The big story for the Tampa Bay area lately has been the rain. After 11.7 inches of rain fell at the Tampa International Airport in all of July, the first day of August saw almost 3.5 inches of rain by 8 p.m. Saturday, a new record for Aug. 1. More than just flooding power outages occurred with each line of passing storms.
An astronomer at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered a ‘dead’ galaxy at the edge of the Milky Way with the highest concentration of dark matter. The small galaxy called Triangulum II has just 100 million stars, when compared to the 100 billion in our own galaxy.
If you are looking to buy a new home in the Tampa Bay area you may find yourself up against competitive buyers for the first time in several years. single-family home sales are up 28.5% in June compared to the same month in 2014. The national increase is 9.6% in the state increase at 19.6%, so the Tampa Bay market is officially on fire.
Tampa International Airport’s economy parking garage, will soon host the largest solar panel array Tampa Electric Co. has ever installed. Workers have begun installing concrete and steel columns on the sixth level of TIA’s parking garage. TECO is paying for the privilege securing a 25-year lease from the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority for $15,000 a year to place the array atop the parking garage.
The Black Friday deals are up in the row, Amazon started their discount on electronic items. Smartphones and TVs took sale with maximum price cut and gift cards. If you are looking for the product without bargain, then holiday season is one of the best time for online shoppers. Amazon updates their deals in stores, official eCommerce website and mobile application. No matter, whether you are too far from the store. You can track deals wherever you wanted via mobile app!
The Tampa music scene will be heating up this week as several popular tours come to town. Kelly Clarkson brings her Piece By Piece tour to town and various rock groups, including Val Halen, will be performing around the city. Tickets for these tours can be purchased through Ticketmaster or from the box office of the venue holding the event.
In June, the Quantic Dreams’s Beyond: Two Souls is announced for Sony PlayStation 4. Now, the game is headed towards its official launch and it is officially announced that the game will be released for PlayStation 4 on November 24.
Technology company ConnectWise has announced that has added 147 new jobs to its Tampa campus since February 2014. The new jobs used grant money from the state to attract top talent. Under the terms of the grant through Florida’s Qualified Target Industry program, the jobs must be created between now and 2021 and have an average salary of $47,581. The company was personally congratulated by Florida Gov. Rick Scott on its success at an event held on Tuesday.
Comcast offers the incredible feature of on-demand content through its newly launched Stream TV. This was first launched last week in Boston, and it does vary from the services like Netflix and Hulu, which completely eliminate the payment towards the TV cables.
Tampa Theatre’s 14th annual WineFest kicks off this year on Thursday, Sept. 10 and runs through Thursday, Sept. 17. The annual WineFest is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the Tampa Theatre. The funds raised are used for artistic and educational programs as well as the preservation and restoration of the historic movie palace.
