Made in Tampa Bay: Baseball bats become Dugout Mugs
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A Polk County company is putting new use to old baseball bats and they're unlike almost anything you've ever seen. Dugout Mugs, in Winter Haven, hollows out the barrels of baseball bats to make drinking mugs.

Handcrafted, luxurious leather goods made by Riverview artisan

Inside his Riverview workshop, Jonathan Ovalles taps, stamps, and sews, transforming leather into works of art with a practical purpose. 

Made in Tampa Bay: Jonathan Andrew Leather
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Jonathan Andrew Leather is a handmade leather goods business based in Riverview.

Bubble waffles with secret flavors are on the menu at 'Awful Waffle'

Awful Waffle is a new dessert specialty waffle shop located in the Noho Junction Food Hall on Cass Street in west Tampa. 

Made in Tampa Bay: Awful Waffle
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Owner Pedro Miranda explains why he brought bubble waffles to the U.S.

Painted lines and dots combine to showcase natural landscapes of Australia

The summer of 2020 has been big for Jessica Howard Browne. She recently re-launched her art career, but she never stopped being an artist.

COVID-coping products, straight from Tampa man's 3D printer

Tim Hileman's drone-repair business has had a busy year. But it's the two COVID-19 products he makes that he's most proud of.

Made in Tampa Bay: The COVID Key and other useful pandemic products
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Tim Hileman has had a busy year. From fixing busted drones to 3D printing useful gadgets, he's helping folks get through the pandemic with products made in Tampa Bay.

Made in Tampa Bay: Write Turnz handmade pens
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Write Turnz is a Lithia-based company that specializes in custom made writing instruments.

Her sustainable fashions look good and help save the world

Tayler Sallee is a senior at the Art Institute of Tampa studying fashion merchandising and marketing. Her work is centered on sustainability. 

Made in Tampa Bay: Tailor Sallee Fashions
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?Fast Fashion? is known for making clothes cheaper, but also expendable. Business Insider reports 85 percent of all textiles end up in the trash each year. A Tampa woman wants to change that, up-cycling and redesigning new fashions -- Made in Tampa Bay.

Made in Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg Distillery craft spirits
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The St. Petersburg Distillery is a family-owned operation that?s been producing craft spirits in Pinellas County since 2014. This year they expect to produce about 20,000 cases of product.

Made in Tampa Bay: Jay's Marketplace's Italian olive salad
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Jerry Szkoruda, the owner of Jay's Marketplace, has been making his Italian olive salad and dirty martini juice for nearly 17 years. They're a favorite at tables and barstools around Tampa Bay.

As a teacher, Tampa watercolor artist falls in love with art all over again

Katie White is a watercolor artist who works out of her South Tampa home. Primarily she works on interior paintings that create a sense of peace for her customers.

Made in Tampa Bay: Katie White watercolor art
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Katie White is a watercolor artist who works out of her South Tampa home. Primarily she works on interior paintings that create a sense of peace for her customers.