Libertyโ€™s Maya Patel Advances To National Finals Of Geography Bee!

By John McGurl

When we think of a โ€œGeography Bee,โ€ questions about rivers and the highest mountain ranges may come to mind, but what a lot of us tend to forget about geography class is that itโ€™s not just about landscapes. The annual National Geographic Geography Bee (NGGB) reminds us that geography also is about culture, history and even the politics of the worldโ€™s regions, as 14-year-old Maya Patel can tell you.Continue reading

Aโ€ˆTaste Recap &โ€ˆVideo; Plus, Please Support These Great Events!

As Iโ€ˆlooked out over the 2012 Taste of New Tampa, Iโ€ˆmade a promise to myself to be more involved with the event next year. With fewer than 20 restaurants participating and fewer than 2,000 attendees for the first time in recent memory (probably ever), Iโ€ˆrealized that without plenty of restaurants โ€” and yes, beer and wine always helps, too โ€” there is no Taste.Continue reading

Aโ€ˆTaste Recap &โ€ˆVideo; Plus, Please Support These Great Events!

As Iโ€ˆlooked out over the 2012 Taste of New Tampa, Iโ€ˆmade a promise to myself to be more involved with the event next year. With fewer than 20 restaurants participating and fewer than 2,000 attendees for the first time in recent memory (probably ever), Iโ€ˆrealized that without plenty of restaurants โ€” and yes, beer and wine always helps, too โ€” there is no Taste.Continue reading