New suicide prevention program offers hope, healing

If you were gone, what would you have missed? A St. Petersburg woman is helping fellow suicide attempt survivors identify and celebrate that answer through multimedia and personal connections.

What I Would Have Missed is the name of a new nonprofit organization, campaign and vision to create a world full of hope, healing and happiness for the people who need it most. Julie Rocco’s ultimate goal is to build a global movement that helps prevent suicides, and promotes mental wellness through community collaborations and courageous conversations.

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Spring awakening: The month of March in the arts

Two bay area professional theater groups have frontloaded March with big hits penned by big names (not Shakespeare, however). Most anticipated is the March production from Jobsite, the resident company of Tampa’s David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

Arts Alive! podcast: David Manson, St. Pete Jazz Festival

The name David Manson has been synonymous with jazz in St. Petersburg for over three decades. He began teaching music at St. Petersburg Junior College long before the name was “adultified” to St. Pete College.