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Julie Garisto

Julie Garisto

A graduate of Largo High, USF, and the University of Tampa's Creative Writing MFA program, Julie Garisto grew up in Clearwater and now has a home in the Ocala National Forest. Between writing assignments, she's teaching English courses at Saint Leo University and other colleges. Julie has written arts features in Creative Pinellas' online magazine ArtsCoast Journal, Creative Loafing, Florida travel pieces (Visit Tampa Bay and Visit Jacksonville), the Cade Museum, and features and reviews in the Tampa Bay Times. Her previous journalistic roles include arts and entertainment editor for Creative Loafing, staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times, and copy editor for the Weekly Planet. Lately, she's been obsessed with exploring Florida's State Parks, small towns, and natural springs.

Julie Garisto's Latest Articles

The Lotus of Eternity by TD Glass is featured in “Our Perspectives, Our Cultures, Our Community.”
The evolution of downtown Clearwater: Check out the infusion of art

If you haven't visited downtown Clearwater for a while, you're in for some unexpected treats in the form of new art galleries, art on display, and events featuring local artists. Part 1 of 4.

The Ring CEO Daniels Ikajevs.
Healthy, creative vibe at The Ring attracts entrepreneurs to downtown Clearwater

The Ring encourages productivity for freelancers with healing amenities that placate all five senses, from its cascading oxygenating plants to its circadian-optimized lighting to its natural scent infusions, kombucha on tap, and futuristic nap pod timed to 20 minutes because a minute more would disrupt the REM cycle. Read on.

Institute features Tampa’s smoking start to Cuban independence

It all started with a cigar -- just one of many historical tales to be discussed during 2019’s National Endowment for the Humanities grant-funded institute on Tampa’s revolutionary immigrants.

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