On his first day as president of University of South Florida, President Steve Currall made it clear. He has high ambitions for both the school and the Tampa Bay community.
About four years ago, the Tampa Bay Times published a bombshell investigative series called Failure Factories. Those stories, which uncovered inequalities in Pinellas County Schools, specifically around five primarily black elementary schools in South St. Petersburg, spawned the creation of a coalition of some of the most influential organizations in Pinellas County.
Dave Dahl's entrepreneurial journey began in prison. In 1987, he was addicted to drugs and incarcerated for home burglary. For 15 years he bounced from one sentence to the next.
July brings major musical productions to both of St. Petersburg’s professional theaters. American Stage and freeFall have come to the end of line for the 2019/2019 seasons, and following these shows will each take a short break before cranking things up for 2019/2020 (late September for freeFall, early October for American Stage).
Sara Schumacher is all about leading by example. The longtime Tampa Bay resident pulled herself up and out of rock bottom. Now, she's using her platform to reach 20 and 30-somethings struggling with the same issues she faced.
