By Sean Bowes
He knew that the job market was shaky when he graduated from college three years ago, but Todd Wiseman, Jr., a Freedom High alumnus, decided to roll the dice anyway, sticking to the old belief that if you do what you love and follow your dreams, success will follow.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes &โGary Nager
With 400 days of heavy road construction already under New Tampaโs belt, the widening of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. is supposed to be nearing the halfway point to the completion of its first phase โ from Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms to Pebble Creek Dr. And, while some people in the community are starting to feel a bit antsy after dealing with the mangled blacktop for more than a year on the road on which they drive on every day, residents may have to suffer for a bit longer than they originally expected.Continue reading
The New Tampa Chamber of Commerceโs first annual New Tampa Business Forum is quickly approaching and will be held on Thursday, September 29, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. As the largest networking event in New Tampa, the forum will feature John Harding, regional CEO of Florida Hospital, who will give the keynote address on the state of health care in our burgeoning part of Hillsborough and Pasco counties. The forum also will host a โPersonal Brand in Businessland 2.0โ workshop presented by Bernie Borges, the CEO of Find and Convert and author of Marketing 2.0). Workshop attendees will receive a copy of Borgesโ book.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Some families do everything together, it seems. Unfortunately, for the three Dougherty siblings, family activities ranged from high-speed car chases and police shootouts to a bank robbery and an eight-day, nationwide manhunt, which started on August 2, ended earlier this month.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Every job has its perks โ teachers have summers off, airline employees fly for free and once in a blue moon, a news reporter is assigned to interview one of his or her idols.
A few of weeks ago, Tony Hawkโs public relations department called to inform me that the skateboard legend would be visiting the Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) with his skate-entourage on August 22, and he was willing to do an exclusive interview with me, a veteran skateboarder of 12 years who knew Hawkโs name even before I ever stepped on a board. Of course I would interview him! If youโre a skateboarder, you know that meeting Tony Hawk is like being a basketball player and getting to meet Michael Jordan. It just doesnโt get any cooler than that.Continue reading