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Valrico residents tell Hillsborough County Commission they don't want big box store listen
04/17/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Valrico, Bloomingdale, Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Commission, WalMart
Residents of Valrico in eastern Hillsborough County are upset about plans for a big-box retail store in their quiet community.
Eight people spoke out against the proposed development in Bloomingdale during public comment Wednesday morning at the Hillsborough County Commission meeting.
Valrico resident Dan Grant is concerned about traffic, flooding and the impact on home values.
Be the first to commentSeminole Heights Walmart? Residents say no!
03/15/13 Janelle IrwinLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Walmart, local business, Health Mutt, The Refinery, Tampa, business, Seminole Heights
The City of Tampa has approved waivers for Walmart to build driveways at a property on Hillsborough Avenue West of 22nd St in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. Some local businesses aren't worried about the impacts to their bottom line, but residents say they'll shun the big box store.
Be the first to commentWalmart in Seminole Heights? Doesn't matter much to some local businesses listen
03/14/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Walmart, local business, Health Mutt, The Refinery, Tampa, business, Seminole Heights
Documents have surfaced that suggest Walmart might open a store in Tampa’s Seminole Heights neighborhood. But some locally owned businesses in the area aren’t sweating it. The big-box giant is feared in some communities for its propensity to put the little guys out of business. But Kendra Bailey, owner of Health Mutt on Central Avenue, said they can survive because they offer things Walmart doesn’t.
Be the first to comment“What we do is we have a niche product. I know that Cleanse also has a Niche product. ...
Some residents fighting proposed Walmart in Sarasota listen
01/08/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: WalMart, Sarasota, development
Some residents in Sarasota are fighting against a proposed Walmart; they got a boost in their efforts Monday night when the City Commission agreed to hold a new hearing, even though the planning board approved the site plan in November. Jerry Sparkman is a local architect who opposes the Walmart.
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Walmart Boosts Sales of AR-15's; and James Galbraith Says Don't Fear the Fiscal Cliff
12/20/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: George Zornick, Bushmaster, AR-15, Walmart, Newtown, fiscal cliff, James Galbreath, Social Security, Medicare, WMNF, Rob Lorei
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll talk with Nation Magazine writer George Zornick who has written an article entitled How WalMart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter's AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America. Later we'll talk with Professor James Galbraith of the University of Texas at Austin on [6 R...
Be the first to commentTampa Bay activists plan Black Friday protests at WalMarts in solidarity with striking workers
11/21/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: WalMart, labor, strikes, Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Occupy Wall Street
On Last Call we took calls about the strikes by WalMart workers this Friday across the country and the local actions in support of the laborers. The day after Thanksgiving is typically the busiest shopping day of the year -- called Black Friday by shoppers and Buy Nothing Day by people protesting the hyperconsu...
Be the first to commentOccupy Tampa arrests at 31; Black Friday shoppers mic-checked listen
11/28/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Buy Nothing Day, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Movement, Tampa, Walmart, Wal-Mart, consumerism
Two more Occupy Tampa members were arrested for trespassing last Wednesday night. Daniel Walford was arrested at the amphitheater on the west side of Kiley Garden, where he said police singled him out.
Eyewitnesses say they were surprised to see that even with such [a large crowd gathered to see the musical and poetic performances by local artists](https://www.facebook.com/events/2774678889...
Be the first to commentNOW President Terry O'Neill; Open Phones To Discuss President Obama's Speech About Afghanistan
06/23/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NOW, Terry O'Neill, Medicare for all, Social Security Administration, wages, US Supreme Court, abortion, domestic terrorism, Roe vs Wade, Walmart
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming uu we'll have open phones to discuss President Obama's speech last night about a partial withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. First, three listener comments about yesterday's interview about the pending cut in state worker's pay. Then we'll hear from the president of the National Organization for Women terry O'Neill. NOW is holding it's nationwide convention in Tampa this week. One of the topics to be covered at the convention is...
Be the first to commentWalMart ramps up PR in face of Supreme Court discrimination suit listen
04/13/11 Kelly BenjaminWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Walmart, jobs, economic impact, public relations
WalMart has launched a nationwide ad campaign that critics say is aimed at offsetting declining sales and bad press generated by a class action discrimination lawsuit now in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. This comes as a remodeled WalMart store in Tampa held an official ceremony today to unveil its expansion to include 188,000 square feet and a full line of groceries.
With flair provided by the MacDill Air Force Base color guard and an invocation by the pastor of the First Baptist Churc...
Be the first to commentWalmart goes before Tarpon Springs City Commission again listen
10/21/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Walmart, Tarpon Springs
A large crowd is expected tonight at the Tarpon Springs City Commission on Walmart’s plans for a supercenter on vacant land beside the Anclote River.
There actually could be two nights of hearings on the proposed Walmart, considering the last hearing in January 2005, which lasted 12 hours and ended at 7 in the morning.
There has been tremendous opposition to the plan. Many say the proposal would bring environmental damage to the site location, cause heavy traffic and harm local busines...
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