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AmSkills bootcamps help prepare job candidates for the growing manufacturing field

The Tampa Bay area has the most manufacturing jobs in the state of Florida, according to AmSkills CEO, Tom Mudano. The problem is that many potential job applicants don’t know what manufacturing is in today’s world and they lack the basic soft and technical skills to qualify for an entry-level position. […]

ONWARD | EDITOR NOTES

Onward | Hacienda Hotel Update

It’s a remarkable transformation of the 1920’s historic boutique hotel that’s not quite finished yet but “getting there” – a sign of the times with pandemic and war-time supply chain issues that have been plaguing the construction industry. […]

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In case you missed it – Lunar Eclipse

The Blood Moon Eclipse as seen from a sidewalk in my New Port Richey neighborhood didn’t disappoint. Like the Grand Canyon, the Great Smoky Mountain, the giant Sequoias, and other natural treasures, the true wonder of it cannot be captured in a photograph. I gave it a shot anyway. […]

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ONWARD | On Mother’s Day – Celebrating the Nurturers

A nod to those who step in to care when they don’t have to. People who have no familial genes in the game but got it right when others didn’t – or couldn’t. People who become a better part of your upbringing in that whole, “takes a village” kind of way. […]

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Can A Free Phone App Help Stem Local Hunger? Depends – Are You In?

Where to turn the hunger tide can start right where we are – if we can connect the dots. Maybe create a food waste supply chain of sorts that feeds the people in one way or another – whether it be at the local soup kitchen, food distribution site, or as compost fertilizer at a local farm or in the community garden. […]