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The city of Tampa is on the cusp of a total makeover. With billions of dollars in investment and dozens of new apartment, condo, office and cultural buildings in the pipeline, the city's skyline and surrounding communities are poised to look a whole lot different than what it does today. But dreaming up the future of Tampa doesn't come without its challenges. For all the promises of a new urban core filled with hotels, parks, food halls and stores, there are also potential pitfalls. The Tampa Bay Times identified the five key obstacles that stand in the way of some of the biggest projects proposed in Hillsborough County . Many of these challenges are ones local politicians and business leaders have been fighting for years to find a solution. Others are fairly new territory, but still pose a real threat to the region's continued growth. [LOREN ELLIOTT | Times] A construction site is seen just north of Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa , Fla., on Monday, May 1, 2017. Curr...

Lydia Chubak, CTV Northern Ontario Published Thursday, August 17, 2017 5:34PM EDT In spite of the not so great gardening weather this summer, a young boy in Timmins is busy with his new business. Eight-year old Conrad Lefebvre introduced his 'veg box' at the Urban Park Market on Thursday. Farmer Conrad knew next to nothing about growing a garden just a few months ago, but here he is, not only growing food, but starting a gardening related business . "We just take this to your house and then we just fill it up and then we plant the seeds," said Conrad. Conrad said he's proud of what he's done this summer. "I like to see how it grows, like how tomatoes flower, beans grow into little pods, how they change into different sizes," he said. Essentially, the ‘veg box’ is a moveable planter; constructed with cedar wood, filled with soil and it comes with seeds planted of you want.  "I do not have a green thumb, but apparently I do now," ...