Dr. S. "Aaron'' Laden, a retired pathologist in the Tampa Bay Area, looks for humor in the everyday vicissitudes of life. This time, innovation creates social distance.

Tampa area organizations call for local business leaders to make a commitment to positively impacting the lives of young learners and educators. Sign up now for the CEOS in Schools volunteer event in February.

Midtown Tampa will include a first of its kind “healthy” office space designed with lessons learned during the COVID-19 experience; The Hall at Midtown, an upscale food hall featuring local standout chefs; and Aloft and Element hotels. It will also be home to South State Bank and contain 390 residential units developed by Crescent Communities.

Wenceslao Gálvez y Delmonte (1867–1951) was a Cuban-born baseball player, lawyer, and writer. In 1896, Gálvez fled the violence of Cuba’s war for independence and settled in Tampa. He soon made his new home the focus of a work of costumbrismo, the Spanish-language genre built on closely observing the everyday manners and customs of a place. This excerpt is taken from Gálvez’s narrative and is translated into English. 

The USF Latino Scholarship Program is designed to make the University of South Florida a more diverse institution and to better connect Latinx students with the academic environment while giving them the tools they will need to succeed after graduation.

Mobile two-week boot camps in Tampa Bay offer manufacturing job skills training and promise participants an OSHA-10 Certificate upon graduation as well as a portfolio of newly learned manufacturing competencies. The camps also offer immediate job interviews upon graduation and are free to attend.

Global tech firm Jabil and the Tampa Bay Bucs combine forces to fix up a low-income East Tampa neighborhood center with a creative makeover and state-of-art electronics.

Urban farmers Joe Dalessio, Kristin Beauvois, and Travis Malloy combined their talents and resources to create Meacham Urban Farm, which is built on property owned by the Hillsborough County School District and in conjunction with the Tampa Housing Authority.  

"The Black Leadership Network helps provide a viable pathway for students who want to attend USF, offers support while they are here, and opportunities for their careers and future when they graduate," says Walter Jennings, Assistant Director of Diversity Initiatives at USF in Tampa.

Dr. S. "Aaron'' Laden, a retired pathologist in the Tampa Bay Area, looks for humor in the everyday vicissitudes of life. This time he comments on an abundance of solicitations and political calls.