Daily Archives: July 18, 2023

In Tampa’s Downtown Core, Rich History and a Modern Development Boom

T.J. Chaltry leads monthly walking tours of downtown Tampa’s core as a Tampa Bay History Center guide. During the 90-minute, one-mile walk, he talks about old City Hall, mentioning that the clock in the 1915 structure is named Hortense. He notes that the 19-story Floridan Hotel, built in 1926, was the tallest building in Florida…

Bartow Offers CRA Director Job to Tampa Community Coordinator Chamberlin H. Smith

Bartow has offered the job of directing the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency to Chamberlin H. Smith, who currently works as a community coordinator for Tampa’s department of development and growth management. Smith, who prefers the first name of Howard, said Friday by phone that he had accepted Bartow’s offer. His was one of about a…