HCPS Awarded $1.5 Million Grant To Target Birth-12th Grade Literacy
Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) has been awarded a multiyear Florida Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program grant for $1.5 million to target literacy...
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library And Bruton Memorial Library Invite Community To...
By Keiko Moral
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library and Bruton Memorial Library are gearing up to offer an exciting lineup of events in the upcoming month...
Education Talk: Reading Fluency And Its Importance For All Students
By Dr. Tyla Phillip
Did you know reading fluency is an important aspect for students? Literacy should start being introduced to children once they are...
Protecting Your Kids This Summer In The Water
Summer break in Florida comes with heat, humidity and mosquitoes. Kids, desperate to stay cool, look for the closest body of water, such as...
Wat Mongkolratanaram Buddhist Temple Holds Sunday Markets And Buddhist Events
By Anna Edlund
The Wat Mongkolratanaram Buddhist Temple, established in Tampa since 1981, offers Sunday markets, Thai culture and Buddhist services to the public.
Each Sunday...
A Kitten Place: Giving Hope To Special Needs Cats And Kittens
By Keiko Moral
A Kitten Place (AKP) was established with a mission to give cats and kittens with challenging medical conditions the best chance at...
Hillsborough Pet Shelter Receives National Recognition For Volunteer Program
The Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center received the National Association of Counties’ Achievement Award for successfully rebuilding its volunteer program after the pandemic at...
Florida Colleges Hold Volunteer Programs To Assist With Move-in Days
By Anna Edlund
As local families and college students face the fast-approaching event of college dormitory move-in day, many Florida colleges offer support through helpful...
Hillsborough County School Board Appoints Van Ayres As Interim Superintendent
At a special called school board meeting, Van Ayres was appointed as interim superintendent, effective Saturday, July 15. Ayres is currently chief of strategic...
How Studying Abroad Changed My Outlook On Life
By Bella Ferretti
I’ll never forget everyone telling me, “You’re going to come back a new person after studying abroad.” As a Florida State University...
