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About I Love the Burg

Since I Love the Burg launched in May of 2009, it has been our mission to make St. Petersburg (a.k.a. the #BURG) the best place to live, work and play. Our site provides a comprehensive resource for discovering the Sunshine City’s opportunities and events.

Maintaining a high rate of engagement across several social media platforms and through daily and weekly email subscribers makes I Love the Burg the largest and longest-running independently owned and operated hyper-local media source in St. Petersburg, Florida.

I Love the Burg is a federally registered trademark. WallMedia Partners maintains this website and provides the creative resources needed to keep it up and running on a day-to-day basis.

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Our Team

All Things Good in Tampa is brought to you by:

Kirby Wallace

Head of Partnerships​

A Tampa Bay native who has loved seeing the area grow firsthand and helps businesses reach locals through strategic partnerships. When she’s not working, she’s shopping local boutiques, trying new restaurants, and staying active with pickleball/pilates.

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Kelly Wallace

Head of Strategy

With a decade in digital marketing & media, Kelly has mastered being chronically online while still touching grass. She’s a multi-faceted creative, passionate about storytelling, with the data to prove it works.

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Dexter Fabian

Founder & Partnerships

Dex Fabian is the creator and publisher of I Love the Burg and That’s So Tampa. Dex has overseen the growth and development of what’s become Tampa Bay’s largest independent social media network and most popular hyper-local news sources.

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Ysanne Taylor

Art Director

Ysanne Taylor is the Art Director of That’s So Tampa. She’s a graphic designer, photographer, artist, and native Floridian. Ysanne loves Rowdies games, concerts, cooking, and her dog, Milo. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @ysann3.

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Bob Carskadon

Editorial Director

Bob Carskadon is a writer with a background in journalism and an interest in the shared experiences of sports, food, drink, and art. Originally from Mississippi, he swapped catfish for grouper and now calls Florida home.

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Alexa Hehl

Account Manager

Born and raised on the beaches, Alexa is passionate about supporting local businesses and celebrating her community. She loves traveling, uncovering hidden food gems, and sharing the best finds.

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Maryelis Garcia

Content Creator

A USF graduate passionate about storytelling, Maryelis highlights Tampa Bay’s local culture through her work. She enjoys visiting local coffee shops, discovering the best matcha spots in town, and connecting with the city’s growing wellness community.

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Jessie Wanserski

Community Manager

Raised in Illinois and a proud Tampa transplant, Jessie brings her Midwestern heart wherever she goes. Now calling Tampa home, you can find her discovering hidden cafes or chasing ocean sunsets.

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Contributors

These fine folks help bring you amazing local content

Editorial

Andrew Harlan

Jose Rodriguez Rivera

Samuel Spencer

Laura Ilioaei

Courtney Dodson

Britt Addis

Kaylen Ross

Video

Emily Harriott

Angela Berens

Vanessa Moore

Our Sister Sites:

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Our Vision

To become the top, feel good local media resource, connecting thriving communities through authentic and inspiring content.

Our Mission

To highlight all things good in Tampa Bay by expanding our services and pioneering organic storytelling. In the process, we will build a company that can replicate those good things in other good places.

Our Values, We Are

We keep it clear and honest, whether with our team, our clients, or our audience. Transparency builds trust and keeps our storytelling authentic.

  • We celebrate wins—big and small—and champion our communities, our people and our partners. Our role is to lift others up and amplify their voices

We ask questions, dig deeper, and stay curious. It’s how we find stories worth telling and keep innovating in the ways we tell them.

We move fast, adapt quickly, and thrive in a changing landscape. Being nimble keeps us relevant and ahead of the curve.

We set the bar. From setting industry standards to mentoring within our team, leadership drives our growth.

We take the work seriously, but not ourselves. Fun fuels creativity, keeps morale high, and makes our content (and culture) shine.

Advertising Disclaimer

This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. While the compensation received may influence the topics or posts made in this blog, we always give our honest opinions on those topics. Some advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network while some are ads sourced and sold directly by I Love the Burg. Any advertisements or sponsored posts will be identified as paid advertisements.

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