Tampa Bay & the Nature Coast
Local IT for Tampa Bay businesses.
Tampa Bay is home base for Joarder Technologies. We set up and look after computers, networks, cybersecurity, AI tools, security cameras and phone systems for small businesses all around the bay. When you need someone on-site, we drive over.
Why we love it here
Fun facts about Tampa Bay
We work here and we live here. A few things that make this corner of Florida easy to love.
Tampa Bay is Florida’s largest open-water estuary. More than 200 kinds of fish live in it, and manatees and dolphins are regulars.
St. Pete holds a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive days of sunshine, a streak that started in 1967.
Bayshore Boulevard’s sidewalk is the second-longest continuous sidewalk in the U.S., with water views the whole way.
The first Gasparilla invasion. Every year since, a pirate ship sails into Tampa and the city happily surrenders.
Columbia Restaurant opens in Ybor City. It’s still serving today and is known as Florida’s oldest restaurant.
The Tampa Cuban sandwich adds Genoa salami, a nod to the Italian families who worked alongside Cuban and Spanish cigar makers in Ybor.
Weeki Wachee’s mermaids started performing in the spring about an hour north of Tampa. The show still runs today.
Plant City is the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World, and the Florida Strawberry Festival draws crowds every spring.
Around the bay
Straight from our camera roll
A few places we love, photographed by Ehsan around Tampa Bay and the Nature Coast.
Photos: Ehsan Joarder. More on the way.
Must-sees within about an hour
Beaches, springs, open roads and a real city
That’s the best part of Tampa Bay: you can be on the water, in a cold spring, out between cow pastures or downtown, all within about an hour’s drive.
On the water
The bay, the Gulf and the bridge between them.
- Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The bright yellow cable-stayed bridge across the mouth of the bay. Best crossed at sunset.
- Fort De Soto Park. Quiet beaches, kayak trails and a historic fort at the southern tip of Pinellas.
- Honeymoon & Caladesi Islands. Undeveloped barrier-island beaches near Dunedin.
- Clearwater Beach. Soft white sand and the classic Gulf sunset.
- Bayshore Boulevard. Walk, run or bike along the water in South Tampa.
- Hudson. Old-Florida fish houses and sunsets on the Pasco coast.
Springs & rivers
Spring water stays around 72°F all year.
- Weeki Wachee Springs. The mermaid show, plus a clear river that’s perfect for kayaking.
- Hillsborough River State Park. Minutes from downtown, with Class II rapids, a rarity in Florida.
- Lithia Springs. A Hillsborough County spring for a cold swim on a hot day.
- Alafia River. An easy paddle through shady, old-Florida woods.
- Crystal River & Homosassa. Winter manatee country: Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River, and the underwater observatory at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
Where to eat
Tampa Bay’s food is as mixed as its history.
- Middle Eastern on N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace. Jordanian mansaf at Olive Tree by Chef Yousef, grills at Darna, fresh manakeesh at Ramallah Market, baklava and knafeh at Makkah Sweets.
- Ybor City. A proper Tampa Cuban and a café con leche.
- Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks. Greek food and bakeries in one of the country’s best-known Greek-American communities.
Open roads & country
Head east and the city turns into ranch land fast.
- Plant City. Strawberry fields, farm stands and a classic small-town downtown.
- Cattle country. Two-lane roads past cow pastures and orange groves heading toward Polk County.
- Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales. A singing carillon tower on one of the highest points in peninsular Florida.
- Brooksville. Rolling hills, oak-canopy back roads and a historic downtown. Yes, Florida has hills.
- Pinellas Trail. A paved rail-trail that runs from St. Pete up to Tarpon Springs.
City life
A major city with a big sports scene, minutes from all of the above.
- Tampa Riverwalk. A waterfront path through downtown, past museums, parks and restaurants.
- Ybor City. Historic cigar factories, brick streets and the famous free-roaming chickens.
- St. Pete Pier & the Dalí Museum. A long afternoon of art and views.
- Armature Works. A restored streetcar barn turned food hall on the Hillsborough River.
- Game day. Bucs, Lightning or Rays. Pick a season.
- Busch Gardens & the Florida Aquarium. Rides, animals and a full day out.
Where we work
IT help all around the bay
We cover Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties, from St. Pete up to Homosassa and Crystal River. Much of the work can be done remotely. For installs, cabling, cameras and anything hands-on, we come to you.
Outside this list? Ask. We also serve Orlando and South Florida.
What we do
Services for Tampa Bay businesses
Got a tech problem somewhere around the bay?
Tell me what’s going on. I’ll give you a straight answer on what to fix first, and if it needs hands-on work, I’ll come to you. The first conversation is free.