Tucked away at the end of this year's 30th annual Best of the Bay issue are a handful of short profiles submitted by CL writers who wanted to acknowledge people or institutions they believe have left a positive impact on Tampa Bay over the last three decades. Click through to read more.
Rob Douglas, Tony Rifiguato and Dave Hundley
Tropical Heatwave and Gasparilla Music Festival
See all winners from Best of the Bay 2020.
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