Superintendent Mike Grego: ‘This has been a journey in compromise and understanding’

As parents across the Tampa Bay area were struggling with the decision of whether to send their children back to school online or in person, Pinellas County School superintendent Mike Grego was facing the biggest challenge of his career - how to educate students during a pandemic.

There were - and still are - so many questions Grego has to grapple with. What happens if a child or a staff member gets sick? How many cases would cause a school to shut down? And for the students who are attending classes online, how can administrators ensure they’re getting a quality virtual education?

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Staying in tune: Music and the pandemic

The performing arts, which by definition require a crowd of people in a single space, took a major hit from the pandemic.

St. Petersburg’s two nonprofit musical entities, the Florida Orchestra and St. Petersburg Opera Company, were approaching the end of their respective 2019-2020 seasons when Covid sent audiences scurrying in mid-March. Every scheduled performance and/or event was canceled, including some major fundraisers, and although summertime more or less means “downtime” for these organizations, preparing any sort of fall season involved guesswork, bravery, wishful thinking and the ability to pivot on a dime because of the changing pandemic numbers.

‘Catalyst Sessions’ recap: Kristen Shepherd

This Saturday, the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg will re-open to the public, after six months off the grid. It’s the last of the city’s major museums to do so. It will, of course, be on a limited basis, CEO and executive director Kristen Shepherd said Monday on The Catalyst Sessions, with timed reservations necessary, to keep the number of visitors down to a manageable social distance.

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