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Amid 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...
Be the first to commentRev. James Forbes on Spiritual Depression
08/24/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: James Forbes, Riverside Church, spritual depression, Tampa, Charlotte
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll talk with The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., Senior Minister Emeritus, The Riverside Church, New York City; Harry Emerson Fosdick Distinguished Professor, Union Theological Seminary, NY; Founder & President, The Healing of the Nations Foundation. He'll be speaking on the topic of "spritual depression" this Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the following religious communities.
8:00 a.m. St. John Progressive Baptist Church Rev. Ba...
Be the first to commentRepublican convention protests accelerate this weekend in Tampa Bay listen
08/24/12 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, protest, occupy, Tampa, Republican National Convention, Occupy Tampa, Food Not Bombs, unions
Thousands of protesters, activists, and political groups are traveling to Tampa to protest this year's Republican National Convention.
Occupy Tampa and Occupy Wall Street will be joining with a wide range of activist organizations in protesting the RNC. Nathan Pim is a member of Food Not Bombs, which plans to feed protesters during the convention. Pim and other Food Not Bombs activists began joining forces with Occupy Tampa at their encampment at Voice of Freedom Park on Wednesday. "A lo...
1 commentsRae Abeleah, co-director of Code Pink previews their RNC schedule
08/23/12 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: CODEPINK, Code Pink, RNC, anti-war, Republican National Convention, Tampa
Rae Abeleah the co-direcvtor of Code Pink talked about Code Pink and their plans for the Republican Convention schedule for next week in Tampa, Fl. For more information go to the code pink websight and the wmnf web sights- events too numerous to mention.
Be the first to commentRepublican convention protesters say they won't be scared off by tropical storm listen
08/22/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Coaltion to March on the RNC, Tampa, Event Zone, Clean Zone, LGBT, Isaac
Some forecast models predict Tropical Storm Isaac could affect Tampa during the Republican National Convention. Most of the secure area cordoned off for the event is in the first evacuation zone. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn told CNN this morning that the city has been preparing for hurricane contingencies and will evacuate the area if needed.
Be the first to comment“Absolutely we’re prepared to call it off. I mean, human safety and human life trumps politics….the only difference will be that there’s a few more ...
Mayor Buckhorn holds first of three town hall meetings on impact of Republican convention listen
08/15/12 Samuel JohnsonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, First Amendment, Tampa Police, Republican convention, Jane Castor
Is Tampa prepared for the challenges the Republican National Convention will bring with it? It is according to Mayor Bob Buckhorn. Tuesday night was the first of three scheduled Town Hall meetings before the convention. It was at the Florida Aquarium on Channelside Drive. When the small conference room swelled to full capacity of around 100 people a second close circuit viewing area was set up to accommodate more than 100 others.
Representatives from transportation, law enforcement, fire...
Be the first to commentNew app shows you where Tampa's surveillance cameras are during Republican convention
08/15/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, CCTV, RNCCTV, Jon Gales, surveillance, Tampa Police, Tampa, Republican National Convention, Republican convention
In less than two weeks the Republican National Convention kicks off in Tampa, and Big Brother will be watching.
Today on Last Call we talked with Jon Gales about the new closed-circuit surveillance cameras installed in Tampa for the convention. He has a new website called RNCCTV.com. It has a map of the location of dozens of the cameras.
We talked about why they are there and whether they might come down after the convention.
I invited the Tampa Police Departmen...
1 commentsTampa voter given provisional ballot because she didn't bring photo ID listen
08/14/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: voting, 2012 election, voter ID, election law, Tampa
Florida voters need to bring picture identification to the polls. One voter learned that the hard way Tuesday morning at a precinct in east Tampa. Inside the Cathedral of Faith Church on North 30th Street, Elaine – she did not want to give her last name – was surprised to learn she could not vote on a regular ballot because she didn’t bring picture ID.
Elaine was given a provisional ballot instead. They are evaluated separately from other ballots and counted if the canvassing board determi...
Be the first to commentTampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn proposes leaner budget without layoffs or millage increase listen
08/09/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, budget
Thursday morning Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn unveiled his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget to City Council; he calls it “Changing Tampa’s Economic DNA.” It’s based on a small-government philosophy, avoiding a property tax increase, without laying off any current employees.
Be the first to comment“You should be proud of this staff behind me. They have done an amazing job in some very difficult times crafting this budget and putting this together on top of dealing with all of the other things that they deal with ev...
Republican convention protesters have questions for Tampa officials during ACLU rights forum listen
08/08/12 Liz McKibbonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Event Zone, Mary Mulhern, Rocky Brancato, Jim Shimberg, John Bennett, Free Speech Zone, ACLU, Mike Pheneger, Tampa, Tampa Police, protests
The Republican National Convention begins in Tampa in less than three weeks; areas of the city designated as the Event Zone and Designated Protest Area will bear additional restrictions. The ACLU of Florida hosted a panel discussion Tuesday night at the University of Tampa to screen questions about personal freedoms during the event.
The panel discussion between city officials and citizens was the [thi...
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