Sarasota High School Graduate Honored For Military Monday
Tampa Bay’s Morning Krewe spoke with Victoria about her son Christopher who is a Sarasota High School Graduate that was honored for Military Monday Each Monday 995 QYK recognizes a Service member in our community. Christopher currently serves in our Marine Core Infantry and will remain active duty for another 2 years. After active duty he plans to then serve 4 more years in the reserves. Victoria also talked about her son’s future plans to go into Law Enforcement after his time in the Marines. We are honored to be able to recognize Christopher for his current and future service. It is our pleasure to recognize people in our community like this Sarasota High School graduate. Their selfless service and sacrifice is something that deserves to be highlighted. Thank you Christopher from all of 995 QYK for your service.
Congrats to Christopher as he receives a $100 Visa gift card from our friends at Stingray Chevrolet.
Every Monday we honor a member of the military in Tampa Bay. Do you have someone in your life that is or has been in the military? Someone that you admire, a relative, a friend? Whoever it is that you want to spotlight. We want to hear from you and you can nominate someone right now by doing so HERE. The nomination process takes about five minutes. Once you nominate someone we will be in touch with you to schedule a call with you.
7 Pros And Cons Of Living In Tampa Bay
Pro: Attractions and Theme Parks
Tampa is located just an hour away from some of the most famous amusement parks in the entire world. You can go to Disney, Universal Studios, Sea World, Discovery Cove and Crayola World. There’s also Busch Gardens which is located in Tampa so you don’t need to drive to Orlando and deal with traffic.
Busch Garden’s is Tampa’s premiere theme park for more than 60 years.
Con: Tourists and Snowbirds
With more people moving to Tampa every single day locals have noticed traffic getting worse every day. Then mix in tourist who are always vacationing, all the snowbirds and it’s become a lot to deal with at times.
Pro: The Job Market
Tampa has a very strong economy, especially in healthcare, technology, tourism, and education. The healthcare industry thrives with Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center, which gives many careers to medical professionals, researchers, and other staff. The technology industry is booming in Tampa with growing companies like Sykes Enterprises that offer positions in software development, IT support, and cybersecurity.
Con: Low Minimum Wage
Although the cost of living may be affordable, it does come at a price! The minimum wage in Tampa, Florida is lower compared to other major cities in the U.S. is now at $11 per hour starting in September 2023.
Pro: Cost Of Living
It seems like things are just getting more and more expensive every year! It’s important to save as much money as you can so you can retire one day! That’s just another reason why so many people are moving to Tampa Bay. Although, not every city in Florida is the same when it comes to finances and taxes moving to Tampa can save more money when you compare it to other big metropolitan cities.
Con: The Humidity
Tampa is super-hot right now! No really, we have a massive heat advisory, and it seems to be a daily thing. It feels like it’s 110 degrees outside so you can’t be outside too long at the moment.
Pro & Con: The Schools
Research is important here! Many schools like Hillsborough County aren’t just one of the top school districts in the Tampa area, it’s one of the best in the country! However, there are many pockets of bad schools in Tampa Bay so it’s important you do a lot of research before moving to one specific area.
