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Tampa Bay Rays tell LGBT community: "It Gets Better" listen
08/31/11 Atecia RobinsonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, St. Pete Pride, LGBT, LGBT rights, sports, St. Petersburg
Last week the Tampa Bay Rays became the 5th Major League Baseball team to speak against homophobic bullying when they partnered with St. Pete Pride to film a video for the “It Gets Better” campaign. It was shot at the Rays’ home, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg to provide inspiration to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community facing harassment.
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Be the first to commentNature photography comes into focus at St. Pete's Boyd Hill listen
08/29/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg, Boyd Hill, photography, Art, nature
When you think about Florida, you might think about beaches and amusement parks. But the state is considered a Mecca for many nature photographers and enthusiasts. Photographers of all ages got a glimpse in the secrets of nature photography at a workshop at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
Barbara Stalbert is a supervisor at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve says that their annual photography contest increases awareness of the preserve through an artistic medium.
“It is...
Be the first to commentNew St. Pete Pier design finalists shortlisted to three listen
08/24/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Council, pier
The St. Petersburg Pier is now one step closer to getting a total makeover. Last Friday a jury narrowed down the list of new design competitors to a final three.
The City of St. Petersburg is world renowned for its water front parks, commitment to the arts, and its iconic pier, which for more than 30 years has been a city landmark and destination, but is now set to be replaced. A five member jury of architects, politicia...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete to hold workshop to examine Tampa Bay Rays' Trop lease listen
08/19/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, Bill Foster, Leslie Curran, Rays stadium, St. Pete City Council
St. Petersburg’s major league baseball team has threatened to leave the area. WMNF’s Josh Holton reports, yesterday the St. Pete City Council decided to schedule a workshop to overview the existing lease with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Rays are under contract to play at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg until 2027. As of 2008, the Rays had received an annual11 milli...
Be the first to commentCity Council candidates hoping to represent west St. Pete answer questions from residents listen
08/17/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bob Kersteen, Charlie Gerdes, Joshua Shulman, St. Petersburg City Council, St. Petersburg, elections
The three candidates for the district one seat in St. Petersburg city council participated in a forum last night hosted by the League of Women Voters.
With the added shelter space provided by the Pinellas Safe Harbor facility that opened in January, people taking to the streets to sleep now have the option to go to a shelter, or get arrested. It’s a topic that will weigh heavily on the mix of opinions at the polls. That makes it a topic three city council candidates will certainly talk...
Be the first to commentSocial media on display in St. Pete during Tweetup at Dali Museum listen
08/12/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dali Museum, social media, St. Petersburg, Art, twitter
The St. Petersburg Dali Museum’s first social media night, Get Surreal, kicked off on Thursday August 11. Museum officials presented the art collection and its building to the social media scene and because of this new communication approach, the turnout was a success.
Over 200 people tweeted live using their smartphones and iPads and they scanned QR codes. Museum docent and volunteer Christine Paul said that these bar codes allow the audience to instantly learn m...
1 commentsSt. Pete resident heads to court for feeding people in an Orlando park listen
08/03/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: food not bombs, activism, peace, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Homelessness, poverty
More than 20 activists have been arrested in Orlando since the city began enforcing its ordinance making it a crime to feed people in public parks. But recently Orlando and the local Food Not Bombs chapter have come to an agreement that has, at least for the time being, stopped arrests. Instead of public feedings being in a downtown park, the activists have agreed to feed people in front of City Hall. But St. Petersburg resident Jimmy Dunson was arrested before the agreement. He has a court a...
1 commentsSt. Petersburg Free Skool goes 2.0 listen
08/02/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg Free Skool, St. Petersburg, volunteer
A new, radically different grassroots educational project is taking shape in St. Petersburg. Students are learning life skills, arts and crafts, underground music history class, women’s health and different academic subjects in informal classes.
It is a full night at the St. Petersburg Free Skool: a bike ride followed by a women’s health and a U.S. history class. There are no classroom teachers here but a handful of volunteers who want to share their knowledge and passion. Classes are not ...
Be the first to commentSt. Petersburg Police Chief addresses Suncoast Tiger Bay, answers safety and ethics questions listen
07/19/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Safe Harbor, Anthony Foster, St. Petersburg Police, Tiger Bay Club, St. Petersburg
The St. Petersburg Chief of Police met with Suncoast Tiger Bay Club members today. Chuck Harmon spoke about added safety precautions the department has taken in the wake of three officer deaths. He also answered questions from members about public safety and ethics.
As Tiger Bay Club members lunched on orange glazed chicken, Harmon discussed his thoughts on the recent deaths of officers Jeffery Yaslowitz, Thomas Baitinger and David Crawford and told them what he plans to do to make sure s...
Be the first to commentCommunity gardens grow in Tampa Bay listen
07/14/11 Aaron DalleyWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: community gardens, St. Petersburg, Gardening, food
Community gardens have been sprouting up across Tampa Bay for the last few years. At one in South St. Petersburg, some of the local and global benefits of urban gardens are evident.
The Bartlett Park Community Garden in St. Petersburg has been in-bloom for 3 years now and counts tomatoes, black-eyed peas and a variety of herbs among its seasonal offerings. Ashley Spalding has a plot there and has also been helping organize the garden since last fall. She says what make this and other commu...
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