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This rendering shows a residential interior at Asher, a new residential tower at 1050 Water St. in Water Street Tampa. The building will open in 2022.
First look: Water Street Tampa to open Asher apartments, Roost hotel in 2022
The 22-story building is expected to open in March.
As Florida house prices climb, demand increases for manufactured homes
Oakhill Village, a mobile home park in Valrico, Fla. | Times (2017)
Factory-built homes have come a long way from the mobile homes of the 1970s, and can make housing more affordable, one industry leader says.
St. Petersburg’s Climate First Bank relocates headquarters
St. Petersburg's Climate First Bank will move into its new headquarters at 182 37th Ave. N by around April 2022.
The bank isn’t leaving town, it’s just moving to a new, more eco-friendly building.
Clearwater wants affordable housing, but at what cost?
The Clearwater City Council will vote whether to budget $1.8 million for an affordable housing development proposed for the site of former Fire Station No. 45, foreground, on Franklin Street downtown, with the Church of Scientology's Flag building to the west.
The City Council will decide Thursday whether to award $1.8 million in housing dollars to a developer to build 81 units downtown.

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  1. First look: Water Street Tampa to open Asher apartments, Roost hotel in 2022
    Yesterday• Business
    This rendering shows a residential interior at Asher, a new residential tower at 1050 Water St. in Water Street Tampa. The building will open in 2022.
  2. Could Delta-8 marijuana products soon be a thing of the past in Florida?
    Yesterday• Politics
    CBD oil in a bottle with dropper May 7, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  3. As Florida house prices climb, demand increases for manufactured homes
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    Oakhill Village, a mobile home park in Valrico, Fla. | Times (2017)
  5. St. Petersburg’s Climate First Bank relocates headquarters
    Yesterday• Business
    St. Petersburg's Climate First Bank will move into its new headquarters at 182 37th Ave. N by around April 2022.
  6. Powell’s warning: Fed to tighten credit faster than expected
    Yesterday• Business
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
  7. Tampa Bay man nearly runs out of gas. Suddenly, he’s $2 million richer
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Feras Al Younes scratched off this $10 lottery ticket while he gassed up at a Tampa Circle K. He won $2 million.
  8. Get ready, Tampa Bay: Dollar Tree is about to cost you an extra 25 cents
    Yesterday• Business
    Dollar Tree stores like this one in St. Petersburg are raising the price of most items from $1 to $1.25.
  9. In Tampa, a 15-year fight nears the finish...at an old skating rink
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Celeste Roberts, co-founder of the Skills Center Collaborative, announces Tuesday that a 55,000-square-foot former skating rink in Belmont Heights will become a youth services center in fall 2022.
  10. Panel weighs safety, effectiveness of Merck’s COVID-19 pill
    Yesterday• Health
    This undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new experimental COVID-19 pill.
  11. November lands blow to sinking consumer confidence
    Yesterday• Business
    A shopper emerges from a Kohl's store on Black Friday, on Nov. 26, 2021, in Everett, Mass. U.S. consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in November, clipped by rising prices and lingering concerns about the coronavirus. The Conference Board reported Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 that its consumer confidence index dropped to a reading of 109.5, down from 111.6 in October.
  12. Powell says Fed may accelerate pullback in economic support
    Yesterday• Business
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
  13. St. Petersburg-based First Home Bank parent debuts on Nasdaq
    Yesterday• Business
    In this March 23, 2021 file photo, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District. The parent company of St. Petersburg-based First Home Bank began common stock trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BAFN” Tuesday.
  14. Iconic Publix Super Market scales could be a thing of the past
    Yesterday• Business
    Joseph Brown of St. Petersburg weighs himself on the scale at a Publix in St. Petersburg.
  15. Should NASCAR be taxed for broadcasting races? A state court will decide.
    Yesterday• Auto Racing
    Kyle Larson, left, and Chase Elliott lead the field before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7 in Avondale, Ariz.
  16. Here are the deadlines from USPS, UPS and FedEx for holiday gift deliveries
    Yesterday• Business
    A worker carries a large parcel at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility.
  17. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as CEO
    Nov. 29• Business
    On Sunday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent the tweet “I love Twitter.”
  18. Times to hand pension fund over to federal agency
    Nov. 29• Business
    The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., a federal agency is taking over the employee pension plan of the Tampa Bay Times.
  19. Florida vacations popular for holidays amid no lockdowns
    Nov. 29• Florida
    FILE - Guests stroll along Main Street at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in August in Lake Buena Vista. Cooped-up tourists eager for a taste of Florida's sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and warmer climates are visiting the Sunshine State in droves, topping pre-pandemic levels in recent months.
  20. Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has new leader
    Nov. 29• Movies
    Victor Gimenez was previously executive director of the OUTShine LGBTQ+ Festival in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
  21. Universal Orlando’s holiday celebrations have begun, here’s what to know before you go
    Nov. 29• Theme Parks
    A float and a balloon in the Holiday Parade during a nighttime preview event of Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Universal's Holiday Parade featuring Macy's.
  22. Food, gas prices pinch families as inflation surges globally
    Nov. 29• Business
    A Black Friday shopper wearing a face mask leaves a Walmart store with a TV in Pic Rivera Calif., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season today with bigger crowds than last year in a closer step toward normalcy. But the fallout from the pandemic continues to weigh on businesses and shoppers’ minds.
  23. Dear Penny: Can my husband stop his brother from stealing his inheritance?
    Nov. 29• Business
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  24. Shoppers, vendors turn out in droves for St. Petersburg’s Shopapalooza
    Nov. 27• Business
    Thousands of people browse local vendors during the Shopapalooza Festival at Vinoy Park on Saturday in St. Petersburg.
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