Category
Housing
A bill is back in Florida to protect farmworker housing after it was vetoed by DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a proposal aimed at providing housing for migrant farmworkers; a bill back for the 2025 legislative session.
Some Floridians have to work well over 40 hours a week to afford rent, report shows
Listen: A new report shows some Florida residents need to work way more than the standard 40-hour workweek just to afford rent in the state. The report is by financial technology company Self, and published in...
The Scoop: Wed. Oct. 30th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Clearwater pleads for visitors and tourists to return to beaches WMNF’s Chris Young reports, officials plead for tourists who might be second-guessing their beach vacations to come back. Losses from Milton top $2.8 billion The...
Black architecture, history and power
The historical importance of the builders is on topic as Jerel McCants, Tampa Bay-based architect, talks about his book “The Architecture of Segregation: the hierarchy of spaces and places”. Sunday Forum October 13, 2024 8am...
As Hurricane Milton nears, thousands flock to shelters across Tampa Bay
Listen: With widespread evacuation orders across the Tampa Bay region, many are fleeing to shelters. On Tuesday, People hauled trash bags and personal items into a shelter at Middleton High School in East Tampa. Evacuee...
City of Tampa gets $1 million to help with city needs
Tampa will receive $1 million in federal funding to help with transportation and housing developments. Most of the money will send people into the community to find what areas need the most help and create...
Talking preservation and planning in Tampa Bay, plus the upcoming Uhuru trial
Preservation is often associated with old buildings, and the past, but working to keep historic structures and neighborhoods from being demolished not only opens the door for a city’s residents and visitors to continue their...
Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America’s Forgotten People and Pets – Carol Mithers Rethinking Rescue boldly confronts two of the biggest challenges of our time—poverty and homelessness—in asking the question: Who deserves...
Homelessness: What Can Be Done?
There is a new law Florida banning the homeless from sleeping in public. We discuss what can be done to get people off the streets with my guests, homeless advocates Antoinette Hayes-Triplett of Tampa Hillsborough...
Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson wants to preserve Black spaces, not just Black history
Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson, is passionate about preserving Black spaces and institutions so they are not lost to history. In a wide-ranging interview on WMNF WaveMakers with Janet & Tom on Tuesday (8/20),...
We spoke with HOPE, a coalition of faith communities about their push to get the Hillsborough County Commission to fund affordable housing.
Economic plans, the environment and communities
Sunday Forum Sunday Forum II This Parramore neighborhood pool in Orlando talk environmental concerns with host, Walter L Smith II. Analysis regarding the development for a baseball stadium, other businesses and art outlets in the...
