The 5th annual Podfest Global Summit aims to assemble everyone in the podcast industry, from veterans to newcomers, under one virtual roof -- with a fun and distinctive twist. The gathering is an official attempt at the Guinness World Records title for the largest attendance of a virtual podcasting conference.

The public nominated its own Tampa Bay Area COVID-19 heroes as potential award recipients and narrowed the list of winners in a digital contest. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor had the pleasure of bestowing the awards.

For $15, you and your family can host a Backpack to School in-home spelling bee and, in the process, donate a backpack to a Tampa Bay Area child in need.

Despite the outbreak of COVID-19 that has closed many businesses and sent workers and schoolchildren home to carve out a new way of life, several entrepreneurs in the Tampa Bay Area have forged ahead to open new businesses. A blog posting by LocalShops1 lists 16 born during the pandemic.

Tampa General Hospital has long-served as USF Health's teaching hospital. Now, they’re taking their relationship a step further to deliver a pre-eminent academic medical center shaping the quality of care in the Tampa Bay region, the state of Florida, and beyond. Learn more.

The new CeVe app works with or without your smartphone navigation to provide prompts on traffic light timing, school zone, and high-capacity special events, and speed limit information. Learn more.

The Tropicana Field property, just off the Interstate and near John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and the University of South Florida’s St. Pete campus, is considered prime real estate for potentially expanding local research and innovation efforts. 

With coronavirus surging in Florida, the Hillsborough County Medical Association held its second Town Hall in two months to address the local response to the virus. This virtual meeting featured Dr. Doug Holt, the county’s Medical Director; Dr. Charles Lockwood, head of USF Health; and two infectious disease specialists from USF in Tampa. Learn more.

A Tampa entrepreneur launches a new charter yacht business on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa despite the pandemic. So far, so good.

Local college students and seniors isolated by the pandemic are helping each other, thanks to a USF St. Petersburg program called St. Pete Friends that encourages letter writing and telephone calls to lift each other's spirits.