Sharp, fashionable and grounded describes 22 year old Cassandra Laper, a former University of Tampa student who is finding her groove in the advertising industry while harmoniously earning a degree from the preeminent Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. Born and raised on Long Island by her mother, Laper carries her Long …
I met and hosted Nesrine Ismail through Couchsurfing.org when she stayed at my apartment this past Thursday night. She remained in Tampa with another host until Sunday when we caught back up for brunch at Sono Café along the Tampa Riverwalk. Originally from Egypt, Ismail has been living in the United States for 13 years; …
As a Downtown Tampa resident for nearly three years I have had the pleasure of meeting many new friends and neighbors and am very proud of the community that we are building together. Mobility and public transportation are discussed often by both the residential and business communities that make up downtown. Tomorrow is National Dump the Pump Day where people across the country are being …
This weekend marks four months since Stephanie did not wake up and had emergency surgery to fix a brain bleed caused by an unknown head injury that had clotted and burst. It has also been six months since I spent a weekend in the hospital newly diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic. My Diabetes I …
For over 25 years the Straz Center has been a community destination, a nurturing home to passionate artists and performers, an educational haven, and a source of pride for employees, volunteers, and patrons. The Straz Center has also been a catalyst for the redevelopment of Downtown Tampa. For 25 years the Straz Center has been …
This past Friday was the end of my fourth week since returning to college at The University of Tampa since receiving my Associate in Arts from Hillsborough Community College in 2004. It was also the first day of class that I missed by taking my own advise. For nine years as a leader in Ad …
Yesterday I completed the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K in downtown St Petersburg, my third of four planned competitive 5K’s for 2011. My final 2011 race will be Richard’s Run for Life on 11/4/2011 in Ybor City. I want to thank my mother Donna, uncle Phil and friends Doreen Connolly and Maggie Osborn …
On Sunday I was able to catch the final showing of Jobsite Theater’s production of the The Guys and am glad I made it. As a regular fan of their shows I am always entertained and have a great time. The Guys is phenomenal theater; Paul and Roz Potenza were moving and perfect in their performance. …
For the past three years I have not followed the happenings of the Casey Anthony case. For the past 30 days I used selective ignorance to avoid the trial. However as the month of June closed, I could hardly avoid hearing about it from people around me, so I was made aware that we were obviously in the middle …
Not as part of a New Years Resolution but really just because the timing was right I started running the first week of January with the goal of running the Gasparilla Distance Classic on February 26, 2011. I ran a little bit in high school (Cross Country and Track) while still living in New York …