Miss Tampa pageant sponsor celebrates 25 years of successful winners
TAMPA - When she was 19 years old, Allison Martin, 27, competed in the Miss Tampa pageant and was first runner up. A year later in 2010, she won the title and was given an opportunity to connect with...
View ArticleNew Unity of Tampa minister calls on journalistic background to deliver lessons
For two decades, Bob Uhlar worked in television and radio production.Then, at 55-years-old, the Chicago-born journalist became a minister.The two careers may be different but both require good writing...
View ArticleWilliam March: Some make it official, even more still mulling run for Tampa...
Former county Commissioner Ed Turanchik has announced he'll run for Tampa mayor in 2019, but he's not likely to be the last prominent political name in the race.Here's a look at where some potential...
View ArticleEditorial: Maybe Bayshore, but somewhere Tampa needs pedestrian oases
The idea of closing off Bayshore Boulevard to cars every Sunday, proposed by an advocacy group for pedestrians and bicyclists, sounds a bit extreme.But it's heartening to see that members of the Tampa...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-up of the Tampa Social Scene
Gasparilla 2018 navigation log Jan. 19: Docked at the Henry B. Plant Museum, exactly where Ye Mystic Krewe first rode into town May 4, 1904, birthing Tampa's signature pirate fest. For decades, the...
View ArticleState Fair revs up 'extreme sports' to broaden its appeal
TAMPA - According to basic laws of physics, if a person leaps off a 30-foot tower they will be traveling about 30 mph when they hit the ground.That's flying.Zak Self flies.But not only does Self fly,...
View ArticleUSF grad wins Grammy Music Education Award
When USF graduate Melissa Salguero moved to the Bronx to teach music in 2010, she arrived with uncertain expectations and unbridled enthusiasm."I had no connections, but I knew I had to be here," said...
View ArticleHoward Altman: MacDill is classroom as Niagara Falls unit learns in-flight...
To people in the Tampa area, the old, gray four-engine KC-135 Stratotanker jets have been a familiar sight since the mid-1990s, when MacDill Air Force Base shifted from fighter training to aerial...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Robin DeLaVergne leads with an everlasting passion for...
Robin DeLaVergne doesn't really like award-winning recognition. • Fortunately, no one told Leadership Tampa Alumni. Or the Junior League of Tampa. Or the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Or the Girl...
View ArticleDanceUSF showcases skills to Hillel students
DanceUSF professor and choreographer John Parks and three DanceUSF dancers will perform for Hillel Academy students Wednesday (Feb. 7) and discuss with them the art of dance.The event takes place at...
View ArticleLifeLink Legacy Fund to hold annual 5K Run/Walk
TAMPA - LifeLink Legacy Fund hosts its Third Annual "Love Give Live 5K Walk/Run" on Feb. 10 at Water Works Park, 1710 N Highland Ave.This family-oriented race promotes the life-saving message of organ...
View ArticleFamily of Andrew Joseph III holds memorial events
The "We Remember Andrew Joseph III Memorial Weekend" will feature a series of events starting Thursday (Feb. 8) and running through Saturday (Feb. 10).The weekend is built around the death of Joseph,...
View ArticleBerkeley Prep student uses book to capture Sri Lankan life through her heart
TAMPABerkeley Prep sophomore Anuksha Wickramasinghe has published a book - Sri Lanka: Through My Eyes - that provides an intimate view into the homeland of her parents.She presents the story with her...
View Article'Sweetwater With Your Sweetie' set for community organic farm
TOWN 'N' COUNTRY - Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, 6942 Comanche Ave., is offering an event for couples at 1 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 4) called "Mining Your Mind's Potential: Brain Balancing...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Why it's dumb to close Bayshore for fun (hint: a lot of reasons)
This one of those ideas that might be best described as "Kumbay-duh!" A few days ago a group of supporters associated with the "Open Streets" movement proposed to the Tampa City Council what a bully...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Ed Turanchik is one candidate who knows what he's talking about
Ed Turanchik was talking about mass transportation. He is a bit of a wonk on this and any conversation with him usually ends up there. But he wants to be Tampa's next mayor and we should pay...
View ArticleNo sale planned for Babe Zaharias Golf Course, neighbors will hear at meeting
TAMPA - The rumors started flying weeks ago. Babe Zaharias Golf Course was going to be sold off to developers.One of the city's three publicly owned golf courses, Babe Zaharias is prized by residents...
View ArticleTampa seamstress outfits 21st century Sant' Yago knights in 12th century fashion
By Amy ScherzerTAMPA - El Rey XLVI Edward Banks, a 21st century Sant' Yago Knight, will lead Saturday's annual illuminated parade through historic Ybor City dressed in 12th-century gear.The king's...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Night of a Thousand Thieves"Everyone is talking about the opioid crisis," said Rob Pariseau, co-chairman of Night of a Thousand Thieves auction party for DACCO, a residential and outpatient substance...
View ArticleHigh school students issue a domestic violence challenge: Get Loud! Break the...
Nine seconds.According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a woman is domestically abused or violated every nine seconds in the United States.But, that's not a statistic that the public is generally...
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