A drone's-eye view of the new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in downtown Tampa.

USF medical school opens new chapter on innovation, growth in Tampa

The new Morsani College of Medicine is expected to have an outsized impact on Tampa’s economic growth, and on USF’s reputation as a medical research and teaching university not only in Florida but in the nation and around the globe.

The student becomes the teacher; after 8-9 weeks, children become mentors for new music students.
Instruments 4 Life: Taking kids from Hot Cross Buns to empowerment

Instruments 4 Life, a Tampa Bay Area nonprofit, uses music lessons and instrument donations to mentor youth. Find out why and how you can help.

Doug Borwick, author of “Building Communities, Not Audiences.”
IDEA workshops for local arts organizations aim to foster community engagement

Two workshops in Tampa are designed to encourage arts organizations to engage audiences in interactive and community activities. The first is in February at the Tampa Bay History Center.

Recycled plastic art by Kendall Ker and Katrina Shonka, 10th Grade Art Teacher: Terrie Forester, Berkeley Preparatory School.
8th Annual Doodad Repurposed Sculpture Competition focuses on plastics

The theme for the 2020 Doodad Repurposed Sculpture Competition is 'Shoes: Oh the Places You’ll Go' using Dr. Seuss’s book as inspiration and used plastics as material.

Artist Anastasia has been awarded a number of grants for her ongoing project FloodZone, including the South Arts Fellowship and Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography.
USF CAM solo exhibitions contribute to climate change conversation

Sponge Exchange by artist and educator Hope Ginsburg and FloodZone by artist Anastasia Samoylova each examine rising temperatures and sea levels, water quality, and the impact of our carbon footprint with both humor and pathos.

Proposed Tampa Heights townhomes.
Tampa Heights Victorian townhome project moves forward

Investors take notice: The Tampa Heights neighborhood is developing into prime real estate for people wanting to experience the local urban lifestyle and/or set up a small shop.

Lavante Pope
For Good: Ryan Wells Foundation in Pinellas County supports next gen chefs

The Ryan Wells Foundation helps fund culinary scholarships, industry training opportunities, and funds for consumable purchases in Pinellas County schools. Fair warning: We recommend that you not read this article on an empty stomach. We can't be responsible for your drooling.

Meals on Wheels delivery.
Coming this summer to Tampa: More Meals on Wheels

The success of a recent capital campaign to support the expansion of the Tampa Meals on Wheels kitchen facility means more people will soon be served and more volunteers will be needed to ensure deliveries.  

Dr. Kemesha Gabbidon, USFSP
USFSP post-doctoral fellow receives grant to research, reduce HIV stigma in Tampa Bay

A $70,000 Transformative Grant awarded by the Gilead COMPASS Initiative will enable a new program in the Tampa Bay Area that aims to tackle the stigma surrounding an HIV diagnosis, with the goal of reducing new diagnoses through preventative education and increased health screenings.

Members of the Improvaholics.
St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts 2020: The Year of Tolerance and Acceptance

Almost 30 events associated with The St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts are meant to foster collaboration in the local arts community.

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