10.16.2023

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🧘 Calling all yogis

Flow at these Tampa Bay area yoga studios

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Imagine a cozy Friday night practice at Jai Dee Yoga & Wellness. | Photo by @stillfloweryoga

Whether you’re a novice on the mat or an experienced yogi, TBAY has plenty of places to practice. Find your zen at these 13 yoga studios around Tampa + St. Pete.

If you’re just getting started

Jai Dee Yoga & Wellness, 5610 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa

Head to the Seminole Heights spot to start your yoga journey. The studio offers beginner hatha yoga classes which teach the basics of mindful breathing, using props, and postures. You can also book massages, cupping, gua sha, and essential oil treatments at this wellness wonder.

Bella Prãna Collective, 1112 W. Platt St., Tampa

From its yoga for men workshops to beginner classes and gentle flows, this studio truly has something for every aspiring yogi. Test out an unlimited pass for your first month, then choose from class packages or monthly membership options.

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If you’re looking to sweat

Gaze Hot Yoga, 1809 N. Tampa St., Tampa

You’ll want to bring a towel for this one. Gaze brings the heat with aerial, hatha, sculpt, yin, and 90-minute classes in heated and non-heated rooms.

SunState Yoga, 553 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg

Embrace the heat at this intimate studio. Sign up for a drop-in class, intro special, class pack, or membership to try out the Burg spot’s 60-minute warm slow-flow class, 45-minute vinyasa class (for athletes), or 60-minute heated power vinyasa yoga flow.

If you want a mix of fitness options

Union Three, 1221 E. Cumberland Ave., Tampa

Conveniently located in the Channelside neighborhood, the trendy business offers spin, yoga, and fitness classes. Choose from bootcamp, hot flow, cycle, and hot bootcamp options.

Blend Sweat Social, 855 Main St., Safety Harbor

City Guides are presented by Water Street Tampa.

7 more studios

Asked

How frequently do you practice yoga?

A. Weekly
B. Monthly
C. Occasionally
D. Rarely
E. Never

Put those answers down, dog

Events

Monday, Oct. 16

Movies on the Lawn | Monday, Oct. 16 | 7:45-9:15 p.m. | Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa | Free | Kick off the week with an outdoor screening of Halloween classics “Hocus Pocus” and “Practical Magic” on the lawn —BYO- Blanket.
SHINE 2023 | Monday, Oct. 16-Sunday, Oct. 22 | Times vary | Multiple locations, St. Petersburg | Free | It’s the ninth year of the annual festival, which brings live mural paintings and art walks + celebrates art in the Burg.

Tuesday, Oct. 17

Florida Conversations: Tampa’s Soulwalk | Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Water St., Tampa | Free | Join city and arts leaders + folks that designed the Soulwalk arts and heritage “trail” for a discussion — RSVP required.

Wednesday, Oct. 18

DIY Plant Based Body Care Workshop | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Cactus Moon, 4206 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa | $44 | Make your own plant-based body products enhanced with dried botanicals and moon-charged crystals.
The 1975 | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa | $34-$136 | See the English pop rock band perform “Still ... at their very best.”
Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 9-11 p.m. | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa | $55-$65 | This candlelight concert features the music of Vivaldi, “Ghostbusters,” and other spooky hits.

Thursday, Oct. 19

Spooky Stillness: Guide Meditation, Tarot Class & Sound Bath | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 6-7:30 p.m. | The Tampa EDITION, 500 Channelside Dr., Tampa | $45 | Dive into the mystical world of yoga, guided meditation, tarot reading, and sound bath healing to help ease your stress and tension.

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Edu

Four reasons to apply to UNC Asheville this week

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College Application Week is hosted by the College Foundation of North Carolina — so applicants must apply through the CFNC website to get fees waived. | Photo provided by UNC Asheville

Looking for a university that not only paves the way to a career, but also provides a well-rounded education and nationally-recognized faculty?

We’ve got four reasons this is the week to consider completing your education journey at UNC Asheville.

1. UNC Asheville is renowned for its Liberal Arts and Sciences programs

UNC Asheville emphasizes critical thinking and a Liberal Arts Core to ensure students are exposed to a diverse spectrum of subjects and ideas.

2. Location, location, location

UNC Asheville is beautifully situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina — and just ~one mile from Asheville, NC’s vibrant + diverse downtown.

3. The professor-student ratio is 11:1

With an average class size of 14, UNC Asheville is known for professors who are dedicated to students through mentoring, hands-on learning + undergraduate research opportunities.

4. It’s College Application Week this week

From Monday, Oct. 16-Friday, Oct. 20, UNC Asheville is among the participating NC colleges that are waiving their application fees for College Application Week — yes, that means you can apply for free.

See "Where it all starts"

News Notes

Development

The Straz Center for the Performing Arts has a new construction timeline for its redevelopment project. A one-year delay to the project was approved, pushing groundbreaking to Nov. 2024 + the tentative grand opening to Jan. 2027. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

Plan Ahead

Heads up, Tampans: The Rough Riders’ 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place downtown, rather than Ybor City. The decision was made in order to coincide with the River O’ Green and make the event more family-friendly. (Tampa Bay Times)

Sports

No. 24. That’s where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers landed on Forbes’ roundup of the NFL’s Most Valuable Teams in 2023. Even though the Bucs lost Brady, the team still saw a 14% value jump this season, up to $4.2 billion. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

Seasonal

It’s the great pumpkin, Tampa town. A giant, 1,500-pound pumpkin recently arrived at Bearss Groves pumpkin patch in North Tampa (14316 Lake Magdalene Blvd.). Stop by for a photo-op and to grab your own pumpkins for carving. (That’s So Tampa)

Community

MLK Boulevard’s Winn-Dixie is one of the first to become an Aldi after the announcement that hundreds of Florida locations will be acquired + converted. The Ybor City store is set to be completely converted by Jan. 1, 2025. The location’s pharmacy has already closed. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)

Transit

The TECO Line Streetcar reached a new annual ridership record for fiscal year 2023 with more than 1.3 million passenger trips. In case you missed it, the streetcar announced last month that it will remain fee-free for fiscal year 2024. (That’s So Tampa, Tampa Bay Times)

Try This

What would you do with $1 million? Retire early? Buy a vacation home? All of the above? ICYMI, here’s your chance: The Two Million Dollar Puzzle awards each buyer with a cash reward — and two people will snag that lucky $1 million. Use code 6AMCITY for an extra 10% off.*

Culture

Ready the Halloween costumes

Shellebrate Halloween at the Florida Aquarium’s Guppyween

How well do you think you could carve a pumpkin underwater? | Photo via the Florida Aquarium

Don’t be a fish out of water.

The Florida Aquarium is getting in the Halloween spirit with its annual Guppyween event on Saturday, Oct. 28 + Sunday, Oct. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The not-so-spooky celebration includes trick-or-treating stations throughout the aquarium, music, a dance party, animal encounters (including some pretty creepy critters), appearances by Rocky and Tango, costumed divers, and underwater pumpkin carving.

Kids wearing costumes get in free with a paid adult admission.

The Aquarium is also hosting a sensory-friendly Guppyween on Saturday morning from 8 to 9:30 a.m. with adapted lights and sounds. Tickets will cost $10 per guest.

Find more frightful and delightful Halloween events on our calendar.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
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From the editor

Hot yoga is one of my favorite (Read: The only) ways to get some movement into my routine. I’m here again to preach the gospel of ClassPass, an app that lets you take classes from a bunch of different studios for a monthly fee. Check out our guide to using the app.

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