Metropolitan Ministries sends out urgent plea for food donations ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Metropolitan Ministries is sending out urgent pleas, to the Tampa Bay area community, for help collecting food ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. “Preparations for distribution to those in need are already underway, and it is only through donations from the community that the Ministries can keep up with the demand for Thanksgiving assistance,” a statement … Read more

Three strategies for evolving communications in chaos

By Marie Chinnici-Everitt is managing director and chief marketing officer overseeing global marketing and corporate communications for DTCC When COVID-19 sent the United States, and other countries around globe, into lockdown in March, the global marketing and communications team at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) had to manage the flow of information to … Read more

Own Your Worth: Why women need to focus on planning their own financial future

By Mary Lauritano, CFA, Senior Vice President–Wealth Management at UBS Wealth Management USA; St. Petersburg In a recent UBS report of women and wealth, Own Your Worth, the study showed that eight in ten women will, one day, be alone and solely responsible for their financial well-being due to increased life expectancy and divorce. Moreover, … Read more

John Harvey talks about his move to St. Petersburg and the future of travel 

After months of staying inside, watching a global pandemic unfold, people are ready to start planning for future travels. The Wall Street Journal reported that while major international vacations were canceled this year bucket list, luxury travel planning for 2021 and 2022 is on the rise. International travel expert John Harvey agrees and understands that … Read more

Fresh Thyme Market to adopt Tampa-based Touch-Less Aisle technology

Fresh Thyme Market Tampa

Cornerstone Consulting, a Tampa-based software firm, says its ELI technology is getting embraced by grocers in a time when touching is considered taboo. “Technology has caught up to the concept [of touchless],” says David Williams, executive vice president of business development for Cornerstone Consulting. Fresh Thyme Market, an organic and health-focused grocer in the Midwest, … Read more

Despite coronavirus, Cancer Society fundraiser unites thoughtful people

Even through the fog of uncertainty, created by a global pandemic, they still see those friends and family members enduring a breast cancer journey. Even amid all the tumult of 2020, they’re still touched by the opportunity to make a positive difference in our community and move us towards a world without breast cancer. Even … Read more

When life gives you lockdown: COVID-19’s creative entrepreneurs

Before applications opened for Paycheck Protection Program relief loans, our phones in the business banking office were ringing off the hook. We spoke with entrepreneurs and business owners who were concerned, even terrified, about their businesses surviving the lockdown. Three or four months prior, they had record sales and were thinking about expanding – and … Read more

Sunsets to take your breath away and ‘just let go’

While the world stopped and social distancing became the word of the summer, many Floridians were eyeing places they could travel by car to get out of the house while staying away from people. If you live in the Tampa Bay area, you can pick any resort that lines Pinellas County and not go wrong, … Read more

Want to Give Locally? Check the Nonprofit Needs List 

For more than 30 years, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been dedicated to making charitable giving easy, and impactful, throughout our region. It connects donors with nonprofit organizations, collaborates with philanthropists to create, and manage, foundations and invests, and distributes, endowments. When the coronavirus crisis hit, the Foundation mobilized its funding resources and … Read more