. Cathy Bartolotti ...... (Ybor City Roundtable) Adamo Drive that now The City has become Steve Bird ...... (Entertainment/Events) serves as an impressive prime real estate for Richard Boom ...... (Bar) south entrance gateway Richard “Leon” Cannyn (Property Owner) other diverse businesses. into Ybor City. The new Joseph Citro (At-large) Companies are relocating Fuente Cigar Warehouse Fran Costantino ...... (East Ybor Historic Neighborhood Civic Association) or opening new businesses Copeland More (Ybor City Chamber of Commerce) harkens back the historic in the district for a variety Michael Murphy ...... (Ybor Merchants Association) district’s earlier days with of reasons whether it’s the Ariel Quintela (Multi-family Residential) its preserved architectural walkable and welcoming Eric Schiller (Restaurant) design combined with environment, easy access to Rich Simmons ...... (Barrio Latino Commission) more recent features Capt. Rick Swann ...... (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office) the interstates or the variety like the iconic Ybor City Fuente Cigar Company buildings north of Adamo Drive between 21st and 22nd Streets Roberto Torres ...... (Retail) of things to see and do. Ernie Webb (GaYbor District Coalition) five-globe lights. Four generations later, his legend lives If you’re thinking about starting, on in Ybor. The Fuente Cigar Factory is Emeritus Members The name Arturo Fuente is no stranger expanding or relocating your business Joe Capitano, Sr. one of the world’s largest handmade to the former Cigar Capital of the World. to the district, contact the YCDC office at cigar businesses producing millions He was one of the pioneers in the cigar 813-274-7936 for assistance. Meeting Location: YCDC Office, 2015 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor City industry, founding his company in 1912. of cigars each year. In order to meet Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: Fourth Tuesday of the month Inside More in Ybor

The YCDC has launched a new, Ybor City Business Community Continues to Grow . . . . 2 redesigned version of its website www.yborcityonline.com in addition to Growing Tech Talent ...... 2 its new campaign, More in Ybor. 2017 Festival Season Kicks Off . . . . 3 The site, created by HCP Associates, 21st and 22nd promotes more ways to explore, live, Streets are Truck-free 3 do business and get around Ybor City. Streetcar Expansion Study ...... 3 Ybor businesses are encouraged to District Events ...... 3 sign up for a free listing in this online Shop Local 3 merchant directory. Screenshot of www.yborcityonline.com

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Snobachi Best Books Rich Treasures Shop A new dessert shop called Snobachi is Best Books Rich Treasures Shop is now open at 2206 E. 7th Ave. Snobachi open at 1501 E. 9th Ave. It’s a veteran offers custom ice cream rolls or stir-fried and woman-owned family bookstore ice cream. providing used, rare and new books and gift items. Asiatic Street Food & Noodle Bar A new Thai restaurant called Asiatic The Bride Store Street Food & Noodle Bar is now open Shop for unique wedding dresses at The

Construction of the Bainbridge Apartments in Centro Ybor at 1600 E. 8th Ave. Bride Store now open by reservation at 1903 N. 19th St. Bainbridge Apartments Bainbridge Apartments is a four- Ivy Astoria story, 240-luxury apartment complex The Ivy Astoria is an event venue located under construction at 12th Ave. The at 1920 E. 7th Ave. apartments feature high ceilings, open floor plans, walk-in closets, stainless- Ybor City Barbering Company steel appliances, a washer and dryer Ybor City Barbering Company at 1409 in each unit and a parking garage for E. 7th Ave. offers hair services along residents. Other amenities include three with games and a full functioning bar. courtyards, fitness rooms and a pool. Exterior View of Asiatic Street Food & Noodle Bar Bainbridge Apartments are expected to Ybor City Sushi House open early next year. Fish Hawk Spirits A new Japanese restaurant named Ybor Instead of food-to-table, think farm-to- Rock Brothers Brewing City Sushi House debuted in one of the bottle for this new distillery and tasting historic casitas that flanks Centennial Rock Brothers Brewing, located at the room called Fish Hawk Spirits at 1600 Park at 1901 N. 19th St. corner of 15th St. and 8th Ave., is a local 8th Ave. (Centro Ybor) brewery that partners with music artists Masonite to create artisan craft beers. Hyppo Gourmet Popsicles Door manufacturer Masonite has Hyppo Gourmet Popsicles offers all expanded their offices and showroom natural-ice pops with more than 450 to Ybor City at 1205 E. 5th Ave. flavors at 1600 8th Ave. (Centro Ybor)

Growing Tech Talent The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Tampa a $3.8 million grant last summer to foster tech training. The Tampa Bay TechHire program provides free Exterior View of Rock Brothers Brewing fast-track IT certification and paid work experience to 1,000 individuals between the ages of 17 and 29. In February, the YCDC, Hillsborough Mouse Trap Escape Room Community College and the Tampa Innovation Alliance hosted an event for the Unlock the clues to see if you can escape technology community to inform firms and individuals about the opportunities from the new Mouse Trap Escape Room through the grant. For more information on how to get involved, visit at 1701 N. 14th St. www.tampainnovation.com/tampa-bay-techhire-grant.

2 A Publication of the Ybor City Development Corporation Ybor City Business Community Continues to Grow 2017 Festival Season Kicks Off District Events March 2-9 Ybor’s festival season has Gasparilla International Film Festival kicked off with the annualKrewe March 8 of Sant’ Yago Illuminated Knight Plant Power Parade and the 70th Annual Vegetable & Produce Market Fiesta Day. Next up, from March March 9 2-9, Ybor rolls out the red carpet Coffee with a Cop for the Gasparilla International March 9 Film Festival that showcases Buildings Alive! Architecture Hop independent filmmakers from March 11 around the world. On March Krewe of Sant’ Yago Knight Parade Rough Riders’ Pub Crawl 11, the Rough Riders will host their annual Pub Crawl, which is followed a week March 18 later by the annual Rough Riders St. Patrick’s Parade on March 18. The Tampa Pride Rough Riders’ 2017 Parade and Festival returns to the district March 25 with the theme Community St. Patrick’s Night Parade Super Heroes. The Lions’ Eye Institute will host its annual 5K Race for Sight in the March 25 Tampa Pride Festival & Parade early morning hours of April 1 and the 6th Annual Cuban Sandwich Festival will take place March 31 and April 1. Festa Italiana, a four-day festival, will take place April March 31 & April 1 Cuban Sandwich Festival 6-9 and includes Wines of Italy, Bocce Tournament, Homemade Wine Contest, April 1 Italian Idol Talent Contest and the famous Festa Sunday Cultural Food Festival. Lions’ Eye 5K Race for Sight Visit YborCityOnline.com for more information. April 6-9 Festa Italiana 21st And 22nd April 22 Streets are Truck-free Ybor Aficionado Days May 11 Once a rumbling commute for truck traffic, Ybor’s 21st Coffee with a Cop and 22nd streets are now a pedestrian-friendly boulevard For additional events, visit featuring wider sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, on-street www.yborcityonline.com/events/list parking, historic lampposts, new streetscape and landscaping. For years, it was a major truck route through the Port of Tampa. Trucks are now banned from driving Shop Local through Ybor City unless local deliveries are being made. Ybor City FDOT, in partnership with the City, completed the two-year Saturday Market construction project and formally announced the No Truck New Signage for the The established Ybor No Truck Zone Zone, during a sign unveiling ceremony in late 2016. City Saturday Market continues to take Streetcar Expansion Study place every Saturday rain or shine in Centennial Park from The Department of Transportation and the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.ybormarket.com. City of Tampa will conduct a $1.6 million study on a potential expansion of the historic streetcar system. Plant Power Currently, the streetcar line runs 2.7 miles through Purchase fruits and and Ybor City. The study will look at vegetables from the the impact of extending the streetcar service through new Plant Power downtown to the Marion Transit Center and possibly Market at Centro Ybor TECO Ybor City Streetcar while exploring ways to improve that takes place on the ridership and the system’s efficiency. Public workshops will be held at the Tampa second Wednesday of Bay History Center at 5:30 p.m. on March 7, April 4 and May 2. If you are unable to every month from 1 to attend the meeting, you can share your thoughts at www.tampagov.net/Streetcar. 5 p.m.

YborCityOnline.com 3 YCDC Meeting Mayor Bob Buckhorn Calendar Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Board The following meetings will be held at Yvonne Yolie Capin – Chair Charlie Miranda the YCDC Office at 2015 E. 7th Ave. All Guido Maniscalco – Vice-Chair Frank Reddick meetings are open to the public. Free Harry Cohen Mike Suarez parking is available in the lot adjacent to Luis Viera YCDC. Meeting Location: Tampa City Council Chambers, City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd. March Time: 9:00 a.m. Dates: Second Thursday of the month Economic Development and Planning Committee YCDC Board of Directors March 11 | 3:30 p.m.

Culture, Arts & Special Events Dr. Shawn Robinson – Chairman (Hillsborough Community College) Committee Tony LaColla – Vice-Chairman . . (Historic Ybor City Neighborhood Civic Association) March 21 | 3:00 p.m. Grant Mehlich – Treasurer (Professional Office) Public Safety, Transportation & Liz Welch – Secretary (At-large) Infrastructure Committee John Agliano ...... (At-large) March 16 | 3:00 p.m. Stephen M. Barbas ...... (Ybor City Museum Society) YCDC Board Cathy Bartolotti ...... (Ybor City Roundtable) March 28 | 4:00 p.m. Steve Bird ...... (Entertainment/Events) Richard Boom ...... (Bar) Richard “Leon” Cannyn (Property Owner) April Joseph Citro (At-large) Fran Costantino ...... (East Ybor Historic Neighborhood Civic Association) Executive Committee Copeland More (Ybor City Chamber of Commerce) April 10 | 3:00 p.m. Michael Murphy ...... (Ybor Merchants Association) Economic Development and Planning Ariel Quintela (Multi-family Residential) Committee Eric Schiller (Restaurant) April 11 | 3:30 p.m. Rich Simmons ...... (Barrio Latino Commission) Culture, Arts & Special Events Capt. Rick Swann ...... (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office) Roberto Torres ...... (Retail) Committee Ernie Webb (GaYbor District Coalition) April 18 | 3:00 p.m. Emeritus Members Public Safety, Transportation & Joe Capitano, Sr. Infrastructure Committee April 20 | 3:00 p.m. Meeting Location: YCDC Office, 2015 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor City YCDC Board April 25 | 4:00 p.m. Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: Fourth Tuesday of the month Inside May Economic Development and Planning Committee May 9 | 3:30 p.m. Culture, Arts & Special Events Ybor City Development Corporation Committee May 16 | 3:00 p.m. 2015 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605 • (813) 274-7936 • www.tampagov.net/ycdc Public Safety, Transportation & A Division of the City of Tampa - Department of Economic and Urban Development Infrastructure Committee Bob McDonaugh May 18 | 3:00 p.m. Administrator of Economic Opportunity YCDC Board YCDC Staff: May 23 | 4:00 p.m. Courtney Orr, Manager • Brenda Thrower • Corine Linebrink

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