PROFILING INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA
Bay Squeeze is your source to discover some of the fascinating people that make up the Tampa Bay region. Our enthusiasm is anchored in capturing people through photography, with powerful stories to be told.
We start this series off with the Icons of Ybor. There’s nothing more iconic than Ybor City when talking about the Bay region — it represents a big part of the area’s history, cultural identity, and diversity. It epitomizes everything we are doing with Bay Squeeze. (Oh, and our office is in Ybor, along with many other entrepreneurial-minded folks!)
LATEST PROFILES:
Icons of Ybor: Jill Wax (La France)
Q: WHAT YEAR DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS, AND WHY YBOR?Jill: I first opened a retail clothing store in the early 70s. It...
USF Innovators: Dr. Lori Collins (DHHC USF)
Q: Can you tell us a little about yourself?DR. LORI COLLINS: I am an archaeologist who specializes in using spatial...
Urban Innovators: Travis Malloy (Meacham Farm)
Q: You had transitioned from one life to another. Can you talk about that?TRAVIS: Fifteen years ago, I was spending my days...
Icons of Ybor: Liana Fuente (Arturo Fuente Cigars)
Q: When was Arturo Fuente Founded, and why Ybor?Liana: I am a 4th generation member of the Fuente cigar family. My...
Icons of Ybor: Al Reynolds (Al’s Bar-B-Que)
Q: WHAT YEAR DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS, AND WHY YBOR?Al: Ybor makes you feel like you are a part of something, it’s not...
Icons of Ybor: Brian Schaefer (The Bricks, Skate Park of Tampa)
Q: WHAT YEAR DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS, AND WHY YBOR?Brian: SPoT - 1993, Needed a place to skate, and we had a private...
Icons of Ybor: Tom DeGeorge (Crowbar)
Q: WHAT YEAR DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS, AND WHY YBOR?Tom: 2006. I arrived in Ybor in 2001 to run the Masquerade/Ritz...