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Julie Branaman
Getting ready for kindergarten: Community effort emerges in Wimauma
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If children enter kindergarten way behind their peers, will they ever catch up to grade level? Pre-kindergarten classes return to Wimauma in effort to help kids succeed.
Photo: Teacher LeChelle DeVeaux-Garnes at summer VPK at Reddick Elementary.
Photo Courtesy of Lisa Black
How to create jobs and help neighborhoods prosper? Support local entrepreneurs
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Investing in local entrepreneurs and nonprofits that support them can lift low-income neighborhoods out of poverty and help shape a city's future. Nonprofits fueled by innovation and grit in Tampa, Detroit and Memphis are proof positive that it works.
Photo: Liz Gutierrez, Founder and CEO of Enterprising Latinas, leads the Wimauma Cares training session.
Photo by Julie Branaman
On the Ground: Tour highlights assets, opportunities in Wimauma
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A bus tour through Wimauma in rural South Hillsborough County connects local community leaders capable of finding solutions in an area undergoing transformational change spurred by pricey new gated communities and people moving in from other places.
Photo: Participants board the bus at Wholesome Church
Photo by Julie Branaman
Historians trace roots of South Hillsborough County communities
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If you or your family members have roots in South Hillsborough County, historians at Hillsborough Community College want to hear from you.
Photo by Julie Branaman
UF research center in Hillsborough County picks food for your table, plants for your yard
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From plant breeding research to selecting which food varieties land in your favorite restaurants and grocery stores, from laboratory specimens to neighborhood yards, agriculture around the globe benefits from work being done at the University of Florida's Gulf Coast Research and Education Center ...
Photo: Dr. Gary Vallad, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology at University of Florida, Wimauma.
Photo by Julie Branaman
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How to build happier, improved communities for all
Victor Crist
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Feature Story
On the ground in North Tampa: What more is needed?
Diane Egner
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
For Good
USF College of Nursing, TPD partner to provide COVID-19 relief for Sulphur Springs families
Jessi Smith
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
For Good
Call for Florida artists, makers, creatives from Fairgrounds in South St. Pete
Olivia Mansion
Monday, April 20, 2020
Feature Story
Video: Tampa stories of local homeless in the time of COVID-19
By Eileen Sweeney
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Feature Story
Florida gardeners work the land to grow food, escape impact of COVID-19
Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Feature Story
USF Nursing student brings Peace Corps experience to Wimauma
Jessi Smith
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Feature Story
Make it count: How Census 2020 benefits the Tampa Bay Area
Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Feature Story
Next-generation Florida farmers take on food challenges facing globe
Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
For Good
For Good: Nonprofit seeks to provide free internet access across Wimauma
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Development News
Nonprofit buys former restaurant for new Wimauma Opportunity Center
Cheryl Rogers
Monday, January 15, 2018
Development News
U.S. 301 widening project begins; FDOT holds open house
Cheryl Rogers
Monday, November 13, 2017
Special Report
Opportunity knocks: Shaping the future of Wimauma
Cheryl Rogers
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Feature Story
Video voices: Why Wimauma should matter to you and to everyone
Julie Branaman
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Development News
Enterprising Latinas to graduate first class of childcare workers
Cheryl Rogers
Friday, August 25, 2017
Feature Story
Getting ready for kindergarten: Community effort emerges in Wimauma
Cheryl Rogers
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Development News
Wimauma church gets major loan, donations to buy domed sanctuary
Cheryl Rogers
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Feature Story
How to create jobs and help neighborhoods prosper? Support local entrepreneurs
Kendra Langlie
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Feature Story
On the Ground: Tour highlights assets, opportunities in Wimauma
Cheryl Rogers
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Crystal lagoon under construction in Wimauma
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
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“On The Ground’’ is a special storytelling project designed to help educate readers and raise awareness about the people and places of Wimauma. The idea is to increase the communications capacity of the organizations and nonprofits working in the neighborhood, as well as to call attention to the innovations and investments that are helping move the community forward. The intended impact includes spurring additional awareness and investments that can contribute to the vitality and prosperity of the community.
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Feeding America West Michigan expands headquarters to better tackle food insecurity
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