From Cigar City to a hub for creativity: USF's 70-year role in Ybor City
February 03, 2026
February 03, 2026
TAMPA, Florida, Feb. 3 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news:
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From Cigar City to a hub for creativity: USF's 70-year role in Ybor City
By Paul Guzzo, University Communications and Marketing
In the 1960s through early '70s, there was a saying about Ybor City's main thoroughfare:
"You could take a nap in the middle of Seventh Avenue and not worry about traffic," said Paul Wilborn, . . .
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From Cigar City to a hub for creativity: USF's 70-year role in Ybor City
By Paul Guzzo, University Communications and Marketing
In the 1960s through early '70s, there was a saying about Ybor City's main thoroughfare:
"You could take a nap in the middle of Seventh Avenue and not worry about traffic," said Paul Wilborn, . . .