The recent developments with Tampa's Museum of Art and a proposal to build a Riverwalk promenade have focused attention on downtown  redevelopment.
Mayor Pam Iorio is touting a cultural arts district as key to further enhancing Downtown Tampa's image.
But what would it take to sustain a cultural arts district? What have other Florida cities done to make the Arts an integral part of their identities? And is it really worth it?
On Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 WUSF 89.7 broadcast “Monet to Mozart: Can the Arts bring new life to Downtown Tampa?”
Monet to Mozart was a special roundtable discussion on the role of the Arts in the redevelopment of downtown. Morning Edition host Carson Cooper moderated this WUSF 89.7 News special.
 Our guests included: the Hon. Pam Iorio, Mayor of Tampa; T. Trent Green, USF Associate Professor & Urban Planner; Hank Hine, Director of the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg; and Ellen Brown, owner of the Old Tampa Book Company in downtown Tampa.
Listen to the archived program now.
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