News & Public Affairs
New Downtown Open Air Market Opens in Tampa; Gen. Petraeus Secretly Recorded
12/05/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: urban living, Tampa, farmer's market, Gen. Petraeus, Fox News, Roger Ailes, president
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll hear a tape recording of a Fox News consultant conveying a suggestion to Gen. David Petraeus last year that he should consider running for President. But first- The Tampa Downtown Sunday Market is now open and running each Sunday from 10 to 3 on North Franklin Street, between Twiggs and Polk Streets. The market offers a wide selection of local produce, gulf fish, artisan breads, fresh eggs and cheese and fresh squee...
Be the first to commentOccupy Tampa member arrested for writing in chalk on sidewalk challenges the charges listen
11/20/12 Lisa KauffmanWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Nathan Schwartz, Occupy Tampa, Tristan Lear, First Amendment, Tampa, Tampa Police, RNC, Event Zone, Clean Zone, Republican convention, Bank of America
In May an Occupy Tampa member was arrested for writing in chalk on the sidewalk outside the Bank of America building in downtown. Nathan Schwartz had a pretrial hearing at the Hillsborough County Courthouse Monday afternoon.
Schwartz is challenging his arrest because he thinks chalking is just exercising First Amendment rights.
Be the first to comment“There was the clean zone ordinance that was getting passed, the event zone ordinance that got passed by city council,...
Live report from Occupy Tampa's first anniversary celebration listen
10/01/12 Seán Kinane and Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Tampa
Last week was the one-year anniversary of Occupy Tampa’s first gathering and they’re celebrating today with marches, sign-waving and a general assembly in downtown.
WMNF’s Janelle Irwin is live on the scene at Gaslight Square.
Be the first to commentActivist says Charlotte much more welcoming to visitors than Tampa during political conventions listen
09/07/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa, Charlotte, RNC, Republican National Convention, Pepe Kovanis
The Democratic National Convention ended late Thursday night, and with it the protests.
Tampa Bay area protesters who had traveled to Charlotte began arriving home Friday morning.
Be the first to comment“Very much a night and day difference between Tampa and Charlotte. Tampa seemed to be a definite police state. They didn’t want anybody in there. It was not a friendly place to be, it was not a welcoming place to be. Charlotte was all inclusive. It was welcoming and inviting. You could interact with the del...
New Book By Paul Guzzo Covers Castro, Bolita, Organized Crime and Mass Murder in Tampa
09/04/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Paul Guzzo, Darkside of Sunshine, Fidel Castro, Tampa, July 26th Movement, Robert Anderson, Centro Asturiano fire, Santo Trafficante, Ybor City, bolita, DNC security, Tampa Bay Times, Michael Van Sickler, RNC
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk with Paul Guzzo who has written a new book about Tampa called THE DARKSIDE OF SUNSHINE:Murder, Mayhem,Militias,Marijuana, Mafia and the Mons: A Century of Infamy in the City of Tampa.
Later we'll talk with Michael Van Sickler a staff writer at the Tampa Bay Times about [his article in today's TBT](http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/atmosphere-in-charlotte-more-free-fun-th...
Be the first to commentColonel Ann Wright talks about her involvement with Code Pink
08/30/12 Colonel Ann Wright/Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Code Pink, Colonel Ann Wright, Republican National Convention, Tampa
One of the most notable groups to come to Tampa to protest during the Republican National Convention was Code Pink. Members participated in numerous demonstrations calling for an end to US military involvement and women's rights. Colonel Ann Wright is a retired 20 year military office who opened the first US Embassy in Afghanistan and then resigned in frustration over the Iraq war. She spent the next two decades in the US...
Be the first to commentTampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn addresses Republican convention listen
08/28/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Bob Buckhorn, Tampa
After a one-day delay because of Isaac, the Republican National Convention kicked off in earnest this afternoon in Tampa. One of the speakers in the first hour was Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn who gave a brief welcome to the delegates.
Here's the text as prepared:
To Chairman Priebus and to my fellow Americans who have traveled from every corner of this great country to be in Tampa today, thank you for the honor to be hosting the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Your faith and trus...
Be the first to commentA few alternative events during this week's Republican convention listen
08/27/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, protest, occupy, Tampa, Republican National Convention, Occupy Tampa, Food Not Bombs
There are a lot of events coming up during the rest of the week while the Republican Convention is in town.
On Saturday at Occupy Tampa’s Voice of Freedom Park I asked local activist Jimmy Dunson about some of the things he’s helping to organize.
One is the Really, Really Free Market. Another is Fix Sh*t Up.
"Tell us what some events are that are coming up after Monday."
Be the first to comment"Okay...
Protesters in Tampa march on the RNC with a host of complaints listen
08/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Coaltion to March on the RNC, Tampa, Event Zone, Clean Zone
Hundreds of activists rallied at a park in downtown Tampa this morning against the Republican Party. After hearing from dozens of groups representing interests from healthcare to women’s rights, protesters marched through the streets of Tampa under tight police control. William Sloan, a Vietnam veteran, ignored the sweat cascading down his face to demand peace.
"Well first a foremost, I want an end to war."
He became emotional talking about his memories of all the killing he witness ...
Be the first to commentAmid Republican convention's glamour, Tampa homeless move into abandonded house listen
08/27/12 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, homelessness, poverty, foreclosures, Tampa, Republican National Convention
In preparation for the Republican National Convention, the City of Tampa has spent a large amount of money sprucing up some of its finest neighborhoods in an attempt to bolster the city image to the international community. But not all of Tampa is lined with mansions, palm trees and newly paved roads, like its iconic waterfront along Bayshore Boulevard. Only a few blocks away from the city’s busy financial and nightlife districts lie unnoticed pockets of poverty which local activists point ou...
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