Author: Tara Payor, Ph.D.

Tara Payor is a language arts educator and has taught students from the middle school level to adult learners at the doctorate level. She earned a Ph.D., in curriculum and instruction, from the University of South Florida. A member of the Junior League of Tampa and KNOW Women, she has two children—Harlow and Hendrix.

Art | Festivals | Gasparilla
Bringing Music and Opportunity to Tampa Families: A Conversation with the Gasparilla Music Foundation
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. April 8, 2026
The Gasparilla Music Festival brings thousands of Tampa Bay area music lovers together for a weekend of live performances, local food, and family-friendly fun. Behind the festival is the Gasparilla Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated not only to showcasing great music but also to expanding access to music education through initiatives like the Recycled Tunes program.
Read More Bringing Music and Opportunity to Tampa Families: A Conversation with the Gasparilla Music Foundation
Things to Do | Festivals
How to plan your best day ever at the Gasparilla Music Festival 2026!
By Tara Payor, Ph.D., Brie Gorecki April 3, 2026April 9, 2026
We’re sharing everything you need to know about this year’s Gasparilla Music Festival in downtown Tampa February 16-18, 2024!
Read More How to plan your best day ever at the Gasparilla Music Festival 2026!
In Print | Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Kids to Know: Leela & Sonia
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. April 1, 2026March 23, 2026
Tampa Prep high school students Leela and Sonia are helping inspire the next generation of STEM leaders by coaching elementary robotics teams across multiple schools. Through competitions, teamwork and problem‑solving, they’re showing younger students, especially girls, that robotics can be both challenging and fun. What has surprised you most about working with younger students in…
Read More Kids to Know: Leela & Sonia
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | In Print
USF Brings Beach Volleyball to Tampa Bay: Coach Pri Piantadosi Lima’s Vision for a New Era
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
USF is launching its inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball season. We’re introducing you to head coach Pri Piantadosi Lima, a longtime professional beach volleyball player with an elite background, as she leads this history-making team in Tampa Bay.
Read More USF Brings Beach Volleyball to Tampa Bay: Coach Pri Piantadosi Lima’s Vision for a New Era
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | In Print
What it means to keep going: Nick Schuyler on Loss, Resilience, and Life After
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. March 9, 2026March 9, 2026
As a Tampa Bay parent raising young children, Schuyler reflects on how a life-altering experience shapes the way he approaches parenting, resilience, and the fleeting nature of time.
Read More What it means to keep going: Nick Schuyler on Loss, Resilience, and Life After
In Print | Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Kids to Know: Drew Garcia and Paige Wilson, American Bios Project
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. February 1, 2026April 1, 2026
The American Bios Project: Student-Led Veteran Storytelling High school students Drew Garcia and Paige Wilson are helping preserve Tampa Bay history in a powerful way: researching and writing biographies of veterans buried at the American Legion Cemetery. Through the American Bios Project, they’re ensuring that veterans’ stories aren’t forgotten and helping others feel connected to…
Read More Kids to Know: Drew Garcia and Paige Wilson, American Bios Project
Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Kids to Know: Kids 4 A Cause
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. December 1, 2025March 9, 2026
Get to know Dominic Fouché, Sheldon Fouché, and cousins Michael Kuhn, and Christian Kuhn – the four boys behind Kids 4 A Cause.
Read More Kids to Know: Kids 4 A Cause
Moms to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Moms to Know: Malissa Spencer with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. December 1, 2025March 9, 2026
Get to know mom and businesswoman, Malissa Spencer, senior entertainment manager for Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
Read More Moms to Know: Malissa Spencer with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Featured | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Kickoff to the Next Generation: The Gramatica Legacy Evolves
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. November 1, 2025March 9, 2026
For the Gramatica family, hard work and athleticism are part of the DNA. In 2003, Martin Gramatica helped lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl victory. Today, Martin has traded his kicking tee for a whistle — coaching youth soccer, cheering from the sidelines and mentoring his athletic trio: Nico, a kicker…
Read More Kickoff to the Next Generation: The Gramatica Legacy Evolves
Moms to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Moms to Know: Angeline Howell, Creating Change Through Play and Purpose
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 1, 2025October 31, 2025
Local mom and changemaker, Angeline Howell, is inspiring hands-on learning, building community and shaping the future of education in Tampa Bay.
Read More Moms to Know: Angeline Howell, Creating Change Through Play and Purpose
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW
Kids to Know: Madison “MightyMouse” Richardson
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 1, 2025October 31, 2025
Meet Madison Richardson, a tae kwon do champion raising awareness for causes that empower kids and fund life-changing cancer research.
Read More Kids to Know: Madison “MightyMouse” Richardson
Sports
USF Volleyball Coach, Jolene Shepardson, on a Full Court, Full House and Full Heart
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 1, 2025October 31, 2025
University of South Florida’s head volleyball coach, Jolene Shepardson, balances coaching life and motherhood.
Read More USF Volleyball Coach, Jolene Shepardson, on a Full Court, Full House and Full Heart
Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Moms to Know: LOL with the Mom Group Chat Podcast
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. September 1, 2025October 31, 2025
Get to know Candace Donnelly and Whitney Williams, co-hosts of the popular parenting podcast, Mom Group Chat.
Read More Moms to Know: LOL with the Mom Group Chat Podcast
Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Kids to Know: Miller and Linden Brown
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. September 1, 2025October 31, 2025
Triathlon siblings, Miller and Linden Brown, are making waves in Tampa Bay and sharing advice for other kids who dream of crossing the finish line.
Read More Kids to Know: Miller and Linden Brown
Moms to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Moms to Know: Dr. Lisa Hayes, Hayes Pediatrics
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. August 1, 2025October 31, 2025
Read about Dr. Lisa Hayes, a pediatrician and mom, and how she’s building her own practice while navigating motherhood and life’s challenges.
Read More Moms to Know: Dr. Lisa Hayes, Hayes Pediatrics
Back to School | Education | High School Years & Beyond | Parenting
Shifting Terrain: Helping Kids Navigate the Middle to High School Transition
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. July 1, 2025September 2, 2025
Learn how to make the middle to high school transition smoother with insight from pediatric psychologist Dr. Jennifer Katzenstein.
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Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW
Kids to Know: Siena Bryan and Aaliyah Pitts, Tampa Bay Sun FC
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. July 1, 2025August 1, 2025
Tampa Bay Sun players Siena and Aaliyah share what it’s like to play high-level soccer in high school and how they’re preparing for Georgetown!
Read More Kids to Know: Siena Bryan and Aaliyah Pitts, Tampa Bay Sun FC
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Moms to KNOW>Kids to KNOW
Kids to Know: Decker Deady, The No More Foundation Volunteer
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. June 1, 2025June 2, 2025
Get to know Decker Deady, Berkeley Prep high school senior dedicated to helping the No More Foundation carry out its mission to end poverty, orphans and human trafficking in Tampa Bay.
Read More Kids to Know: Decker Deady, The No More Foundation Volunteer
Moms to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Moms to Know Tami Kent: The No More Foundation
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. June 1, 2025August 1, 2025
Get to know Tami Kent, founder of The No More Foundation, which aims to eliminate poverty, orphans, and human trafficking in Tampa Bay.
Read More Moms to Know Tami Kent: The No More Foundation
Sports | Featured | Things to Do
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Debut ‘She is Football Weekend’ with Family-Friendly 5K and Market
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. February 27, 2025May 1, 2025
Read about She Is Football Weekend on March 7-8 and the Buccaneers’ efforts to empower women in football through tournaments, leadership, and community.
Read More Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Debut ‘She is Football Weekend’ with Family-Friendly 5K and Market
Farms | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
A Tale of Two Farms: Legacy Lives at Ananda and Keel Farms
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. February 1, 2025May 1, 2025
Discover Ananda and Keel Farms, two of our favorite local farms offering fresh food and seasonal festivities that showcase the best of Florida farming!
Read More A Tale of Two Farms: Legacy Lives at Ananda and Keel Farms
Family Life>Fun>Holidays>Thanksgiving>Volunteer and Donate | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Life Behind Liam Coen’s Playbook: Football and Family with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Offensive Coordinator
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. January 1, 2025June 5, 2025
Learn all about how Liam Coen combines football and family in his busy life as an offensive coordinator coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Read More Life Behind Liam Coen’s Playbook: Football and Family with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Offensive Coordinator
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Outdoors
Conquering Kilimanjaro: A Father’s Journey to the Roof of Africa
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. November 1, 2024February 4, 2025
Discover how Preston Rudie conquered the challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and the life-changing journey that pushed his limits.
Read More Conquering Kilimanjaro: A Father’s Journey to the Roof of Africa
Health + Wellness + Safety
Standing Up Against Bullying
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 1, 2024October 17, 2024
When Nick DeCastro, a 2024 graduate of Steinbrenner High School, organized a peer-led intervention with the students he observed bullying others, he earned recognition from the school’s resource officer, Deputy Anthony Bennett. He also received Hillsborough County’s Anti-Bullying Advisory Committee’s annual Anti-Bullying Award for his courageous stand against bullying. Recognizing and Preventing Bullying The Situation…
Read More Standing Up Against Bullying
Attractions | Clearwater
Clearwater Marine Aquarium: Rescuing, Rehabilitating and Releasing Tampa Bay’s Gentle Giants
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. September 3, 2024October 2, 2024
It takes a village to raise a child – a familiar adage for parents. The same holds true for manatee rescue and rehabilitation, and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is part of that village for Tampa Bay Area manatees. As of August 12, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Manatee Rehabilitation Center (MRC) is now open! Dr….
Read More Clearwater Marine Aquarium: Rescuing, Rehabilitating and Releasing Tampa Bay’s Gentle Giants
Life + Home | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Dakayla Wilson: Letting Kids Pave their Own Paths
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. July 1, 2024October 2, 2024
Parenting is challenging, embodied work. Amidst society’s current culture of achievement, parenting’s challenges expand. Concurrently, kids’ autonomy and free time contract (to almost negligible levels). Of course parents want children to succeed. Within achievement culture, however, efforts are misguided and counterproductive. The mother of a competitive dancer and soccer player, I also am in achievement…
Read More Dakayla Wilson: Letting Kids Pave their Own Paths
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Life + Home
Local Bricks 4 Kidz owner launches new non-profit, Kids Love Bricks
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. June 3, 2024July 9, 2024
Learn all about Bricks 4 Kidz owner and local dad, John Fontana’s new charity Kids Love Bricks, and how you can give back with LEGO!
Read More Local Bricks 4 Kidz owner launches new non-profit, Kids Love Bricks
Education
Stopping the Summer Slide with Just 2 Books!
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. June 1, 2024July 9, 2024
What do you think of when you hear “summer slide”? Is it a super cool water slide at Adventure Island? Or how about sliding into home plate during a summer Rays game? Actually, the summer slide has to deal with learning loss over the summer. Research suggests students lose about a month’s worth of learning,…
Read More Stopping the Summer Slide with Just 2 Books!
Ask the Doctor | Health + Wellness + Safety
Prioritizing Preventive Care: A Radiation Oncologist’s Perspective
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. May 1, 2024August 2, 2024
Dr. Jessica Frakes, radiation oncologist from Moffitt Cancer Cener, shares how early screenings can safeguard your future with your children, highlighting the importance of listening to your body and advocating for timely healthcare decisions.
Read More Prioritizing Preventive Care: A Radiation Oncologist’s Perspective
Life + Home
Behind Every Great Cookie is a Resilient Girl Scout
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. April 4, 2024April 4, 2024
Discover how the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida are shaping the leaders of tomorrow. From fostering resilience and entrepreneurship to nurturing valuable life skills, this program is more than just cookies and badges—it’s about empowering girls to make a lasting impact in their communities and beyond.
Read More Behind Every Great Cookie is a Resilient Girl Scout
ZooTampa | Attractions
ZooTampa’s Manatee Hat Trick: Rescue, Rehab, Release
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. March 4, 2024March 5, 2024
Manatees are among Tampa Bay’s natural gifts. Aquatic mammals and herbivores, manatees spend spring days swaying through our area’s warming waters. Endangered species, manatees don’t thrive in water colder than 68 degrees. With no natural predators, cold temperatures and boat propellors are manatees’ greatest threats. Through more than 20 years of life-saving work, ZooTampa’s world-renowned…
Read More ZooTampa’s Manatee Hat Trick: Rescue, Rehab, Release
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Life + Home | Moms to KNOW | Sports
Moms to Know: Meet Tori Penso, FIFA Women’s World Cup referee
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. February 2, 2024February 8, 2024
Tori Penso, the first American to referee a FIFA Women’s World Cup final, has much to celebrate. The St. Petersburg-based mom of three, believes soccer has been a unifying gift for her family.
Read More Moms to Know: Meet Tori Penso, FIFA Women’s World Cup referee
Gasparilla | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Krewe Life: Meet Truett Gardner of YMKG and His Family
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. January 16, 2024January 27, 2024
YMKG’s captain, Truett Gardner, will lead the legendary invasion. Truett shares treasured Gasparilla memories, extending from his childhood to ones made with his children, along with what he’s looking forward to for the 2024 Gasparilla season.
Read More Krewe Life: Meet Truett Gardner of YMKG and His Family
Bucs | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Licht Style: It all Works Out
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. December 4, 2023December 21, 2023
Jason Licht, renowned Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ General Manager (a position he’s held since 2014), is, foremost, a dad and husband. With wife Blair, he navigates the peaks, valleys and predominantly uncertain terrain of parenting. They met during his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles, when she lived in Manhattan working in finance. Over six years, they…
Read More Licht Style: It all Works Out
Sports | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Full Circle Moments with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders and Junior Cheerleaders
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 22, 2023October 24, 2023
There’s something extraordinary about a life-comes-full-circle moment. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleader Shay Garcia had such a moment when her daughter, Johanna, stepped onto the Raymond James turf as a Bucs Junior Cheerleader. Shay and Johanna share their TBBC experiences. Kaylee Strobel, a former Junior Cheerleader and current Buccaneers’ Cheerleading and Mascot Coordinator, also knows full-circle moments with the Bucs. Before firing the canons, read their firsthand accounts about TBBC’s lasting impacts.
Read More Full Circle Moments with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders and Junior Cheerleaders
Life + Home | Moms to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Two local moms share their deep roots in Tampa Bay
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. September 2, 2023September 22, 2023
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Tampa is rich with Hispanic Heritage. Two Tampa moms, originally from Puerto Rico, share details about their roots and raising their own children with Hispanic heritage in Tampa Bay.
Read More Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Two local moms share their deep roots in Tampa Bay
Glazer Children's Museum | Attractions | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Meet the LaFace Family of RIPA & Associates, presenting sponsors of Big John the Triceratops
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. June 2, 2023June 2, 2023
Chris LaFace, president and CEO at RIPA & Associates, along with his wife, Angela (a critical care surgeon who recently paused her career for increased family time), made a groundbreaking donation and support the Big John exhibit as presenting sponsors.
Read More Meet the LaFace Family of RIPA & Associates, presenting sponsors of Big John the Triceratops
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Meet the Mother-Daughter Duo Who Sparked Seventh Avenue Apothecary
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. May 7, 2023May 9, 2023
We’re getting to know the mother-daughter duo behind Seventh Avenue Apothecary, Phala Pesano and Jessica Reisner, as they share how they’re letting their own little light shine and using it to ignite others’ lights.
Read More Meet the Mother-Daughter Duo Who Sparked Seventh Avenue Apothecary
Health + Wellness + Safety
Self-Care & Parenting: Put Your Oxygen Mask on First
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. April 2, 2023April 19, 2023
Married, mother of two, Dr. Clark untangles why raising humans with strong senses of self is underpinned by parents’ self-care.
Read More Self-Care & Parenting: Put Your Oxygen Mask on First
Attractions | Featured | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Tampa
Fairy Tales, Family and Tampa Flair: Getting to know Tampa restaurant icon, Richard Gonzmart
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. March 2, 2023March 23, 2023
Lowry Park Zoo’s old Fairyland figurine restoration is underway, thanks to Richard Gonzmart of the 1905 Family Of Restaurants. See them at Ulele.
Read More Fairy Tales, Family and Tampa Flair: Getting to know Tampa restaurant icon, Richard Gonzmart
Farms
From New York to Plant City: The Story of a Wish Farms Strawberry
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. February 15, 2023February 15, 2023
We’re getting to know Gary Wishnatzki, of Wish Farms, to learn more about the history of his family’s farming business in Tampa Bay and where they’re heading in the future.
Read More From New York to Plant City: The Story of a Wish Farms Strawberry
Family Life>Fun>Holidays>Gasparilla | Gasparilla
Krewe Life: Trey Kohrn of YMKG
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. January 4, 2023January 17, 2024
For Trey Korhn, Gasparilla is a way of life. Here he shares some treasured memories he’s made as a member of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla.
Read More Krewe Life: Trey Kohrn of YMKG
Christmas | Hanukkah | Volunteer
Gratitude & Giving: Families and Metropolitan Ministries Inspire Hope in Tampa Bay
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. December 12, 2022November 6, 2023
Metropolitan Ministries offers year-round opportunities for kids to grow in gratefulness and giving, and especially this holiday season.
Read More Gratitude & Giving: Families and Metropolitan Ministries Inspire Hope in Tampa Bay
Bucs | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Sports
Logan Ryan: Gratitude for Family & Football
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. November 7, 2022December 8, 2022
Logan Ryan, two-time Super Bowl champ and safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is grounded in gratitude, firm in family, and focused on football.
Read More Logan Ryan: Gratitude for Family & Football
Health + Wellness + Safety
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Trusting Things Are As They Should Be
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 12, 2022December 8, 2022
Melissa Thomas, a pediatric critical care physician, shares her story, and realization, after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Read More Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Trusting Things Are As They Should Be
Attractions | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | St. Pete
Living Authentically You: The Zubrick Magic Story
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. September 6, 2022November 18, 2022
Get to know the magicians of Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Pete, Ryan and Chris Zubrick as they share their family story of living life authentically.
Read More Living Authentically You: The Zubrick Magic Story
Health + Wellness + Safety
Do You See What I See? A Vision for Eye-Quality
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. August 8, 2022October 24, 2023
The Glazer Vision Foundation is helping adults and children understand eye health as families gear up to send kids back to school.
Read More Do You See What I See? A Vision for Eye-Quality
Back to School | Life + Home
A Balanced Day: Easy Tips to Teach Kids Successful Time Management
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. July 20, 2022February 3, 2023
Like the start of the new calendar year, the start of a new academic year is an opportunity to set goals and revise habits. That means, time management.
Read More A Balanced Day: Easy Tips to Teach Kids Successful Time Management
Bucs | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay | Sports
#GetLive with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ #45: Devin White
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. July 7, 2022October 24, 2023
Devin White talks sharing the #GetLive mindset with his son, his teammates and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ community.
Read More #GetLive with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ #45: Devin White
Education
Appreciating Heart Work: Teacher Appreciation Week 2022
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. April 26, 2022February 2, 2023
Started in 1984 by the National PTA, May 2-6 is National Teacher Appreciation Week. A time for willingly expressing gratitude to educators.
Read More Appreciating Heart Work: Teacher Appreciation Week 2022
Big Kids | Tweens and Teens
The Wonder of the Tween Years
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. April 2, 2022September 4, 2025
The space between childhood and adolescence (the tween years) is exhilarating, exhausting and best navigated as a team.
Read More The Wonder of the Tween Years
Moms to KNOW | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Moms to Know: Athens Pellegrino, author of ‘The Military Child Chronicles’
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. March 29, 2022March 12, 2025
The Tampa mom talks about her children’s books written to help civilian families understand military family life, ‘The Military Child Chronicles’.
Read More Moms to Know: Athens Pellegrino, author of ‘The Military Child Chronicles’
Covid | Health + Wellness + Safety
COVID: A Corridor to Beginning
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. March 11, 2022February 2, 2023
Entering March 2022, what have we learned from COVID? What opened because of closures? What previously shuttered parts of life are lit?
Read More COVID: A Corridor to Beginning
Food + Drink | Health + Wellness + Safety
Dry January: Put down the wine and drink in joy instead
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. January 1, 2022February 3, 2023
In time for Dry January, Janie Porter provides perspective on nurturing a fulfilling life without filling the tumbler.
Read More Dry January: Put down the wine and drink in joy instead
Art | Straz Center for the Performing Arts and Patel Conservatory | Tampa
Curtain Time: A dialogue with the Patel Conservatory
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. December 3, 2021February 2, 2023
Tara Payor talks one on one with Matthew Belopavlovich, artistic director for the Patel Conservatory about why theater is good for kids and families.
Read More Curtain Time: A dialogue with the Patel Conservatory
Camps | Education
Scouting Lasting Influence: The Importance of Nonparental Adults
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. October 15, 2021November 18, 2022
Tampa Bay dad Drew Weatherford is blessed that one of college football’s winningest coaches, Bobby Bowden, was among his nonparental adult figures.
Read More Scouting Lasting Influence: The Importance of Nonparental Adults
Gasparilla | People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
Gasparilla Krewe Life: A season and way of life for local families
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. January 2, 2020January 17, 2024
In Tampa, Gasparilla is a way of life. Below deck, there’s more to Gasparilla than beads. Gasparilla is family. Gasparilla is friends. Gasparilla is a treasure chest of memories and treasure trove replete with tradition.
Read More Gasparilla Krewe Life: A season and way of life for local families
People to KNOW in Tampa Bay
The Family’s Anchor: Life after TV News is Beautiful for Maggie Rodriguez
By Tara Payor, Ph.D. May 9, 2019February 2, 2023
Former CBS network news anchor Maggie Rodriguez shares her journey of transitioning from a fast paced career in the newsroom to life at home with her kids in Tampa Bay.
Read More The Family’s Anchor: Life after TV News is Beautiful for Maggie Rodriguez

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