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Recipes
Citrus Ginger Juice Recipe
Citrus Ginger Juice Recipe

If you’re constantly in between meetings, work commutes, travel, and movement-focused classes, you are going to want a refreshing, natural tonic.

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Green Goddess Spinach Smoothie Recipe
Green Goddess Spinach Smoothie Recipe

This detoxifying Green Goddess smoothie is packed with vitamins, fiber, and flavonoids, which help reduce inflammation in the body.

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Must-Try Caesar Salad
Must-Try Caesar Salad

Gotta love the greens. Here is my take on a caesar salad. This is one of my favorite salads to eat while working from home, or prepping for a lunch on the go.

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Nourishing Green Smoothie Recipe
Nourishing Green Smoothie Recipe

Sip your way to clear, glowing skin with this at-home green smoothie.

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Spicy Shrimp Crispy Rice
Spicy Shrimp Crispy Rice

Crispy golden rice, fresh shrimp, and piquant-y spicy mayo

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Beet Juice Recipe
Beet Juice Recipe

This grapefruit-carrot-beet combo does the body right.

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Arugula & Kale Salad

Leafy, textured goodness.

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5-Minute Avocado Protein Smoothie

Creamy & indulgent.

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Cucumber Tomato Salad
Cucumber Tomato Salad

Stay cool as a cucumber with this light, refreshing, citrus-y dish

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Wellness & Recipe Writing

Two plates of sushi rolls with toppings and garnishes on white dishes.

Travel & CulinaryWriting

CVI CHE 305

Dive into the unique, developed flares of Peruvian cuisine.

Three tacos with meat, cilantro, onions, and a lime wedge on a metal tray.
HYDE PARK VILLAGE

Top picks for Tampa’s open-air, six-block shopping center.

Barbecue ribs with sesame seeds and green onions on a plate, with a side of pickled vegetables in a bowl.
WATR at The Rooftop

The 600-foot stretch of shoreline, with translucent, ocean blues and washed whites and natural woods pairs well with refreshing cocktails and bold flavors.

Best Sushi & Sashimi in the Tampa Bay

Here is a list of must-try sushi and sashimi in the Tampa Bay Area. From lunchtime happy hours with cheery, sun kissed south FL flair, to intimate 4-star rated concepts with speciality a la carte, to late night tapa bars that specialize in hand rolls.

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Music
The Killers: Imploding the Mirage World Tour Concert Review
The Killers: Imploding the Mirage World Tour Concert Review

Keeping it classy, confident and assured, lead singer Brandon Flowers owned the stage, offering an energetic presence that kept the audience pumped and inspired throughout the entire night.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Return of the Dream Canteen Album Review
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Return of the Dream Canteen Album Review

Red Hot Chili Pepper's Return of the Dream Canteen is a cathartic, vibrant, kaleidoscopic trip. The best way to describe the seventeen-track album is "mass confusion in a mason jar." One moment you're jamming out in a desert, next you're grieving the unrequited, then you're like botanical blooming out of a hollow carcass.

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Part-Time Rapper, Full-Time Lover: Jon Boyd
Part-Time Rapper, Full-Time Lover: Jon Boyd

This twenty-something USF graduate and Tampa native temporarily living in China creates refreshing, limitless art. According to him, “music is in his DNA.”

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Music Writing

Sports
The Makings of an Ambitious Athlete: JaCorey Sullivan
The Makings of an Ambitious Athlete: JaCorey Sullivan

Standing at 6’2, and nicknamed ‘War Daddy’ for his impressive ‘one-on-one matchups against smaller defensive backs’, JaCorey Sullivan is Central Michigan Chippewa’s leading Wide Receiver.

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Hitting The Jackpot: Jaylin Jackson
Hitting The Jackpot: Jaylin Jackson

Meet the fast, fierce and fearless dual-threat quarterback.

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Miss Basketball: Jordan Walker
Miss Basketball: Jordan Walker

The poster child of what a student athlete should be.

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Heart Over Height: Kalil Pimpleton
Heart Over Height: Kalil Pimpleton

This inspiring, seventeen year old powerhouse is recognized as one of the top 25 best high school football players in the state of Michigan.

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Sports Writing

A Conversation about…

'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler & Intellectual Property in the Age of AI, Remakes, and Content Saturation

Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners, is yet another testament to his commitment to creating emotionally grounded art, rooted in social resonance and cultural sovereignty. He offers a compelling case study in the power of original and unique ideas amid a sometimes uninspired, derivative media landscape. While artificial intelligence and generative models pose new questions about authorship, and the future of storytelling, Coogler reminds creatives and creators to pursue art with integrity and nuance.

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Matcha, Music, and Mingling: The Saturday Morning Coffee Rave That Reimagined Socializing in the Suburbs

At this rave, the green elixir of choice was ceremonial grade matcha imported from Japan. Sorbo Coffee curated an event that was both refreshing and refined: a social dance party that embraced wellness, connection, and local creativity, all before 2PM.

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Mindfulness
Keeping Creativity & Innovation Alive During Seasons of Burnout

As we all continue navigating this ever evolving digital landscape, we must trust that there is a balance. Prioritizing your well-being and reclaiming time for yourself is crucial.

5 Ways to Effectively Take a Break from Your Phone & Social Media

As we all continue navigating this ever evolving digital landscape, we must trust that there is a balance. Prioritizing your well-being and reclaiming time for yourself is crucial.

The Transformative Benefits of Sound Bath Therapy

Sound bath is an immersive, mentally and spiritually stimulating therapy that incorporates the use of deep sounds, frequencies, and vibrations from healing bowls, gongs, chimes, and tuning instruments.

Why You Need to Create & Set Boundaries

Establishing boundaries is reassessing how much access and power you’re giving away to external situations and individuals.

Mindfulness Writing

Small Businesses Stories
From Public Health to Poured Perfection: How a Mom & Wife Pivoted to Build a Thriving Mobile Bartending Company in Tampa
From Public Health to Poured Perfection: How a Mom & Wife Pivoted to Build a Thriving Mobile Bartending Company in Tampa

Meet CJ, the powerhouse behind Booze & Bubbles, a thriving champagne Italian-style tap truck business based in Tampa, servicing all of Central Florida.

Beauty & Baker: Meet Briana Smith, Owner of Black Sheep Cookie Co.
Beauty & Baker: Meet Briana Smith, Owner of Black Sheep Cookie Co.

Meet Brianna Smith, the fearless entrepreneur behind Black Sheep Cookie Co., formerly known as Cookies N Crumbs. This St. Pete native is the ‘one-woman show’ behind her baking business that blossomed during her ‘mid-mid life crisis.’

The Thrift Dealer: Building Her Fashion Empire From High-End Vintage
The Thrift Dealer: Building Her Fashion Empire From High-End Vintage

Meet Taylor, the owner of The Vintage Collectives, a high-end pre-owned vintage shop. The vintage lover who has an eye for all things from the 90s-00s. Her brand inventory is intentional and distinctive, ranging from sexy satin numbers, to bad-ass blazer sets, to Y2K denim tops.

Kierra’s Krochet: Growing Her Brand Through Fashion Shows & Pop-Up Shops
Kierra’s Krochet: Growing Her Brand Through Fashion Shows & Pop-Up Shops

Meet Kierra, the self-taught designer who creates colorful, vibrant crochet sets. Attending and vending at pop-up shops and debuting designs at local Florida fashion shows has helped her socialize with customers face to face, and create a community.

Destinee's Denim: Creating Her Digital Brand From Vintage Finds
Destinee's Denim: Creating Her Digital Brand From Vintage Finds

Meet Destinee Elmore, the creator behind Urban Threads. The Tampa-based thrifter started her digital brand after initially wanting to declutter her closet. A few months into her launch, she decided to rework vintage, thrifted denim.

Houston’s Djilan ‘Dilo” D
Houston’s Djilan ‘Dilo” D

Meet Houston’s Djilan ‘Dilo” D. He’s the definition of modern black boy fly, and is the creator of ‘Hot Boys Clothing.’ “Each tee is bleached by me, by hand with different ordinary bleach designs.”

Small-Business Stories Writing