Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Southeast Regional Bicycle Safety Summit will be held at the Tampa Convention Center.
Attention, Seminole Heights bicycle riders: The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Tampa are hosting the Southeast Regional Bicycle Safety Summit on April 11. The free event at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. A safety expo and rally will be held from 9 a.m. until noon, and roundtables with bicycle safety experts are from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Here's more information from a news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Tampa invite you to participate in the Southeast Regional Bicycle Safety Summit with Secretary Ray LaHood. The Bicycle Safety Summit will bring together federal, state and local officials, planners, designers, engineers, law enforcement, …
Monday, September 17, 2012
The Tampa Boat Show is putting visitors at the helm with a boating education series.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
The Progressive Insurance Tampa Boat Show returns Sept. 28-30 with new educational attractions, providing boaters of all skill levels and ages a unique opportunity to discover boating. From on-the-water boat training to scuba lessons and do-it-yourself maintenance seminars, the bay area’s premier boating event offers attendees a variety of hands-on learning experiences. Clinics will be offered throughout the three-day show, held at the Tampa Convention Center. In addition to learning new skills, attendees can find exclusive deals on hundreds of boats from the region’s top retailers and shop the marine industry’s newest accessories and electronics. Interactive activities at the 2012 boat show include: ‘Take the Helm’ with Discover Boating…
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Special Operations Forces staged a mock attack by the Tampa Convention Center.
Hundreds of folks gathered by the Hillsborough Bay on Bayshore Boulevard, Davis Islands and Harbour Island to watch the Special Operations Forces' mock attack on South Tampa on Wednesday, May 23. The U.S. Special Operations Command is hosting a week-long International Special Operations Forces (SOF) conference that began Tuesday. Commander Adm. William McRaven invited SOF delegates from 96 nations to the Tampa Convention Center for a conference focused on “Building the Global SOF Partnership.” A highlight of the conference has been the SOF demonstration, featuring operators from a dozen countries “assaulting” mock enemy positions and rescuing “hostages” by land, water and air next to the convention center in downtown Tampa. Secretary of …
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Special Ops forces will conduct a demonstration in downtown.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
From Tampa Downtown Partnership: The U.S. Special Operations Command is hosting a week-long International Special Operations Forces (SOF) conference beginning Tuesday, May 22. Commander Adm. William McRaven has invited SOF delegates from 96 nations to the Tampa Convention Center for a conference focused on “Building the Global SOF Partnership.” A highlight of the conference will be an SOF demonstration, featuring operators from a dozen countries “assaulting” mock enemy positions and rescuing “hostages” next to the convention center, 333 S. Franklin St., by land, water and air. Spectators are invited to watch the half-hour demonstration starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23. Boats, assault vehicles, and aircraft will be involved in the …
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Friday, February 24, 2012
College-bound students are encouraged to attend the event in downtown.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
From Tampa Downtown Partnership: The Tampa National College Fair is Sunday, Feb. 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St. The event, open to all college-bound students, will feature more than 150 college representatives to answer questions and provide information about their colleges' academic programs. Although the event is free, prior registration is recommended to make navigating the fair and collecting information from multiple colleges and universities much easier for students. By registering, students can print a bar-coded confirmation to be used on-site at the fair as an electronic ID. Click here for more information and to register.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Patch picks the best happenings in the area this weekend, Jan. 7-8.
1. Bring your favorite treasures to be evaluated at the Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Folks can bring a limit of four items and each evaluation is $5. If furniture is too large, you may bring a good photograph. Parking is free in front of the building and in the staff and faculty lot to the rear of the building. 2. Florida's Largest Home Show takes place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St. The event will feature more than 1,200 exhibits of new products and services to customize, organize, remodel, repair, and landscape your home. A daily live auction of unique furnishings, rugs and artwork is at 1 p.m. Tickets are $8 for …
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Patch hung out with America's Got Talent contestants and asked them to show off their flair while they waited in line outside the Tampa Convention Center to audition for the NBC show on Nov. 12.
Thousands of hopefuls waited outside the Tampa Convention Center to audition for the seventh season of America's Got Talent on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13. The downtown Tampa auditions for the NBC show drew contestants from all over the country. Some drove down from Savannah, GA, while others flew in from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Although doors did not open until 8.00 a.m., young and not-so-young, talented and not-so-talented performers lined up outside the venue for a shot at fame starting at 5 a.m., a security guard said while directing the line of aspirant stars outside the building at 333 S Franklin St. on Nov. 12. Candidates won't know if they made until January 2012. The seventh season of the show is scheduled to air in the summer of 2012. …
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
Three years ago, Red Bull's Flugtag attracted more than 100,000 spectators to the downtown area and on Saturday, the energy drink giant will attempt to do it again.
Splashing into the waters of downtown Tampa doesn't normally sound appealing, but for the sake of contest and show, hundreds will do it on Saturday. Red Bull's infamous Flugtag competition graced the Tampa Convention Center in July of 2008 and garnered large crowds to watch homemade aircrafts crash into the mirky waters. The event returns this year to once again offer competitors a chance to entertain as long as they're willing to make the plunge. "That water isn't the cleanest so it should be interesting going in," pilot of team Stumble Force's Android phone themed craft James Bell said. "I'm not too worried about the water as much as I am the drop. Three stories is no short distance to plunge." Flugtag translates from German to "flying …
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