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WaveMakers: Sharing the road with Christine Acosta

Christine Acosta, bike advocate and founder of Pedal Power Promoters, talked to WaveMakers hosts about how to make the region's streets safer for bicyclists.

MidPoint: “The rent is too damn high!”

As the Florida legislature continues to pass and promote bills addressing non-issues such as 'woke education' and discussions of human sexuality, there is still a very real crisis that Florida is facing: housing. Inflation, increased...

WaveMakers: Nathan Hagen on the housing crisis

With the Tampa Bay region facing the highest rent increases in the nation at a rate of 24%, the housing crisis has grown dire. In response, six months ago Nathan Hagen launched YIMBY Tampa, a...

WaveMakers: Bemetra Simmons on keeping Tampa Bay competitive

As Tampa Bay grows as a community, the standards to be met grow along with it. In order to keep up with the competition, the Tampa Bay Partnership helps conduct community research, inform new policies...
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on ERA

Tampa partners with AARP to become an “age-friendly city”

There are already more than forty Florida communities that AARP considers “Age-Friendly” and Tampa wants to be next.
Tampa Riverwalk

Tampa study aims to prepare city for 8 feet of sea-level rise in 80 years

On Tuesday, the City of Tampa gave an update to an ongoing study looking at the impact of sea-level rise in the region. The City expects up to 8 feet of sea-level rise by the...

King High School Students Discuss Fundraiser Due to Lack of Technology Funding in Classroom

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 09/23/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: My first topic today was about the effort by two King High School students in East Tampa/Temple Terrace to try...

Congressman Charlie Crist Visits Homestead Migrant Detention Camp; Questions Why For Profit Operator Charges $750/Day

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/17/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: The Miami New Times reports the Homestead detention facility for child immigrants — 3,200-bed facility — the nation’s only for-profit...

Environmental group names multi-billion dollar firm Cargill as the ‘Worst Company in the World’

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/16/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning- welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up- a new study looks at what might be the worst...

Scientist Says Low Tech Solution Would Help Solve Climate Crisis: Plant A Trillion Trees

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/10/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. A scientist in Switzerland says there may be a low-tech solution to solving the world’s...

A Forgotten African American Cemetery Discovered and Reducing Plastic in Our Oceans

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/02/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—The Tampa bay times has revealed the existence of a long...

Hurricane Preparedness in Florida and Child Care: Who Should Have Control, Parents Or The State?

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Choose 06/04/19 in the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—We’ll get prepared for the hurricane season that just got underway...

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