Real estate, restaurants and rights: 10 years of change in Tampa Bay

Take a look at all the ways the region is different now.

A Segway tour is seen along the Tampa Riverwalk along with pedestrians Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in Tampa. [ CHRIS URSO | Tampa Bay Times ]

Published Dec. 22, 2019|Updated Dec. 31, 2019

Ten years ago, Tampa Bay didn’t look like this.

As the clock strikes 2020, we have major downtowns. Trendy food halls. Prestigious museums. A preeminent university.

LGBTQ rights expanded while the political landscape divided. Environmental traumas wreaked havoc on industries. Local sports teams mostly stagnated, but we loved to host national games.

Our writers took a look back at ten ways the region has changed in the past decade. We will publish one story on a different topic each day through Dec. 31.