Tampa City Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson opened Black English Bookstore in Tampa Heights in late 2023

Black English Bookstore celebrates first anniversary, looks ahead

Tampa City Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson reflects on the first year in business for her Black English Bookstore in Tampa Heights and looks to grow its community engagement in the year ahead.

Army veteran Malika Montgomery has competed in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games thanks to the support and generosity of Operation Helping Hand and its volunteers
Decades of support: Operation Helping Hand’s commitment to veterans

Tampa Bay nonprofit Operation Helping Hand supports active duty military and veterans receiving care at James A. Haley’s Polytrauma Rehabilitation Unit through innovative therapy programs that use dance, art, music, and virtual reality.

Light It Up Clearwater rings in the new year with a midnight fireworks display over Clearwater Beach.
Light It Up Clearwater rings in the New Year

Light It Up Clearwater and other family-friendly events around Tampa Bay help ring in the new year.

The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women Waves of Change luncheon in January brings together the Tampa Bay region's women leaders and features actress, model, author, and mental health advocate Brooke Shields as the headlining speaker.
Brooke Shields brings star power to Centre for Women Waves of Change luncheon

Actress, model, producer, mental health advocate, and author Brooke Shields is the national honoree and headlining speaker at the Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women’s Waves of Change luncheon in January. Dr. Moira J. Burke is the local leader being honored.

Tampa MOSI's iconic blue dome will house a state-of-the-art digital theater and the country's second-largest digital dome planetarium.
Tampa’s MOSI transforming former IMAX theater into country’s second largest digital dome planetarium

In 2025, Tampa's MOSI will open an immersive, cutting-edge theater and the country's second-largest digital dome planetarium in the space formerly occupied by its long-closed IMAX theater.

Sickles High student Sophie Farnan launched launched Sophie's Closet to help underprivileged students go to memory-making special events like prom and homecoming
Sophie’s Closet makes prom dreams come true for underprivileged teens

Sickles High junior Sophie Farnan wanted her student government project to make a positive impact on the student body. She launched Sophie's Closet to help underprivileged students go to prom and homecoming.

Focus Forward's popular holiday cards are designed and created by adults with disabilities who are part of the Temple Terrace nonprofit's adult day training program.
Focus Forward holiday cards showcase, benefit adults with disabilities

Each year, Focus Forward unveils holiday cards designed and created by adults with disabilities enrolled in the Temple Terrace nonprofit's adult day training program.

Holiday revelry at the City of Tampa's Santa Fest and Tree Lighting lasts all afternoon and stretches into the night
Photo story: City of Tampa Santa Fest & Tree Lighting

The City of Tampa's 2024 Santa Fest & Tree lighting in photos and words.

Masthead gallery: Holiday Lights in Largo Central Park

A photo gallery from the annual seasonal tradition Holiday Lights in Largo Central Park

Creative Pinellas' Arts Annual Hurricane Relief Fundraiser and "Still Shining" exhibit are December 7th.
December arts: Creative Pinellas hurricane relief fundraiser, holiday performances around Tampa Bay

December's arts scene has Creative Pinellas' Arts Annual Hurricane Relief Fundraiser for local artists and arts groups, as well as holiday performances around Tampa Bay. 

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