David Khalil started the class period with a hodgepodge of tiles and ended it with a mosaic wall-hanging that spelled out "Love." Third-graders at Sheehy Elementary surrounded the artist as he trimmed tiles and took turns spreading adhesive on the backs and mounting them on a wooden backing. They had to be careful, 9-year-old Jaquez Cantave said, and not put too much or too little adhesive on the tile. "Then you got to find a place," Jaquez said. "If it can't fit, he cuts them." Khalil, a Carrollwood-based mosaic artist, visited Sheehy as a guest teacher today, part of a program to get disabled students involved in the arts. The Sheehy students had learning, behavioral or emotional disabilities; other schools involved students who had physical disabilities. ...more

April 1, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio never knows what issues might crop up at one of her town hall meetings, and Tuesday's session at Sheehy Elementary on 40th Street was no different. ...more

October 20, 2007

Mayor Pam Iorio never knows what issues might crop up at one of her town hall meetings and Tuesday's session at Sheehy Elementary on 40th Street was no different. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - Mayor Pam Iorio is bringing city hall to 40th Street. ...more

October 14, 2007

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is bringing city hall to 40th Street. Her final town hall meeting of the year is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria at Sheehy Elementary School, 6402 N. 40th St. ...more

October 13, 2007