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DEREK HERSCOVICI is a journalist, author and photographer who writes about the culture, history and cuisine of Florida and the American South. A Tampa native and graduate of Auburn University, he has been published in Good Grit, Deep South and Auburn Magazine and has contributed to TAMPA Magazine since March 2016. Read his pieces on Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms (page 30) and the Tampa Pig Jig (page 32).
MARCY SANFORD has been published in TAMPA Magazine, South Tampa Magazine, Tampa Bay News & Lifestyles, World of Westchase and The University of Memphis Alumni magazine. She also writes blogs, advertising copy and scripts for local agencies and businesses. Originally from Tennessee, she has lived in Tampa for 11 years and enjoys the year-round opportunities to get outside and enjoy everything Florida has to offer. Read her piece on summertime activities at Tampa parks on page 69.
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search coaching. This goes well beyond the job-search process. It includes breaking down barriers to employment, such as a lack of interview clothing, transportation, medical and mental health care, and much more, through community resources. They are transforming lives and our community one job at a time. Q: How about your favorite national nonprofit? The Humane Society, because my son and I are pet lovers — especially dogs. The Humane Society is dedicated to ending animal homelessness, providing care and comfort for companion animals including animal sheltering, veterinary care and adoptions. We support their mission and love coming home to our dog, Theo (left), and receiving unconditional love. Q: What is your favorite Tampa Bay-area charity event of the year? The Best of Tampa Bay at the Straz Center. It is the Straz’s signature fundraising event with restaurants, craft beer, wine, and bands that has generated more than $2.5 million for arts education programs. Q: Who is someone in the Tampa Bay area you look up to for their commitment to giving back to the community? Jeff and Penny Vinik and the Lightning Foundation. The Lightning Foundation leads by example and inspires others to give back to our wonderful community. I especially enjoy learning about all the wonderful nonprofits that are celebrated by the Lightning Community Hero and Lightning Community Heroes of Tomorrow programs. These programs donate to local nonprofits through their Heroes, thus helping the nonprofits financially and raising awareness of how people are making a positive difference in our community. Best of Tampa Bay at the Straz Center is held each spring to benefit arts education programs
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The first weekend of June, the Tampa Theatre hosted their restoration celebration to commemorate the reopening of the historic city landmark after a $6 million renovation, the largest in its history. The event began with heavy appetizers and cocktails and transitioned into a Champagne toast from the chair of the theatre’s board, Anne Pittman. Money was raised for the project through grants and public donations drawn from a campaign called “Cush Your Tush,” a cheeky homage to the complaints that the former seats were uncomfortable and too close together. Guests of the celebration were treated to increased leg room in the all-new chocolate leather seats while the theatre showed the 1926 silent film “The General.” Considered one of Buster Keaton’s greatest films, and released the same year the theatre opened, it was accompanied by 17 members of the Florida Orchestra playing the score alongside the on-screen action. The theatre still features its famous Italian-inspired night sky, now recently repainted with forensically matched paint. Other changes include a new, more accommodating concession stand and pinstriped curtains in place of the previous red velvet ones. —Carly Thompson 26 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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rtists spend whole lifetimes turning their inner visions into real life; Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama goes one step further, inviting visitors to literally walk around her imagination. Kusama, 87, has been at the forefront of the modern art world for more than a half-century. Known for her ubiquitous polka dots and surreal visions of everyday life, she debuted the first of her Infinity Rooms in 1965, blurring the line between viewer and art. “Kusama’s Infinity Rooms are completely immersive,” says Michael Tomor, executive director of the Tampa Museum of Art. “When you walk into the installation, you are immediately transported into an experience so completely different from the familiarity of your daily life that you can leave what occupies your world for a moment in time.” For the first time ever, a Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room will be on display in Florida this fall. “Love is Calling,” on loan from the Vinik Family Foundation — a nonprofit managed by Jeff and Penny Vinik — will be installed at the Tampa Museum of Art as part of its autumn “Season of Love” exhibition series. As guests walk through a mirror-encrusted cavern of soft, inflated, undulating tentacles mounted like stalactites and stalagmites, an audio recording of Kusama reading her poem on mortality, entitled “Residing in a Castle of Shed Tears,” plays on a calming, nearly hypnotic loop. “This exhibition mirrors our mission to bring to the community iconic and important works of art to inspire residents and visitors,” says Tomor. “‘Love is Calling’ is a remarkable illustration of what the Tampa Museum of Art can accomplish when we work together with the community, generous lenders, philanthropists and remarkably talented artists and staff.” — Derek Herscovici
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“I’m in awe of this wild idea we had eight years ago and how much everyone has rallied around our cause. The Tampa community has been the wind beneath our sails.” Hosted at Curtis Hixon Park on the riverfront since 2014, the Pig Jig has raised over $3 million for NephCure and draws thousands in attendance every year. The eighth-annual Pig Jig (happening October 20) promises to be the largest one yet, with 50 individual barbecue teams serving food, six musical acts — including country singer Chris Young — and plenty of fun for the whole family. “Last year, we had 20 patients’ families at the event for our patient social,” says Whitney. “It’s pretty cool because FSGS is a very rare disease, and a lot of patients will go their whole lives without meeting another FSGS patient.” Whitney says connecting Nephcure with FSGS patients is critical to test new treatment and cures. The success of the Tampa Pig Jig recently inspired the creation of the first Silicon Valley Pig Jig in San Jose, California, this October.
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FOOD FOR THE FAMILY HOW THE ALESSI FAMILY BECAME THE NAME IN TAMPA’S PANTRIES BY MCKENNA KELLEY 34 AUG / SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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It may come as a surprise to many Tampa residents, but the yellow rice from last night’s dinner is likely made just half a mile north of Tampa International Airport’s northwestern border. Encompassing an entire city block and 400,000 square feet of space, Vigo Importing Co. manufactures around 800 Vigo and Alessi brand products at their facility in Northwest Tampa every day. “I’m not sure how many people actually know that our products are made in Tampa,” says Fred Alessi, co-owner of Vigo Importing Co. and son of founder Antonino Alessi. “We always say we’re the best-kept secret in Tampa.” Despite holding trademarks in 23 nations worldwide, Vigo Importing is still mainly a family company, with second-generation owners Tony and Fred Alessi steering the ship and many of their children filling roles from marketing to general counsel (for the record, this Alessi family has no relation to the family who owns Tampa’s Alessi Bakery, but the two are often confused). Though most of Vigo’s employees are not technically related, they’re still family. “We have employees who have been with us since From left: Anthony 1962,” Fred says, “and they’re still with us.” Alessi, Alessandra Alessi Cole, Fred The creation of both the Vigo brand (focused on Alessi, Tony Alessi everyday Latin-influenced products) and the AlesJr., Laura Alessi si brand (which specializes in higher-end Italian DeLucia, Paul Alessi; below: Vigo Importing foods) were happy accidents, to a point. Company founder Antonino Alessi immigrated to Tampa Company founder Antonino Alessi from Sicily in 1912 to work in the cigar factories, eventually landing a plum job as a salesman for meat distributors Swift & Company. After learning the company would not hire employees’ family members, Alessi, who had since built up a rapport with the primarily Latin proprietors of Tampa’s mom-and-pop shops, left to branch out on his own. Alessi encountered a salesman distributing cans of olive oil labeled “Vigo” and bought his remaining stock of cans and oil. The name stuck, and in 1947 he began packaging the oil in his family’s West Tampa garage — the first of many products to come from Vigo Importing Company. In the 1970s, the company received tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 35
a drum of Italian olive oil that the Alessis bottled and gifted to their friends and family for Christmas. “Everybody went crazy for the product, so we started importing Italian olive oil, and that was the first Alessi product,” Fred says. Fred and Tony Alessi Jr. have been the de facto heads of product development since then, adding new products to both the Vigo and Alessi lines patterned on the foods they grew up eating in their mother’s kitchen. As they added new products, they continued to leverage their father’s relationship with Tampa’s Latin shop owners to get their products placed. “During those years, at first, [we were selling to] mom-and-pop 36 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
stores,” Tony says. “When we first started doing business with Publix, they only had 40 stores. Then the business transitioned, and we transitioned along with it.” One of Vigo’s earliest and most enduring hits was its yellow rice, a formula Tony developed. The company says its mix is the best-selling yellow rice in the United States, with between 20 and 25 million pounds of rice brought into their factory each year to be seasoned, packed and shipped. Alessi’s balsamic vinegar, also a top seller, is aged in massive wooden Italian brandy barrels for six months, a requirement by Italian law to call the final product authentic “aceto balsamic”; about 50,000
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TONY JR. (left) and Fred Alessi grew up working for their family’s company. “Pack 10 cases of oil before you go out and play,” was a common directive, Tony recalls with a laugh. ANTONINO ALESSI (fourth from left) built up a territory with the Latino shop owners around Ybor City and West Tampa while working as a salesman for Swift & Company. A native Italian speaker, Alessi also learned to speak Spanish and English, giving him a key advantage in the marketplace. VIGO’S manufacturing process is largely mechanized, from the mixing of spice blends to the filling and sealing of containers. If a product falls outside the system’s pre-programmed acceptable weight range, it is automatically pushed off the production line. WHILE ROBOTS perform much of the packing and stacking of pallets, packages of yellow rice meant for displays are still packed by hand. Inside the factory, two whole production rooms are dedicated solely making yellow rice. ANTHONY RIZZO, Vigo’s plant manager (center left) prepares lunch for the Alessi family and some of the management team every day in the facility’s test kitchen.
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gallons of balsamic are stored at the company’s facility. Today there’s about a 60-40 split between the share of Vigo products and Alessi products made. Olive oil, the company’s original product, is one of a handful of similar foods sold under both brands. The Alessi version is extra virgin, made from the same Italian-grown crop of olives each year. “We try to make that same flavor every year,” Fred says. “Olive oil is natural, so the challenge is making it taste the same.” Beyond the staples, the company makes it a point to stay on top of market demands with products like cilantro-lime rice, quinoa and farro.
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Fred Alessi says their innovation has been mostly successful, but he refuses to follow the trends if they don’t meet Vigo standards. “There are a lot of changes we see in this industry,” he says. “Some of the products that are coming out now, we’ve tasted them and we won’t do them. Our motto has always been, if we don’t take them home to feed our kids, we won’t sell them.” One product that never made it out of the test kitchen was microwaveable rice. “It’s very convenient, but it doesn’t taste good,” says marketing director (and Tony Alessi Jr.’s daughter) Laura Alessi DeLucia. “We don’t take tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 37
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THE COMPONENTS of each product, like the spices, rice and vegetables, are precisely measured before being combined and dropped into the packaging. TO KEEP UP with demand for the iconic yellow rice, Vigo’s facilities include two silos that hold 227,000 pounds of rice each. OLIVE OIL and balsamic vinegar are the Alessi brand’s signature products, but in recent years the line has grown to include innovative items like balsamic reductions and organic options, like the pasta seen here. All of Vigo and Alessi’s organic products are prepared and stored in a designated room to meet certification requirements. VIGO IMPORTING CO. was founded so Antonino Alessi could ensure his children had jobs when they got older, something Swift & Company did not offer. “He figured that we probably weren’t smart enough to get a job at Swift and Company, so he’d better start his own company,” Fred jokes.
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it home and eat it ourselves, so why sell it?” “We even had a hard time testing it because no one wanted to eat it,” says Anthony Alessi, Fred’s son and Vigo’s IT and finance manager. Consider that a rare misstep, as Tampanians have shown their devotion to consuming Vigo products. In return, the Alessi family has always made good deeds a priority, supporting causes like Feeding Tampa Bay, the Children’s Cancer Center and the Ryan Wells Foundation. Education is a key part of their philanthropy; the Alessis are significant donors to Jesuit High School, where many family members are alumni, and have given free tours of their manufacturing plant for the past 25 years. 38 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
“Tampa has always been so supportive of us, and we feel it is important to reciprocate and give back to our hometown that we love so much,” DeLucia says. “Coming from an area like Tampa, which is a peninsula as far from anywhere as you can get, it’s been good for us,” Fred adds. “Tampa has always been supportive of us.” As Tony sees it, the people of Tampa are the only reason Vigo Importing has thrived in the last seven decades. “If it weren’t for the mom-and-pop stores that supported our father and supported us,” he says, “we wouldn’t be here.”
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Left wing, right wing, doesn’t matter — evidently we all love chicken wings. A 2017 study found that the average American carnivore consumes about 18,000 wings over their lifetime, so at some point you’ll want to switch up your drumstick preparation. As the beginning of football season approaches, get your Wet-Naps ready because the minds behind three of Tampa’s most iconic chicken wings are sharing their secrets.
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The Innovator Owners of downtown’s Hattricks Tavern were looking for a new way to eat wings when they hit upon their now-iconic “shake and bake” preparation. By tossing the wings in their house-made sauces (the shake) then cooking them in the oven (the bake), the chicken came out crispy without being dry or fried in oil. The baked-in sauce also means the wings create a bit less mess than traditional drumsticks. Though Hattricks also serves traditionally sauced wings, general manager David Mangione says the vast majority of customers choose shake and bake, with the extra-spicy Lightning sauce being a particular favorite (he likes the Lightning shake-and-bakes retossed in garlic parmesan sauce). As for the reason behind their wings’ overwhelming success? “The secret is in the sauce,” Mangione says. The International Bird The newest occupants of Armature Works’ rotating stall, chismis & co., married the the all-American buffalo wing with traditional Filipino ingredients to create this one-ofa-kind dish. Led by chef-owner Ron Vicencio and Ichicoro’s self-dubbed “chief noodle officer” Noel Cruz, the culinary team tosses their wings in a calamansi caramel sauce: a tangy, sweet and salty glaze that combines calamansi — a hybrid kumquat and citrus fruit native to the Philippines — with palm sugar and a bit of a fish sauce called patis. Cruz says the wings are an approachable way for diners to get acclimated with Filipino food and have so far been a success. “We did not expect them to be such a runaway hit,” he says. “In theory, they have similar flavor notes that buffalo-style wings do, with that salty, tangy punch.” 40 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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Buffalo Wings
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Drier on the outside but juicy on the inside, these wings can be baked in one sauce and tossed in another
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The Old-School Favorite South Tampa’s Press Box was reportedly the neighborhood’s first buffalo wing joint when it opened in 1988, frying up fresh jumbo wings tossed to order ever since. Owner Walter Hill has employed a few tricks (like cooking the wings at exactly the right temperature — 370 degrees — and leaving the wing tip on the flapper to make eating easier) to keep customers coming back. “Quality food at a reasonable price with outstanding service in a fun atmosphere is key,” he says. Outside of traditional buffalo sauce, Hill says the honey barbecue sauce is a top seller, along with cajun-rubbed wings. He advises home chefs grill or bake their wings, either coating the wings with a spicy rub before they hit the oven or saucing grilled wings after they come off the heat to prevent the liquid from burning.
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Crushed black pepper, finely grated lemon zest, kosher salt
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Dried thyme, curry powder, allspice, paprika, cayenne, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, sugar, salt, black pepper
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Crushed red pepper, salt, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne, dried oregano, dried thyme
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From the Press Box, a traditional buffalo wing preparation made with fresh, jumbo wings
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Tampa Bay Hot Sauce Company Original Sauce ($9.95; tampabayhotsauce. com) marries ghost pepper with red bell peppers, onion and garlic
Intensity Academy Chai Sweet Chili Sauce ($8; intensityacademy. com) is the stir-fry sauce you love plus organic chai tea
Jessi’s Flaming Fruit Sauce Ghost Pepper Extra Hot ($9.50; flamingfruitsauce.com) has a golden raisin base and extra heat from a bit of ghost pepper
Fat Cat PurryPurry Sauce ($6.99; fatcatfoods.com) is a thicker version of the traditional South African peri peri sauce
Chili sauce pairs well with veggies and chicken stir-fry
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ON THE SAUCE Sauce is a surprisingly booming business in Tampa Bay, with more than a dozen independent companies mixing up hot sauces, marinaras, salsas and more. We’ve compiled a few of our top choices here to incorporate into your next recipe. Visit tampamagazines.com/sauce for more info on where to pick up a bottle for yourself. 42 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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Roux Louisiana-Style Green Hot Sauce ($6.99; fatcatfoods.com) is made especially for the restaurant Roux by Fat Cat Foods
Jessi’s Flaming Fruit Sauce Original Everything Sauce ($9.50; flamingfruitsauce.com) plays well with all kinds of proteins with its fruit-derived sweetness
Top burgers with a fruit-based hot sauce for a kick of sweet heat
Alessi Smooth Marinara Pasta Sauce ($6; alessifoods.com) is made with low-acid tomatoes straight from Italy
Intensity Academy Garlic Goodness ($8; intensityacademy. com) has medium heat and lots of flavorful garlic
Green chili-based hot sauce jazzes up beef, chicken and fish tacos Swap garlic or parmesan butter for garlic-based hot sauce with your pizza
Check out the Made in Tampa story on page 34 to learn more about the making of Alessi products
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Recipe 1 ½ oz. cilantro and jalapeño-infused Espelòn Blanco 3/4 oz. mango syrup ½ oz. lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup
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Shake. Pour over ice in a rocks glass with a half-salted rim. Garnish with jalapeño and cilantro.
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SPICE OF LIFE As the sweltering daily temperatures drag on, it’s time for a cocktail that can cool you down during the steamy late summer with chilled, double-distilled tequila and turn up the heat on a breezy fall evening (they do exist!) with a kick of spicy jalapeño. The bar team at South Tampa’s Élevage whipped up this refreshing sipper to help usher in the new season.
To infuse the tequila, cut the tops off of two jalapeños, slice the peppers into thin slices and drop them into the tequila bottle with your preferred amount of cilantro. Replace the bottle top, shake the bottle gently, and let it sit overnight. Alternatively, pour the desired amount of tequila into a jar and add pepper and cilantro to taste. Of course, be sure to strain the tequila before preparing the drink.
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SIZZLE AND STEAK A BELOVED FAMILY RECIPE FROM LA SEGUNDA CENTRAL’S TONY MORE
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Tony More’s grandson Grady was barely in the door of his grandfather’s house before peeking in the kitchen to see if the palomilla steaks were ready. “The kids eat it like fruit,” More says. The third-generation owner of Ybor City’s La Segunda Central Bakery (which opens a new South Tampa location on July 18) learned to make the traditional Spanish-Cuban recipe from his mother, and he still makes it her way for his seven grandchildren. More purchases his top round steaks from Cacciatore and Sons in West Tampa and marinates them with just a bit of garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper, cooking them in a black iron skillet. He says, despite their simplicity, his whole family looks forward to eating his palomilla steaks. “There are not many dishes everyone likes,” More says with a chuckle. For another simple meal the kids enjoy, he says, make Milanesa steaks by breading and frying the steaks then baking them with tomato sauce. He pairs the steaks with handmade papas 46 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
fritas, using golden potatoes for their superior frying ability. Of course, at the center of the table is a plate of toasted La Segunda Cuban bread. More’s grandfather, Juan — a Spanish soldier — discovered the recipe for Cuban bread while fighting on the island during the Spanish-American War. He immigrated to Ybor City and opened the bakery in 1915. Today, Tony More and his son, Copeland More, run La Segunda. “We can’t have a meal in this house without Cuban bread,” the elder More says. Even the youngest members of the family can identify the bakery’s bread on sight alone, he adds with a laugh. “The little ones ordered Cuban toast at a restaurant, and when it arrived, they said, ‘This isn’t our bread.’”
Tony More’s grandkids (including Grady, Davis, Lily and Margaret, seen here) and mini dachshunds Dani and Holly hover in the kitchen; Tony, his father, Anthony, and his son, Copeland (now owner of La Segunda)
We can’t have a meal in this house without Cuban bread” — Tony More
Recipe Serves 8
8 1/2 inch top round steaks Lemon juice Garlic Salt Pepper
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Pound steaks in ¼ inch pieces. Marinate steaks with lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper and layer in a glass baking dish
for at least two hours in the refrigerator. Fry steaks individually in two tablespoons of olive oil in a hot iron skillet for a few minutes. Flip and cook the opposite side quickly so the meat does not toughen. Garnish with lemon wedges. Serves eight. Papas Fritas Slice golden potatoes as French fries. Cook in hot vegetable oil until they float, or about 10 minutes. More recommends using 10 potatoes for eight people.
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FROM THE GROUND UP
HOME RENOVATIONS ARE A FAMILY AFFAIR AT TAMPA-GROWN GREAVES CONSTRUCTION “Veronica, I have an extra straw for a huge margarita. Call me.” With those words, Greaves Construction was born. Well, sort of. Jon Greaves put a classified ad with that text in the University of South Florida’s newspaper, the Oracle, for the classmate he recently shared tacos and, yes, a huge margarita with — his now wife, Ronnie. Turn the page for more.
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Construction’s first van, nicknamed Smiley 2 Jon and Ronnie Greaves in their college days, plus dog Pepper and cat Max 3 Just after twins Will and Nathan are born, daughter Jessica tries out being a big sister 4 Inside a recent Greaves Construction project in South Tampa 5 Jon, Ronnie and Will Greaves 6 Lower sinks and a wider walkway make the South Tampa bathroom more accessible for the older homeowners 7 The kitchen of a different Greaves Construction project 8 The shower in the South Tampa home features a flat entry and raised shelving to prevent strains and injury
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“I didn’t even know it for weeks,” she says. “I never looked at the classified section!” Greaves founded his eponymous construction company in 1986, shortly after graduating from USF. There was just one problem; he and Ronnie were broke. She provided the solution in the form of her student loan money, which they put toward the first Greaves Construction van, nicknamed “Smiley” for the two windows and bent bumper on its back end that resembled a face. “One of my very first projects was a two-story addition over a pool,” Greaves says. “Then it was just word of mouth. Still to this day we’re proudly 90 percent referral-based.” Today, Jon and Ronnie are preparing to pass the company on to the next generation: their son, Will. The younger Greaves spent his summers doing labor for the company during college, spending a few years in sales post-graduation and eventually returning to Tampa to work his way into a production manager role. “My dad basically came to me one day and said, if you don’t come learn how to take this thing over one day, I’m going to have to sell it,” Greaves recalls. “I said, ‘OK, I don’t want that to happen,’ so I moved back up.” “Will is very bright, and we have full confidence that he’s going to do just fine at this,” Ronnie Greaves says. “I think Will’s got big plans for this company. I know he’s got a headful of things he’d like to do.” While the company is experienced in green home renovations and installing smart home technologies, Greaves focuses heavily on universal design, or projects that make homes more accessible. The company is designated by the National Association of Home Builders as a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist for its ability to make spaces livable for all. They frequently partner with charities like Wheelchairs 4 Kids to help build ramps and create more open spaces in the homes of low-income kids and families dealing with a disability. “Whether someone is ill or handicapped or is older, everyone needs modifications to work,” Jon Greaves says. “We are certified to build so everybody can use the space.”
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These super low-maintenance plants grow without soil and require just weekly water and lots of circulating air (hence their nickname, air plants)
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Another plant that’s easy to grow with little sunlight or water, this helps purify the air inside your home, but keep it away from pets; all parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested
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Perfect for small spaces or getting plants out of the reach of curious pets, hangers have made their way indoors. St. Petersburg-based crafter Sadie LeBlanc, owner of Knotted Root Designs, began making the macrame-style pieces just last year, calling on the friendship knot-tying skills she learned as a child. LeBlanc uses twisted cotton rope for her hangers, which is easy to care for and machine washable. While the pocket-style hangers (above right) can be hung from the wall, she advises mounting the traditional hangers (above left) from the ceiling with a hook appropriate for the weight of your plant of choice; LeBlanc likes low maintenance tropical plants and succulents. Finally, she says, be sure to hang the hanger first, then place your pot followed by the plant. (Prices vary; custom pieces and hands-on workshops available; facebook.com/knottedrootdesigns) —McKenna Kelley 52 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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The Tampa Bay Lightning will host their seventh annual Celebration of the Arts this fall. This piece by local artist Vanessa Montenegro was showcased in 2014.
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SPORTS By McKenna Kelley
The Tampa Bay Rays are doing whatever they can to make a new baseball stadium in Ybor City a reality — and having a remarkably good season at the same time. The Tampa Bay Lightning are fresh off another deep playoff run and are looking to shore up their roster for next season with some key off-season acquisitions. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are preparing for training camp, hoping a few new players will bring them ever closer to the elusive postseason. These are the headlines of Tampa Bay’s major league sports teams — the reasons we cheer them on, hang our heads when they lose and proudly wear their colors around town. But perhaps more important than what they are doing on the field is what they are doing off of it to benefit the community.
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Buccaneers Academy program, the team has built court-sized shade structures — effectively a permanent red or white open-air tent — at 24 underserved local schools. Students then have a safe place to run, play or learn outdoors and under cover. The team donated one of these structures to the Tampa Downtown Partnership in 2016 to use for the ice rink at Curtis Hixon Park’s Winter Village. Today, the partnership uses the shade structure to create covered activity areas at events yearround. The Tampa Bay Rays similarly focus on kids and education, from Rays employees partnering with Big Brothers, Big Sisters to mentor St. Petersburg students to the Rays Jersey Program — a partnership with Suncoast Credit Union to donate major league-quality jerseys and hats to more than 10,000 T-ball players and coaches around the Tampa Bay area. Sponsored annually by the Rays wives, Rays on the Runway is one of the team’s largest fundraisers. The fashion show, featuring
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Some of these efforts have purposely been made more visible to help shine a light on worthy causes. Perhaps one of the most well-known philanthropic efforts in local sports is the Lightning Foundation’s Community Hero program. Founded with a $10 million grant by the Vinik Family Foundation in one of Lightning owner Jeff Vinik’s earliest major commitments to Tampa, the program honors one Community Hero (or Community Hero of Tomorrow, for individuals under 25) at each home game and presents them with a $50,000 grant to give to the charities of their choice. Since the beginning of the 2011-12 season, the program has given more than $61 million to 323 Community Heroes; more than 400 different organizations have benefited. With an additional $10 million pledge from Vinik in 2016, the program will continue at least through 2020. One of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ biggest initiatives can literally be seen throughout the community. As part of the education-focused
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Clockwise from left: The shade structure donated through the Buccaneers Academy program is used at Curtis Hixon Park for the Winter Village, Mayor’s River O’Green Fest and more The Buccaneers’ offensive line hosts “Turkey Time with the O-Line” each holiday season, handing out full Thanksgiving meals to families in need Rays on the Runway raises more than $100,000 each year for the Children’s Dream Fund Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has become known for his generous donations to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation through the annual Cut for a Cure event, where Bucs players and staff shave their heads; this year, on top of his initial donation, he rounded up the event’s total contribution from $123.000 to an even $130,000 Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan (center) and his wife (far right) greet guests of his foundation after every home game
Rays players, their wives, and kids from the Children’s Dream Fund, has garnered over $100,000 each year since 2005. That money helps the charity grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. In 2013, the fund’s executive director, Cynthia Lake Farrell, nominated the Rays for the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation Award for their contributions to the fund and more than 1,200 other organizations. The Rays won. “The Tampa Bay Rays have partnered with the Children’s Dream Fund to make an impact on the lives of sick children in our community since 1997, before the team first took the field,” says Farrell. “The management and players have shown a deep and long-lasting commitment to making children’s dreams come true.” Beyond their respective teams’ initiatives (which alone run the gamut from hospital visits to charity fishing tournaments to posing for pet calendars), a number of Tampa Bay’s pro athletes have found their own
ways to give back. For some, like the Lightning’s Ryan Callahan, the Rays’ Chris Archer and the Bucs’ Mike Evans, that meant creating their own foundations to benefit a cause close to them. The Lightning’s alternate captain and his wife, Kyla, started the Ryan Callahan Foundation in 2016 to help children and families coping with pediatric cancer escape some of the stresses of illness. The foundations sends them on vacations around Florida, hosting them at Lightning games (where the kids, known as “Cally’s Crew,” get to meet Callahan) and raises money for national pediatric cancer organizations. Inspired by the giving spirit of his grandparents, who adopted him as a child, Rays pitcher Chris Archer established the Archway Foundation to “bridge the gap” for underprivileged kids. Locally, Archer has donated baseball equipment to Police Athletic Leagues, the YMCA and other organizations; this season, he is partnering with the Rays Foundation and Crown Automotive to donate $25 for each strikeout he completes tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 57
ther. “I grew up in a household with domestic violence, and I know how hard that can be,” he says in a statement on his website outlining the foundation’s goals. For other players, longtime commitments to a Tampa Bay sports team have led to the same with local charities. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has been an active supporter of the Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay for more than six years and was named the organization’s Award of Excellence recipient in 2012 for his efforts to bring
awareness and funds to the charity, including donating money for each goal he scored throughout multiple Lightning seasons. When they wed last summer, Stamkos and his wife, Sandra, requested that their guests donate to the charity instead of purchasing gifts — raising over $34,000 that was split between the Ronald McDonald Houses in Tampa Bay and Stamkos’s hometown of Toronto. This past season, the couple hosted families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Tampa at Lightning games. In-game experiences like these are a key part of all three teams’ efforts. Similar to Chris Archer’s Strikeout Homelessness initiative, Lightning players raise money to fight hunger each time they put the puck in the back of the net through the Goals for Food program. The collaboration with Mosaic gives $500 for each goal the team scores and $5,000 for each hat trick scored to Feeding Tampa Bay. “One of our primary community investment focus areas is food and responding to food insecurities throughout our operational areas,” says Mosaic spokeswoman Nikki Foster. “Mosaic has partnered with the Lightning for five years to shine a brighter light on the issue.”
Left to right: Mike and Ashli Evans established the Mike Evans Family Foundation in December to help kids afford college and assist families dealing with domestic violence After Lightning home games, captain Steven Stamkos greets families staying at Tampa’s Ronald McDonald House while their children receive medical care Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (center) was among the players who walked in the Rays on the Runway fashion show last year Bucs linebacker Lavonte David met with these kids from the Buccaneers Academy program at One Buc Place Center fielder Mallex Smith, with a child at last year’s Rays on the Runway event, will likely return for this year’s benefit on August 5 58 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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to Starting Right, Now, a charity working to end teenage homelessness. The centerpiece of his efforts, though, is the Archers, a youth baseball club in his hometown of Clayton, North Carolina. Knowing the sometimes prohibitive costs of elite travel baseball, Archer and his foundation cover all costs to participate on the team, including uniforms and coaching. In return, the players are required to embrace good habits, like volunteering and completing reading assignments. Like Archer, wide receiver Mike Evans’ childhood spurred the creation of his nonprofit, the Mike Evans Family Foundation, which he launched with his wife, Ashli, in December. Evans’ focus is twopronged: provide financial assistance to students who have been accepted to college but cannot afford it, and help women and children dealing with domestic violence. Evans has spoken about the horrific domestic violence he faced as a child, including the murder of his fa-
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commitment made by the Buccaneers in 2015 to support a pediatric brain and neurologic medicine residency at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. During the program residents learn to treat traumatic brain injury, concussions, strokes and epilepsy in kids. The Glazer Family Foundation, created by the team’s owners, have also funded the Vision Program since 1999. Today, a Bucs-branded RV equipped with a doctor’s office and lab travels to Hillsborough County schools to bring free eye screenings, exams and eyeglasses directly to low-income students. Responsible for putting millions of dollars into the community each year, Tampa Bay’s pro sports teams have put to rest the myth of the egotistical sports figure, at least locally. Sure, their Super Bowl and Stanley Cup wins may be what decorate the signs welcoming newcomers to Tampa, but their true legacies lie in the good done far from the playing field.
Over at Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers donate tickets to groups from local charities hand-selected by players, coaches and the GM to attend games; the Rays’ Home Run Club (started by former Rays player James Shields) hosts over 100 children in foster care at Tropicana Field each season in a private suite. Events sponsored by the Home Run Club and the Heart Gallery at the stadium have even resulted in adoptions for local children. In part because the teams give to thousands of different causes between them, some efforts have gone a bit under the radar. For one, the Lightning have put the spotlight on local artists for the past six years during their annual Celebration of the Arts. Representatives from the Tampa Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts and others help the Lightning select the submitted Tampa-inspired pieces to be hung for Amalie Arena’s 1.5 million annual visitors to see and purchase. All proceeds go directly back to the artists, and the team awards 10 artists a cash prize each year. Another quieter effort was the five-year, $375,000 tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 59
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hen you give to a charity, you want to know your money is doing real good for people or animals in need — not lining an executive’s pockets. Using data from nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator, we’re highlighting three of the local organizations that spend the most on the programs and services they give to the community and giving you an inside look at the unique ways they’re making an impact.
ZOOTAMPA AT LOWRY PARK 87.8 percent of budget goes to the cause Formerly the Lowry Park Zoo, ZooTampa is recognized by the state as a center for conservation and biodiversity and is operated by the nonprofit Lowry Park Zoological Society. Participating in 116 Species Survival Programs to protect animals like African penguins and Malayan tigers, the zoo’s main philanthropic effort is conservation. “By continuing to care for tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 61
these animals on the brink of extinction, we are helping preserve these species for future generations on a global scale,” says ZooTampa spokeswoman Andrea Alava. “Our hope is that guests are inspired to take action to protect and preserve wildlife.” One of the zoo’s most pressing concerns is with the preservation of Florida’s manatees. In addition to teaching guests how to avoid causing harm to the animals with boats, fish hooks and litter, ZooTampa is home to the David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center — the first facility of its kind dedicated to the care of critically injured, sick and orphaned manatees. Open since 1991, the center has treated more than 400 manatees and is in the midst of updating the water filtration system, allowing the care team to treat increasingly difficult cases. All other species at ZooTampa are treated at the Catherine Lowry Straz Veterinary Clinic, which is the only facility in the United States to have earned accreditation with the American Association of Animal Hospitals twice for meeting or exceeding the organization’s list of 900 standards. Members of ZooTampa’s veterinary and conservation teams often take their expertise beyond Tampa. They have lent resources and knowledge to organizations like the African Sanctuary Alliance to support care for African apes, the Puerto Rican Crested Toad Recovery Program and the state of Florida to preserve Florida panthers. “Zoo Tampa is prepared to lead the way in saving species,” Alava says.
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87.6 percent of budget goes to the cause PREVIOUS PAGE: These four red wolf pups were born at ZooTampa at Lowry Park in April. About 200 red wolves exist worldwide, making them an extremely endangered species; LEFT: ZooTampa has rescued and rehabilitated seven Florida panthers in the past six years and a total of 13 since 1988; TOP: Samantha and Breanna Walters graduated from college in 2017 with help from the Special Operations Warrior Foundation after their father lost his life in battle in 2003
Born out of tragedy, the Tampa-based Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides children of fallen special operations forces across the country the chance to reach their full potential. In 1980, Operation Eagle Claw failed to rescue the 52 Americans held hostage in Tehran, leaving eight servicemen dead and 17 children without a father. The surviving operation team members made a promise to fund the education of those children, a decision that has had a decades-long impact. “Thirty-eight years later, those 17 children have grown into 1,285 children surviving over 1,000 special operations service members who have lost their lives,” says SOWF community and business relations manager Aly Olson. Following the death of a service member, the organization will help fund and support his or her children’s education from preschool through college and everything in between — including covering the full cost of tuition, housing, books, travel and other expenses at any college to which the student is accepted. “The Special Operations Warrior Foundation will fund preschool and early education programs, and we will provide and fund tutors from kindergarten forward, no matter if the student is having trouble learning to read or is trying to get their A- to an A in their AP History class for college applications,” Olson adds. The foundation also assists with the full range of col-
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lege prep, including ACT and SAT materials, college visits and applications. This culminates in a weeklong course at the University of Tampa that brings SOWF students from across the country to get ready for college. Once their freshman year begins, the foundation continues checking in, even providing tutors if necessary. In 2006, the foundation expanded their mission to encompass seriously injured special operations service members. As soon as a member is wounded in action, a $5,000 check is sent overnight to help their family get to their injured loved one as soon as possible. Since 1980, SOWF has provided $62.8 million in grants and funding for the children of fallen troops, with 322 scholarship recipients graduating from college through 2017. Where to find them: 1137 Marbella Plaza Drive (813) 805-9400 | specialops.org
LEFT: The high school students seen here attended EPIC, the SOWF’s weeklong college immersion course at the University of Tampa; BOTTOM LEFT: Bonnie Bresnyan (center) was honored by the Hillsborough Education Foundation as the county’s 2018 Teacher of the Year; BOTTOM RIGHT: Tampa Bay Rays employees surprised this class with a school supplies donation from the HEF
Teaching Tools Store, where teachers from Hillsborough County’s Title I schools can pick up free school supplies for their students; this past school year, Hillsborough Education Foundation president Kim Jowell says the foundation distributed $3 million in supplies. “Teachers say this resource is making a difference in their classrooms,” she adds. “Their students are more prepared to learn, and they have seen increased classroom participation.” In the 2017-18 year, the foundation funded 78 creative or innovative learning projects throughout the school district — totaling almost $108,000 in support — and nearly 300 scholarships, ranging from $1,000 grants to four-year scholarships. Donors to the foundation have a significant amount of say in where their money goes, with options to choose donation categories or specific projects and scholarships to fund. “We are happy to work with individual donors who would like to choose the exact project they donate to,” Jowell says. The Hillsborough Education Foundation also awards Take Stock in Children scholarships, which provides support and guidance for students potentially at risk of dropping out from the time they are in middle or early high school through college. Students in the program are paired with both a mentor and success coach who monitor and track their progress throughout high school; after graduation, students receive one of four different college scholarships. “There are about 375 HCPS students in that program right now, and many of them will be the first in their family to go to college,” Jowell says. Because of the growing need for the foundation’s services, the scale of what the HEF can do each year depends heavily on the donations they receive. Jowell says support from the community and local businesses is vital to the foundation’s work. “Community partnerships are infused in everything we do,” she adds. “Every business should be investing in our students and in education. It’s vital to our community’s future workforce.” Where to find them: 2306 N. Howard Ave. (813) 574-0260 | educationfoundation.com
HILLSBOROUGH EDUCATION FOUNDATION 91.4 percent of budget goes to the cause Particularly in Hillsborough County, education funding — and the gaps within it — is a hot topic right now. The nonprofit Hillsborough Education Foundation was founded specifically to fund resources for students and teachers that don’t make it into the district budget, like supplies, mentoring, scholarships, teacher recognition and support for career centers. One of the foundation’s largest initiatives is the tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 63
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The Harness founders, Miraj Patel (left) and Andrew Scarborough (center) were first introduced to Santosh Govindaraju (right) through the Tampa Bay Wave, a tech-focused nonprofit startup accelerator and coworking space that helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources they need, including mentorship and capital, through workshops, pitch sessions and more. According to the Wave’s internal statistics, the organization has helped create more than 1,200 jobs and raised $150 million since 2013.
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“We were driving down I-275, and Andrew hit a pothole in the road,” Patel says. “A few coins fell out of his cupholder into my lap, and that was the eureka moment.” In July 2017, the University of Florida alumni launched Harness, a software that allows donors to link their credit or debit card to a participating nonprofit organization and round up each purchase made on that card to the nearest dollar, with the spare change going directly to the nonprofit. “In school, they tell you to solve a problem everyone faces,” Patel says. “Everyone has change everywhere. Physical change is going away, but [we realized] there is an opportunity here with digital change.” The initial idea for Harness developed further on that day in late 2015 as they drove past billboards advertising local charities. Seeing the final billboard before entering the city limits — a Wells Fargo ad highlighting the bank’s local philanthropic involvement — cemented it. “Within five minutes of being on 275, from hitting the pothole to that billboard, we said, ‘That’s it,’” Scarborough says. Harness is based on the increasingly popular subscription model, Patel says, eliminating the awkwardness of being solicited for donors and the inefficiencies of sending unanswered mailers or email blasts for organizations. The average monthly donation through Harness is $35 a month, and organiza-
tions can use the software to provide donors text and video updates of how their money was used. “It’s a painless way to give,” he adds. “It’s set and forget. Andrew and I, as entrepreneurs, were living paycheck to paycheck, and we didn’t even feel the money coming out of our accounts. That’s what we were going for.” The two worked on Harness throughout 2016, eventually launching an alpha version at the University of Florida’s Dance Marathon event. In January 2017, when it came time to look for the next round of funding, Scarborough and Patel were introduced to Convergent Capital Partners CEO Santosh Govin-
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ometimes good ideas seem to just fall into our laps — metaphorically. For Andrew Scarborough and Miraj Patel, the loose change that sparked the idea behind their Tampa-based startup quite literally fell into Patel’s lap.
In school, they tell you to solve a problem everyone faces,” Patel says. “Everyone has change everywhere. Physical change is going away, but we realized there is an opportunity here with digital change.
daraju at a meeting set up by the Tampa Bay Wave, a local tech incubator. Govindaraju says he was quickly impressed by the duo, particularly with their attention to the company’s scalability. “I could tell by the way they answered questions that they were very cognizant of what they were trying to accomplish,” he says. “With this model, you can take salespeople in cities throughout the country and implement it very rapidly. It’s a concept that’s very scalable because it’s technology based.” Harness’s business model also tied in neatly with his firm’s investment mantra: doing well while doing good.
“If our investment does well, it means society is doing well through the benefits of their work,” he adds. Govindaraju became Harness’s angel investor, putting $1.5 million into the company to facilitate an official launch last summer. Today, Harness has partnerships with more than 100 mostly Florida-based charitable organizations, including the Ronald McDonald House and Children’s Miracle Network, and approximately 15,000 active donors. “From day one, we heard how difficult it was to raise money in Tampa,” Patel says. “We were told we’d be lucky to raise $250,000. Then we met Santosh, and I think it’s folks like him who are setting the trend and showing that there is another frontier, and that’s technology.” “Right when we got to Tampa [after college], we could sense the energy and that things were happening,” Scarborough adds. “Then everyone we met was really receptive and wanted to help us. It was that combination of elements that’s allowed us to get to where we are today.” tampamagazines.com AUG/SEPT 2018 67
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OFFICE SPACE(S) WHERE TO CO-WORK IN TAMPA BAY By Derek Herscovici
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With space packages for all types of businesses, ranging from shared workspaces to dedicated private offices, Office Evolution is replete with options to fit the needs of any growing company. The space is located next to Westshore Plaza, with ample on-site parking, a staffed reception desk, conference rooms and inclusive print and mail services. Freelancers who need an office for a short meeting can even rent an office for just a few hours.
CoCreativ Downtown 601 N. Ashley Drive, 11th Floor
Designed for the businesses that never stop, CoCreativ’s 24/7 smartphone door access lets members work whenever their schedule demands it. The company can help business owners harness the power of Google; members can take advantage of GeoTarget, CoCreativ’s digital marketing platform that gives businesses a physical location on Google Maps. With one location downtown and another in South Tampa, complimentary cleaning services and free business printing and meeting rooms, CoCreativ is a workspace when you need it.
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SunTrust Financial Center, Industrious Tampa can help take the work experience sky-high, with enviable views of the city. This ultra-successful startup — which raised $37 million in a late 2016 funding round — has 48 locations in the trendiest areas of major U.S. cities, and recently set up shop in downtown. Amenities for Tampa workers rival that of a more traditional tech firm, including 61 glass-walled offices, a fitness center with showers, bike storage, a private room for mothers, and local coffee, pastries and fresh fruit served daily in the office café. Members who travel frequently can also receive access to Industrious locations in any other U.S. city.
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260 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg A former fire and train station, Station House’s history as a conglomeration of entertainment and workspace is designed not just for business, but for life as well. The stylish space offers a variety of unique amenities, including a cocktail lounge, event spaces and private dining rooms, sponsored networking events, a rooftop yoga and meditation area, fitness classes (hosted by freelance instructors who rent a fitness studio, rather than a desk), Kahwa coffee and TeBella tea, and the full-service Ichicoro Ane restaurant. This fall, Tampa’s first Station House is expected to open in Hyde Park Village.
1. STATION HOUSE features a number of stylishly appointed community spaces and private offices 2. CO-WORKERS at Office Evolution have access to an open kitchen with coffee, water and snacks. 3. COCREATIV has two locations to accommodate the area’s non-traditional workers. By the end of 2018, more than 1.7 million people are expected to be using co-working spaces. 4. INDUSTRIOUS TAMPA opened last fall, and its locations in other U.S. cities are home to satellite locations for Fortune 500 companies
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Few things define a company like its office, yet the exorbitant cost of traditional workplaces can sink a startup before it ever takes off. And for the country’s 1.7 million freelancers, a home office doesn’t always cut it. These shared office spaces offer alternatives to blowing the budget, with plenty of amenities to set businesses up for success.
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Urban Playground Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Bordered by the Tampa Museum of Art, the Glazer Children’s Museum, and the Riverwalk, this 8-acre park has plenty of open space for young ones to romp, an innovative playground like no other found in Tampa, and fountains for cooling off when the temperature heats up. Its central location makes it the perfect spot to have a family picnic or meet up with friends before exploring Downtown Tampa. Curtis Hixon is host to many festivals and special events throughout the year and has weekly yoga and Zumba classes open to the public. This summer, the park will host camps under the shade structure donated 70 AUG/SEPT 2018 tampamagazines.com
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August is National Parks Month, and there are more than 350 parks and preserves in Hillsborough County providing plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors this summer and fall. From splash parks and playgrounds for toddlers to hiking, biking and fishing for teens and adults, you’re sure to find a park you and your family will love — one that will give you a new appreciation for the beauty, wildlife and history that makes Tampa a great place to live. To get you started, here are four local parks to check out this month.
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Jabil engaged deeper with the AHA last year when CEO Mark Mondello challenged Jabil’s roughly 100 officers to learn CPR; 15 months later, 90 percent are trained. “I talked to the folks at the AHA, and they jumped right in,” Peters says. “We started having sessions 30 or 40 days later, and they’ve come back numerous times. We have executives all over the world, so for us to hit that 90 percent mark, with the AHA helping with the training, has been impressive.” S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G F E AT U R E
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ventative care and education.” Through the Life is Why campaign, Tampa General has worked with the American Heart Association since 2016 to educate the Tampa Bay community on the importance of heart and brain health. Senior Vice President Stacey Brandt says initiatives like this help the hospital — which is the county’s only certified comprehensive stroke center and has received the highest level of recognition for their execution of the AHA’s stroke guideS P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G F E AT U R E
lines — achieve their goal to heal, teach and innovate. “We teach our community members how to stay heart healthy and brain healthy and active and how important that is,” she says. “If they do have an issue that comes up, we help them learn how to improve their lives afterward.” “We try to become part of the fabric of the community to work from within to change how people live their lives,” Couris adds. Brandt says their educational outreach extends to Tampa General’s own team members, who hospital leadership encourages to be models for the rest of the community by eating well and exercising. “It’s important for TGH to lead by example and set that culture by practicing what we preach about living a heart-healthy lifestyle,” she says. “We’ve had a long and deep commitment to the health and wellness of our team,” Couris adds. “You have to take care of the whole person, body, mind and soul, and that’s what we do.” In the hospital, Couris says he sees the impact of the American Heart Association every day, from improved CPR training for the staff to guidance for patients dealing with cardiovascular issues — a sentiment Brandt echoes. “Having them partner with the hospital and the community is a huge asset,” she says. “It’s difficult to navigate through the healthcare system if you don’t know what to do, and you’re scared, and you’re vulnerable. To have someone like the American Heart Association hold your hand through the process is a very valuable thing.”
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Stacie Schaible Weeknight Anchor WFLA News Channel 8 Skip Valet Vice President and General Manager WFLA News Channel 8 Longtime News Channel 8 anchor Stacie Schaible became heavily involved with the American Heart Association after her sister had an unexpected heart attack at age 40 and her father needed a bypass just years later. “It made sense to get involved, especially once I had kids and considering my family history,” she says. Today, Schaible has served on the AHA Metro Board and emcees the Heart Ball and Heart Walk each year. Since 2015, WFLA has raised more than $100,000 annually for the Tampa Bay Heart Walk, helping the station become one of the AHA’s strongest media partners in the country. Skip Valet says he got involved with the AHA immediately after joining the station in December. “The best part is that heart disease is a defeatable disease with medicine, research and technology,” he adds.
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Robert Sanchez, M.D. Director of Cardiovascular Medicine Northside Hospital Dia Nichols President and CEO Northside Hospital Following the passing of his grandfather from sudden cardiac death, Dr. Robert Sanchez knew at 5 years old he was destined to become a cardiologist. “If I can play any small part in getting to a point where we can all celebrate a world without heart disease, that is really what drives me,” he says. Sanchez has worked with the American Heart Association for over a decade to achieve that goal, serving on the local Metro Board and now as president of the AHA’s Greater Southeast Affiliate Board of Directors. “You always look for your personal soulmate, and in the AHA I found my professional soulmate,” he says. At Northside Hospital, Dia Nichols, who has served on the Heart Walk Cabinet, has helped rally the hospital’s team members around the AHA. “Last year, Northside Hospital’s campaign had a goal of $35,000 for the Heart Walk, and we came in just over $57,000,” Nichols says. “It’s the highest year that we’ve had in the history of the Heart Walk campaign. That speaks to the excitement in and around the hospital and the belief everyone has in the AHA and the community.”
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Bruce Bergherm Senior Executive Officer of Acute Care Florida Hospital, West Florida Division Tom Pepin President and CEO Pepin Distributing Company After his father became the world’s oldest heart transplant recipient in 1986, Tom Pepin and his family dedicated much of their lives to promoting cardiac health, culminating in the opening of Florida Hospital’s Pepin Heart Institute in 2006. “Pepin Heart is a single-site specialty hospital and dedicated research institute,” he says. “My family firmly believes that heart health is one of the greatest gifts we can give our community and that the American Heart Association and research are the best ways to achieve heart health.” Florida Hospital’s Bruce Bergherm adds that AHA-funded research has helped the institute deliver leading edge heart care. “The AHA’s mission is consistent with what we want to do in our community,” he says. “We’re helping residents live the healthiest lives possible.”
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Dr. Gary Stapleton Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology Dr. Alfred Asante-Korang Pediatric Cardiologist Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital’s pediatric cardiology team is working with the American Heart Association to call attention to childhood heart health. “One in 100 babies are born with a heart defect, so it’s important to increase awareness for early screenings,” says Dr. Gary Stapleton, a member of the Heart Walk cabinet. Now in their fourth year of partnership, the two organizations made the first joint effort to bring hands-only CPR training to local high schools. “CPR has been accepted as a graduation requirement in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties,” says Dr. Alfred Asante-Korang. “The AHA is really an organization that we can use to make an impact,” Dr. Stapleton adds.
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Bob Fulton Attorney | Hill Ward Henderson 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700 Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 227-8491 | hwhlaw.com Jeanne T. Tate Managing Partner | Jeanne T. Tate, P.A. 418 W. Platt St. Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 258-3355 | floridaadoptionattorney.com For attorneys Jeanne Tate and Bob Fulton, becoming involved with the American Heart Association was a natural fit after life-altering experiences with heart disease. Tate’s daughter, Mandi, had a heart attack and cardiac arrest at 8 years old and subsequently received a heart transplant at Atlanta’s Egleston Hospital, while Fulton, at age 20, received word on New Year’s Eve that his father had passed away from a massive heart attack. After participating with her firm for years, Tate created the Lawyers with Heart initiative four years ago to encourage more Tampa Bay-area law firms to participate in the Heart Walk. “It’s hard to think of a community, a family or a firm that hasn’t been affected by heart disease,” Tate says. “I just always felt there was more that could be done by lawyers in our community [for the AHA].” The group more than doubled their annual fundraising total between 2015 and 2017, with a goal this year of $130,000. “If we can change the outcomes so there aren’t as many 8-year-olds having heart attacks or 20-year-olds getting calls that their mom or dad had died,” Fulton says, “then I think we should be involved.”
Kimberly Guy Senior Vice President and Market Leader, BayCare President, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa Tommy Inzina President and CEO BayCare To help fight hypertension, one of the most preventable causes of heart disease, the American Heart Association partnered with BayCare to pilot a comprehensive blood pressure management program called Check. Change. Control. “Eleven local companies agreed to participate and allow employees to come in and get blood pressure screenings,” says CEO Tommy Inzina, who also serves on the Heart Ball cabinet. “Roughly 27 percent of the 1,326 people tested were considered hypertensive, and about half of them have seen improvement so far.” In the clinical setting, Kimberly Guy and her fellow members of the AHA Metro Board have introduced the Target: BP program, a national initiative that prioritizes blood pressure control within health care practices and organizations. “Our goal is to get clinics and health systems involved, making sure patients are aware of their blood pressure,” she says.
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deployment of technology that continues to progress the likelihood of success for procedures when someone has a cardiac incident,” adds Bill Muir, the 2017 Heart Walk co-chair. “I want to help drive that level of technological progress through funding and education and take a proactive approach to health care.” For Dr. Sneed — the immediate past chairman of the Cultural Health Initiatives Committee for the AHA’s Greater Southeast Affiliate Board of Directors and a member of the Metro Board — research into how cardiovascular issues disproportionately affect African American and Hispanic communities is particularly important, resulting in programs like Target: BP for blood pressure management. “We’re doing everything we can to galvanize large health care systems to make sure we bring an enhanced awareness of blood pressure for patients and providers,” Dr. Sneed says. “When a patient comes in and has five different problems, one thing that may get overlooked is that they came in with high blood pressure. We want to make sure patients and practitioners are looking at blood pressure.” Bill Muir says that the Tampa Bay community recognizes the important role the AHA plays in the region’s overall health, even raising a record amount of money for the 2017 Heart Walk last November. “From Hurricane Harvey in Texas to Irma to Maria in Puerto Rico, there was just a series of natural disasters [before the walk],” he says. “Many individuals were facing personal challenges. In light of all the chaos, the Tampa Bay community came through on a record level.” 85
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THE MEN AND WOMEN LEADING TAMPA FORWARD Tampa is growing on a national, and even global, scale thanks to the money, time and talent of its residents. Beginning on the page at right, meet some of the city’s best and brightest who have made it their life’s work to take Tampa to the next level.
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DR MICHAEL BARBICK ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON OWNER, TAMPA BAY JAW & FACIAL SURGERY
At any point in time, Dr. Michael Barbick may be removing a teenager’s wisdom teeth, placing dental implants for adults missing teeth or reconstructing the facial bones of someone involved in a car accident. It’s all in a day’s work for the Miami native, who obtained both his dental and medical degree from the University of Florida. After working in private practice in Palm Beach, Florida, and as an academic surgeon in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Barbick took
“I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH TAMPA AND WHAT IT HAD TO OFFER AND HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK ON MY DECISION TO CALL THE CITY HOME.” the chance to put down roots in Tampa. He acquired Tampa Bay Jaw & Facial Surgery in 2014, expanding the 30-year-old practice from one four-employee office in Carrollwood to over five locations across the Tampa Bay area. “My wife and I moved to the Tampa region four years ago due to its diversity, culture, economic growth and philanthropic opportunities,” he says. “I just fell in love with Tampa and what it had to offer and have never looked back on my decision to call the city home.” Knowing the sometimes prohibitive cost of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Dr. Barbick and his team of six surgeons frequently partner with local organizations like the Veterans Association, Missions of Mercy and Give Kids a Smile to provide free surgical care to people in need. He says he admires Jeff Vinik for setting an example for others looking to give back to the community. “The city is excelling leaps and bounds because of his desire to make Tampa a great place to live and his desire to help others.” In addition to
his philanthropic work, Dr. Barbick is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, where he volunteers his time monthly to teach students and surgical residents. He also is involved with several colleges around Tampa where he mentors students through lectures or shadowing opportunities at his office or the hospital to provide insight on what it’s like to be a doctor and how it’s always important to give
back to your community in any manner possible. “My parents were both teachers, and many of their past students always remember certain things my parents taught them that positively influenced them, and I want to emulate that in my own teaching,” he says. “Shaping the minds of students and residents and being a role model to them would be my greatest gift that I think I can give to the city of Tampa.”
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sota and Bradenton later this year. Dr. Vasiloudes and his team of physicians focus heavily on genetics to determine a patient’s melanoma risk and best treatment options. They examine patients’ family trees to find disease inheritance patterns; in the lab, they look at cells and tissue to find the exact DNA involved in that family’s pattern of melanoma. The Academic Alliance in Dermatology team has also made strides in analyzing the connection between melanoma and other genetically related cancers like lung, pancreas and colon cancer within families. “We’d like to understand why the grandfather develops melanoma, the father develops lung cancer, and the son develops melanoma,” Dr. Vasiloudes says. “We’re trying to understand the interplay between the genes. It’s fascinating.”
“MY GOAL WAS, KNOWING HOW THE GREATER TAMPA BAY AREA WAS SO SPREAD OUT, TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC-QUALITY DERMATOLOGY IN EVERYBODY’S BACKYARD,”
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Under Dr. Panos Vasiloudes’ longtime leadership, Academic Alliance in A NATIVE Dermatology has become truly academic, integrating basic science, clin- of Cyprus, Dr. ical research and a full range of clinical dermatology services to help keep Vasiloudes the Tampa Bay community healthy. completed his “My goal was, knowing how the greater Tampa Bay area was so spread medical training out, to provide academic-quality dermatology in everybody’s backyard,” in Germany, Dr. Vasiloudes says. New York, Today, Academic Alliance in Dermatology has 18 locations across HillsPhiladelphia borough, Pinellas, Pasco and Polk counties, with plans to expand to Saraand Denver 88
Thanks in part to Academic Alliance’s outreach efforts to increase awareness of melanoma in the community, earlier detection of the disease and the study of patients’ family history, Dr. Vasiloudes says many fewer people are dying from skin cancer in the Tampa Bay area. “We cannot reduce the rate of new melanomas in the community, but what we have reduced significantly is the death from melanoma,” he says. “If we go back 20 years, we found about 10 percent of melanomas were invasive. Today we’re down to maybe 3 percent.” Dr. Vasiloudes and his team make frequent local TV appearances and host skin cancer screenings, open houses and other events to get the message out about melanoma, which he sees as a key part of his legacy. “I believe real progress comes with in-depth education, in every aspect,” Dr. Vasiloudes says. “We need to be all-inclusive, diverse and open-minded, and to educate each other.”
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SHARMILA SETH CO-FOUNDER, CHILDREN ACROSS BORDERS
Sharmila and Vivek Seth founded Children Across Borders with a single mission: to create a platform for giving that positively impacts disadvantaged children around the world. Born in Bangalore, India, later to relocate to New York City, Sharmila began her career in talent management and leadership training. Sharmila’s valuable skillset combined with her husband Vivek’s savvy business experience and their combined passion for giving back, led the couple to create the public charity in 2009. Children Across Borders (CAB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises funds for grassroots organizations focusing on the areas of education, health, wellness, and shelter for children and youth in the United States and India. Using their broad network of philanthropically inclined friends, family, and enthusiastic corporate partners, the Seths have built a community built on the foundation of giving. Nearly 100% of all funds raised goes directly to CAB’s beneficiary programs within the organizations.
RICK YOUNG CRNA, OWNER/INJECTOR
As a man in the predominantly woman-led world of medical spas, Forever Young Aesthetics owner Rick Young has a unique perspective on beauty. Young says, “I want you to leave my practice looking like you, but your best you — a more refreshed you. I’m not just here to give you a treatment; I’m here to enhance your look and to help you achieve your goals.” Young has worked for two decades as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in a variety of specialties, including many years in plastic surgery, sparking his interest in the study and science of facial fillers. In January, he celebrated the grand opening of his own practice, Forever Young Aesthetics, allowing him to do what he loves most: practice the art of facial aesthetics. A longtime resident of Tampa, Young resides with his wife and family and has found a passion for giving back to local schools and to organizations like Heels to Heal and the Make-A-Wish-Foundation. “For me, it’s about making people feel better about themselves,” he says, “and in doing so, to help them to live their best lives in our wonderful Tampa community.”
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To help entrepreneurs and new startups grow and evolve as they need to, the new co-working space Office Evolution features a mix of private offices, shared working spaces, conference rooms and more, giving members flexibility and connections to other local businesses. The space’s positive, creative environment is bolstered by the diversity of its members, including TVM, a Stockholm-based technology company that provides a free platform to restaurants and bars enabling them to create in-venue digital marketing campaigns via app. TVM recently expanded to Tampa because of its rich history of hospitality, setting up shop at Office Evolution for its amenities and convenient location. “With what we do, by providing bars and restaurants with our free service that lets them put up photos and menus to promote their items, being near these big hospitality brands is really critical for us,” says Andreas Calabrese, TVM’s director of finance and operations. “Technology growth always kind of starts with your first movers into a new city. We’re hoping we can be some of the first movers in bringing that kind of change to Tampa.”
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money to pay down existing debt, but, despite the huge amount of student loan debt carried by millennials, only 22.4 percent of millennials chose that answer, compared with 25.3 of Gen X and 33.1 percent of boomers. Their other priorities included investing in real estate, their own educations and virtual currency like Bitcoin, while Gen X-ers would put the money into real estate and their child’s education fund. Boomers are looking to bolster their savings and 401(k) accounts, followed by real estate.
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Believe it or not, young people are investing and saving for retirement — 71 percent of them, according to a poll conducted for the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. Some are even investing, in ways not dissimilar to their parents and grandparents. Here is a breakdown of how Americans are investing across the generations. Where they’re investing A February 2017 financial literacy survey by Stash Invest found that millennials, Generation X and baby boomers (categorized as “beginning investors” and “advanced investors”) invest in 401(k) and savings accounts at similar rates. However, beginning investors are about half as likely to have a Roth IRA or taxable investment account as advanced investors. What they’re investing for The same Stash survey showed that all three generations prioritize retirement, with be-
tween 60 and 70 percent of each age group investing for their post-work life. For more than 40 percent of millennials, buying a home is also toward the top of their list, while half as many Gen X-ers and just 7 percent of boomers consider real estate an investment priority. However, all three groups consider vacations something worth saving for (33 percent of millennials, 23 percent of Gen X and 16 percent of boomers). In March, online loan marketplace LendEDU asked 1,000 people how they would invest $10,000 and analyzed the results by generation. All three groups said they would use the
How memories of the recession impact their investing Having entered the job market at the height of the Great Recession, millennials are still skittish about investing. In Legg Mason’s 2017 Global Investment Study, 57 percent of millennial respondents said their investment decisions are strongly influenced by the recession, while 26 percent say the crisis somewhat affects their choices. About two-thirds of all American investors said they were influenced by the recession in some capacity. Why they’re working with financial advisors Despite their differences in investment priorities, baby boomers, Generation X and millennials all want personalized financial advice that helps them building financial stability over the long term, preferably delivered faceto-face, said a 2016 study by First Clearing and the Center for Generational Kinetics. In a different study, the CGK also found that saving for retirement is the primary motivating factor for all three generations to begin working with an advisor. Financial advisors can also help investors discuss touchy subjects they may not want to talk about at home. When talking to family members, most millennials and Gen X-ers avoid discussing inheritance more than any other topic, followed by longterm health care, personal spending and saving for college. However, millennials are having financial conversations with their families more frequently than the other generations. Finally, perhaps because of their work with financial advisors, only 16 percent of boomers (compared with 40 percent of millennials) find these discussions stressful. 93
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