Over the past year, more than 20,000 volunteers have served more than 150,000 hours at Metropolitan Ministries, and there's still more work to be done.
They greet visitors to Tampa Bay, make sure they know where transportation and their luggage are located and even suggest fun things to do in the area.
Improving safety and affordability as well as encouraging new development is the goal of a new Tampa Heights overlay district approved on Thursday at Tampa City Council.
One of the staples of Tampa Heights is right on Franklin Street in the historic district. Cafe Hey is a community favorite and has been here for the past 16 years.