I sat in the middle of a bar with a couple of friends as we watched a coworker of ours start his set on the stage in front of us, he spat a couple of decent bars. I felt like it was worth the drive over.  It was a small bar, dark with the occasional stream of colored lights that flowed around the room, it seemed like a decent place to grab a drink or two and simply chill with some friends. It didn’t take long for a small crowd started to form in front of the stage. Some were sober enough to appreciate the sound if you were able to see the occasional nod and hear them cheer over the base, others... Read More

What my friends and I like to do on our down time is have mock photo shoots at random locations throughout Tampa Bay . It gives us, young adults a sense of adventure without breaking the bank. So on a random Thursday afternoon, I dragged my friends out into Downtown Tampa with my camera in hand, ready for any weird model poses with pretty backgrounds. We began walking through The Straz Center to check out some of the new art pieces that were promoting upcoming musicals, which were at the time Phantom of the Opera and School of Rock. It wasn’t until after our mini photo shoot in front of these... Read More

About David Dvorak CPA. How much money will I need to save for my child’s education? When should I refinance my mortgage? How do I plan for retirement? Should I invest in a retirement plan? How will my Social Security work? What’s this strange tax form I’ve received? As Temple Terrace accounting professionals, these are some of the common concerns that are posed to us on a daily basis. At David Dvorak CPA, we know that planning for your financial future can be confusing and overwhelming. Our mission is to provide you with the information you need to help you make informed decisions about... Read More

Hankassi is originally from the Ivory Coast. She moved to Florida a few years ago as a career logistic professional; working for multiple locations in supply management. Her job allowed her to travel around the world, where she discovered many different cultures and was able to share her culture and history with others. Hankassi’s African Accessories was created from her desire to share some of the things she loves most about African culture and fashion. It all began with friends and later grew into a business due to the response she received everywhere she went in her African attire. Today... Read More

Jae lee, a Los Vegas comic artist who has been in the industry for 27 years. His advice to up and coming artist, “never give up, unless you’re really bad”   ​Jae Lee http://www.jaeleeart.com/  Read More

Today was an interesting day.  It started with this fellow in a robe coming up to me. He had the most intense gaze and this magical, calming voice. I remember that we spoke — he said something, but I can’t quite recall what it was.  The next thing I knew, he was gone and I found myself with an overwhelming compulsion to go and visit the Star Wars and the Power of the Costume Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. Anyone who has seen any of the Star Wars franchise knows about the remarkable costumes within:  Darth Vadar’s black ensemble emblazoned him as one... Read More

I am Tamara Richards, PharmD. a Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer with a passion for faith, fitness, health, and nutrition. I welcome and thank you for visiting Virtuous Bodies. As a wife and mother, I understand the challenges faced with juggling marriage, raising a family, and pursing your dreams all while trying to tackle personal fitness, health, and wellness. Often times meditating, physical activity, eating clean, and taking care of self are at the bottom of our to do list on a daily basis. But realistically, we are capable of adding these very important... Read More

Natalie Collins has lived in the Tampa Bay area for 11 years and has two children. With a Fine Art’s degree from Valdosta State University, she has worked both in the private corporate field as well as the public school district in k-12 education. She enjoys all aspects of art, design and photography. Skilled in portraiture and digital editing, Natalie can capture the perfect moment to record your special memories. Visit: jmphotos99.weebly.com to book a session. Follow her on instagram @_watch_this ​Memberships include FMoPA and HAEA.  Read More

Tony kiddos is a self-taught, Local Tampa Bay artist born and raised. Tony is one of the most prolific inkers in the comic book industry and is currently working on Cyborg, Batman and Robin Eternal, and Justice League. His advice to new and upcoming artist, “go outside and draw from life…work from Tampa. Create a web comic and follow a deadline, it’s important to keep deadlines. If you’re consistent companies such as DC Comics and Marvel Comics like seeing that and that makes it easy for anyone to break into the comic book industry. Tony Kordos Inker DC Comics Sketch515@ yahoo.com 813.446.5154 Instagram-facebook:tonykordosinking  Read More

Meet Michelle. Mother of 5 and grandmother of 3. She’s funny, fun, loves children and just an overall fun person to be around. She’s open, easy to talk to and genuinely a nice person. I met her at Ross. She is a store manager there. She is a determined and hard working person. She put’s her mind to getting things done and achieves them as best as she can. Michelle is originally from Queens, NY. She still has the accent and it will never go away. It’s great! She moved here to get away from the cold. As she said it the winters up there are horrible. You get snow up to your... Read More

Why Choose Me As Your Agent?  When you work with me, you will receive a knowledgeable and professional real estate agent, a committed ally to negotiate on your behalf, the systems in place to streamline buying your home and the backing of a trusted company, Keller Williams Realty.  Why Work With A Keller Williams Agent?  Looking to sell your home? As a real estate associate of Keller Williams Realty, you will now have access to over 110,000 associates across the country to help you sell your property. With our technology, we are leading the way in how homes are sold and purchased through online... Read More

      I was born in 1965 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Since the 7th grade, art was one of my specialties and I have loved art ever since. By the 8th grade I was attending art school and graduated top of my class. After graduating high school, I attended the V. Muchina Academy of Applied Arts University on St. Petersburg, Russia. There I studied realistic drawing and painting from 1983-1984.    While living in St. Petersburg, Russia I experienced many famous artists work and it helped me to make my paintings what they are today. I visited many well known museums such as the Hermitage Museum of Art... Read More

Scott Blair, “my comics focuses on vampires and werewolves in Florida” my first two issues of “Gator Balt” uses Tampa as the setting for its story. In addition I have a new project Vamps verses Wolves which follows a similar premise. I travel all over to sell my comics and prints and in the seven years in this industry I still find it challenging to reach new fans but I love what I do… so I keep on working. Scott Blair Website: scottblairart.com Follow for updates: @scottblairart  Read More

Lila moved to the United States in 1998 from Caracas, Venezuela. While living in Venezuela she had a company where she was a translator for multiple high profile businesses. When she moved to the states she did not know anyone and was basically starting over. Lila comes from a big family and is the youngest of 7 children. So, when Lila moved here she was looking to adopt a child, but met Phil, her husband of 16 years. Phil had 3 daughters, the youngest being 5, whom Lila raised as her own. Now that their daughter is all grown up and in college Lila decided to start a business. Lila is the founder... Read More

Educator, Yolanda Martin was recently chosen as Sulphur Springs K-8 Community School’s (2017-2018) Teacher of the Year. Yolanda has been teaching for over 10 years for the Hillsborough County School District. She currently teaches at the elementary level-fourth grade students English and Language Arts. Prior to this achievement, earlier this year, she was honored during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet. Governor Rick Scott awarded her with the 2017 Governor’s Shine Award in recognition of her outstanding work and commitment towards student achievement. The Shine Award is presented to teachers... Read More

Chuck Dixon is the most prolific comic writer with more than 40, 000 pages as of 2017 and a co- creator of Bain alongside Graham Nolan. He is also a local resident of Tampa Bay living in trinity, FL. ​http://www.chuckdixon.net  Read More

Shelby Fallin is a native Floridian, who studies at The University of Tampa as a writing major. Like most people majoring in this field she hopes to one day be an author or possibly be a screenwriter. She dreams to make a difference with her writing by using it to travel to third world countries and bringing awareness to those in need. Shelby often volunteers for many different organizations such as  the St.Jude Up till Dawn fundraiser that will be held at the University of Tampa campus on December 2nd. The fundraiser is to help raise money for kids who are battling cancer. It will last through... Read More

I first met Nil back in April of this year through a networking group for business professionals. Nil was born in India but raised here in the U.S. He was 5 when he, his sister and parents moved here to Tampa. Nil is always on the go. Easy to talk to, full of life and hilarious. He has many ideas for what he wants to do in the future, but is always working to achieve a goal. Nil considers himself to be a student of life. Professionally he is an online marketer with a specialization in Instagram and is a wedding photographer. He learned photography through wedding photographers who were readily... Read More

Jay Singleton, a native of Miami, Florida, is an elementary and middle school music teacher at Sulphur Springs K-8 Community School. “It’s a privilege to share music with the kids and family in the community, I love what I do!” He hopes is passion for music will inspire his students to pursue and realize their dreams and goals in life  Jay is also a freelance musician and performs wedding, private parties and other events throughout Tampa and other cities in Florida. www.jaysingletonmusic.com  Read More

The first time I’ve ever met Uriel was back in late February of  2017 when I was rehired as a photographer at the Busch Gardens’ merchandise department. I had accidentally called her Ariel before proceeding to sing ‘Under the Sea’ with her for a solid few minutes. It was safe to say that we became pretty good friends at work shortly after that.  Uriel was originally from Merritt Island, Florida before moving to Tampa in June of 2013 to go to The University of South Florida as a theater major. Uriel had always held a strong passion for the magic that was hidden in the... Read More