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MakerCon Community Partner Spotlight: Meet PLUGHITZ!
We don't give this awesome company a big enough shout-out each year but we want to this year! PLUGHITZ Corporation is a Tampa Bay media company covering the worlds of gadgets, gaming, the internet and media, PLUGHITZ Live produces live and syndicated content across...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet My Tobbies Toys and Hobbies
One of AMRoC Fab Lab's awesome down-the-mall-hall neighbors is My Tobbies Toys and Hobbies, and this year they're front and center, literally, at Gulf Coast MakerCon, with a sampling of their signature MTRC Raceway: Florida’s first dedicated climate controlled Mini-Z...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Forge Social Gaming Center
One of our newest exhibitors, Forge Social Gaming Center is an alum of AMRoC Fab Lab's Equity in Entrepreneurship program and is part of AMRoC's small business incubation program. Currently based in AMRoC Fab Lab, at the front of the facility, Forge will be open...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Bits4Bots!
We're so happy to be joined by one of our all-time favorite makers, Larsha Johnson, founder and CEO of Bits4Bots, a hardware tech electronics company with a STEM focus. Bits4Bots products are designed to support a hands-on learning environment in the classroom or home...
MakerCon Community Partner Spotlight: Thank You Sprouts Farmers Market!
We wanted to give a very special shout-out to Sprouts Farmers Market on Fowler Avenue, right in front of University Mall. The Tampa-Uptown store (#649) is one of the newest in the Sprouts market community, which prides itself on "our unwavering commitment to providing...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Kids Doing Business Academy Prep
Next up in the MakerCon Spotlight: Kids Doing Business Academy Prep! Our mission is to provide students with a plan as a map to success. Some students in our program will use the business model to start a business, others will choose a career. We believe every student...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Pasco County Libraries Makerspaces!
Pasco County Libraries has makerspaces in several of their branches, and we're happy to shine the MakerCon Spotlight on this innovative, visionary library system! Discover, Create, and Innovate at Pasco County Libraries’ Makerspaces! Hands-On Discovery: Unleash your...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet 3D Musketeers
Our longtime friends at 3D Musketeers do some amazing work and we're delighted that they can join us at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, where they'll be sharing their amazing work and helping tell our story, too! Read on to learn more about this great company and what...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Bill Holley and the Modern Hammer
Some of our Makers are makers of inventions. Among them, Bill Holley, inventor of the Modern Hammer! Bill, who is a member of the Tampa Bay Inventors Council, tells us below about his product and what he hopes to discover by sharing his innovative design at Gulf Coast...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Valley Girl Art!
Our next spotlight shines on Valley Girl Art. Valley Girl Art is Claire and Tammy (aka Hank) Valley. Claire designs and makes jewelry, as well as, designing and creating crochet clothes, stuffed animals and accessories. We asked them to tell us a bit about their work...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Itimpi
New to MakerCon this year is Itimpi, a hyperlocal bookstore where Tampa Bay is the main genre! Itimpi is an online and mobile bookstore that promotes Tampa Bay’s rich and fascinating history through books, showcasing our local authors and their stories, fiction or...
MakerCon Spotlight: Meet Anakhet’s Armoury
Anakhet's Armoury is one of our Legacy Makers, joining us each year since 2015, and we're delighted to shine the Gulf Coast MakerCon spotlight on this amazing artist. Anakhet's Armoury makes chainmaille and scalemaille items "ranging from modern pretties to historical...