moving to tampa bay
It used to be that most folks who found their way to Tampa Bay came from the Midwest – Michigan, usually. The St. Pete Times studied IRS forms for clues to today’s migration patterns, and found that many of you now come from New York and the Northeast.
If you feel like it, tell us where are you from, when your family got to Tampa Bay, and how is it that you ended up down here.
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June 11th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Came from Long Island NY in 1987 to attend USF, never regret leaving(although Long Island was a GREAT place to grow up!)
June 11th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Moved from Texas to UF years ago. Got married in Florida, lived out of state for a while, moved to Tampa 9+ years ago for work. A couple of retired relatives moved here as well.
June 11th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Louisville paid me to move out of the city.
Seriously, we wanted to move to the area. Two years ago USF hired my wife to be the librarian in Lakeland, and she was gracious enough to bring me along.
Now I spend my days trying to convince my neighbors we have more in common with Tampa Bay than Orlando.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
From Jacksonville, Fl, or as anyone who is from there likes to call it – The Hellmouth.
Lived in Tampa from 92-95 while at USF, moved back in 98 to “take a year off” before starting a theater company two months later.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I was born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia, four hours north of here (just over the FL/GA border). I wanted to live somewhere — anywhere — else, just to move out of my hometown. I researched various cities and liked what Tampa had to offer. In 1997 I saved up my money, quit my job, rented an apartment and moved down here. I didn’t know a soul and didn’t have a job lined up. It was one of the best decisions of my life!
June 11th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
We’ve been here just over a year now, another set of transplanted Northeasterners from Washington, DC, and it’s been great. I’m coming to realize the vast differences between Tampa and Pinellas County (where we live), but every day we’re here the area feels more and more like home.
My wife is originally from Daytona Beach (Ormond Beach, actually), and we wanted to get out of overpriced DC and move closer to her family, and start a family of our own. We briefly considered North Carolina and Arkansas (my home state), but Florida always seemed like the natural choice. I’m glad we made it here.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
My family came down here in 35 make that 1835 to raise cattle and fight the Seminoles.
June 11th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Born and raised on Long Island in NY, moved down here Super Bowl week 1989 (the game was in Miami). Have been a Pinellas County citizen ever since.
I miss the north though…
June 11th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Got a graduate assistantship at USF in 92 and moved down during an especially-lousy Michigan summer (3 months of bad sledding). Took me until Christmas to thaw out.
June 12th, 2007 at 6:53 am
Dirty Jerz!
NYU offered 80%, UT offered 100 – wow, was Dad proud. Until, you know, I packed on a double major at $40,000 and insisted on, um, that other school.
June 12th, 2007 at 8:19 am
Almost 6 years ago and 2 weeks after I graduated from RIT in Rochester,NY, I packed 2 computers, 1 19″ TV, 1 twin mattress, my clothes, and my hockey equipment and blindly drove to Tampa. I’ve used the hockey equipment twice….it was one of the best decisions I’ve made.
December 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
My boyfriend and I are moving to Tampa on January 15, 2008! We are moving from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has a job as a Technician and I am desperately searching for a job in the apartment industry. I am currently a Property Manager here in Fort Wayne, but am willing to do something different while I am in school. If you know of any jobs, let me know!
April 6th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Stephanie, wanted to say hi. I’m from Evansville, IN. & considering the move to tampa. husband has family in Sarasota, Fl. He’s in the union. It’s scary to think about change that big. I would like to know how things are going. My son is autistic & I need to get more info on schools and treatments. I’m a licensed Realtor her, and have my cosmotology license. Currently have a permit for cdl’s class b. soon will get l’s. I’m just a little afraid of the move. I have visit miami before but not tampa. Hows the living so far.