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In NYC, Jeff Vinik announces that his new development will be the first WELL Certified city district in the world

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At the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York City on Tuesday, Jeff Vinik’s Strategic Property Partners (SSP) announced a partnership with the Delos Corp. to create the first WELL Certified city district in Tampa. You might be asking what does that actually mean? Many people know about LEED certified buildings — those are green buildings that reduce stress on the environment by encouraging energy and resource-efficient buildings. Delos is a company that created WELL certification, a performance-based building rating that focuses…

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Jeff Vinik says it’s no sure thing that MOSI will move downtown

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After their dramatic unveiling of their billion-dollar project to redevelop 40 acres of real estate in the Channelside District last December, Jeffrey Vinik’s Strategic Property Partners group has been relatively quiet in terms of news about what will actually be housed there. In recent months there has been discussion about the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) moving from its current North Tampa location across the street from USF to “Vinikville.” Though Hillsborough County officials have expressed excitement about the…

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Lightning draft six forwards out of nine picks in NHL draft

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The sure things were all gone. What the Tampa Bay Lightning was left with was maybes. This player could grow into some one. This player could surprise some people. This person had a particular skill. This guy has certain something. This player, you could imagine developing. At the end of the draft, this is what remained for Tampa Bay general manager Steve Yzerman. Bargains and flyers, interesting guys and prospects. The Lighting drafted 10 players in this weekend’s NHL draft.…

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Lightning homecoming coverage varied in Tampa Bay media market

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Just a day and a half after the Tampa Bay Lightning were shut out of a second Stanley Cup win, fans don’t appear to be licking their wounds. Media coverage throughout the Bay area paints a different picture – one of grateful fans who are proud of their Bolts. Several Tampa Bay area news websites are leading their pages with stories about Tuesday’s Lightning homecoming. The team landed at the Tampa International Jet Center at about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon and…

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Injured Tampa Bay goalie Bishop still uncertain for Game 5

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Lightning goalie Ben Bishop spent 15 minutes on the ice Saturday during Tampa Bay’s morning skate for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning haven’t decided whether the injured 53-game winner will play against the Chicago Blackhawks. Although Bishop said “there’s progress being made” on the undisclosed injury that kept him out of Game 4, the goalie and Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper both said they’ll determine later whether Bishop can start. Rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy will start his…

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Chicago, Tampa Bay all even again in Stanley Cup Final

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Four games deep in the Stanley Cup Final, all that’s clear is just how little separates the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning. These two conference champions have two victories, nine goals and 24 penalty minutes apiece, while Chicago has outshot Tampa Bay 107-104. Neither team has led by more than one goal at any point in the Final’s first four games, which have all been decided by one goal apiece for the first time since 1968 and just…

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Lesson in logic: Bob Buckhorn’s Chicago smack talk is OK because it’s not as bad as Hulk Hogan’s

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn doesn’t know “smack talking” like Hulk Hogan, apparently. In a Facebook post Wednesday morning Buckhorn shared a Tampa Bay Times article about Hulk Hogan’s verbal and social media rivalry with Chicago wrestler CM Punk over the Lightning showdown with the Blackhawks. “Now this is some smack talking,” Buckhorn wrote. “Careful though some bloggers may actually think they are serious.” Buckhorn is likely referring either to me or Creative Loafing’s Kate Bradshaw or both. Bradshaw first called…

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