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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...
Be the first to commentGround broken on MetroRapid stops along Nebraska Avenue - next year those buses will get traffic light priority listen
08/06/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, HART, transit, bus rapid transit, MetroRapid, Tampa, Sandra Murman, Fran Davin, Philip Hale
Hillsborough County officials broke ground today on what will soon be the county’s version of bus rapid transit. MetroRapid will run along Nebraska Avenue from the USF area to downtown Tampa quicker than other bus lines. Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman hopes the route will be a boost for ridership when it is completed next year.
Be the first to comment“We are taking a very big step with bus rapid transit to really get it moving forward and really send the message that riding the bus is a really ...
A history lesson with two prominent Tampa old-timers listen
08/03/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: John F. Germany, Sam Gibbons, Tampa, history
In July two prominent figures in Tampa’s history reminisced at the downtown library in front of more than fifty residents. Sam Gibbons and John Germany agreed that politics isn’t what it used to be.
The library is named after Germany who lobbied to have it built. He politely blasted current politicians for their misuse of office for financial gain.
Be the first to comment“And it’s just shocking to see how the politicians become very wealthy in a political situa...
Hillsborough Commission invites Tampa Bay Rays to public meeting to talk about their future listen
08/02/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa, St. Pete, Hillsborough County, Tropicana Field, Hillsborough County Commission, Ken Hagan
Hillsborough County Commissioners voted Thursday to invite the Tampa Bay Rays to a public meeting to talk about their long term plans. The major league baseball team has made it clear they want to move to a new stadium, despite being under contract with the City of St. Petersburg to play at Tropicana Field for another decade and a half. Some politicians in Tampa and Hillsborough County, like Commissioner Ken Hagan, want to consider the possibilities of luring the Rays across the Bay.
The v...
Be the first to commentHillsborough attorney suggests ways county could talk with Rays
07/31/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa, St. Pete, Hillsborough County, Tropicana Field
Thursday the Hillsborough County Commission will hear from their legal team whether they can can talk with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Major League team is under a long-term contract with the city of St. Petersburg to rent Tropicana Field, but some politicians in Tampa and Hillsborough County haven’t been shy about their desire to lure the team across the Bay. In April, Commissioner Ken Hagan requested legal guidance from the county attorney whether they could talk with the Rays “about their futu...
Be the first to commentCoalition to March on the RNC making final preparations for Republican convention protest listen
07/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Coalition to March on the RNC, Jared Hamil, Event Zone, Clean Zone, parade route, Tampa
A nationwide coalition of political groups is expecting 5,000 protesters to march on the first day of the Republican National Convention one month from today. The march will begin in a park outside the area Tampa officials have established for parades.
A temporary ordinance approved by Tampa City Council establishes a parade route for large groups who want to march through the streets of Tampa. Jared Hamil is an organizer with the [Coali...
Be the first to commentTampa will hold three town halls on impacts of RNC on residents and businesses
07/25/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Clean Zone, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, transit, Tampa Police, HART, OccupyRNC, ResistRNC
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced Wednesday that he will host three town hall meetings in August on the impacts of the Republican National Convention on residents and businesses.
The meetings will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 14 (Florida Aquarium), August 15 (Stetson University College of Law Tampa campus) and August 16 (Kate Jackson Community Center on South Rome Ave.).
The city says there will be representatives from the Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Of...
Be the first to commentRawstory Writer Tells How To Legally Bring a Gun to the Republican National Convention
07/24/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: guns, concealed weapons permit, RNC, Tampa, Republican National Convention, Governor Rick Scott, Megan Carpentier, event zone, Rawstory
Welcome to the second half of Radioactivity. I'm Rob lorei. In this segment we'll talk with Megan Carpentier who wrote a controversial piece yesterday for Rawstory.com called How to Legally Bring a Gun to the Republican National Convention
Be the first to commentLaw enforcement agencies release list of road closures for Republican Convention in Tampa
07/23/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Tampa, roads, transportation, St. Pete
Late Monday law enforcement agencies released a list of roads that will be closed and other transportation limitations in Tampa and St. Petersburg during August's Republican National Convention.
According to the document (which can be found below) many downtown Tampa roads, including the Selmon Expressway, will be closed for a week. Pedestrians will be restricted south of Brorein St.
Across the bay in St. Pete, many roads will be closed for several blocks around Tropicana Field for part...
Be the first to commentCity Council weighing options for Occupy Tampa encampment in private park listen
07/19/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Tampa, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Clean Zone, Tampa City Council, code enforcement
Some residents of West Tampa are trying to get the Occupy Tampa encampment to clean up its park. But this morning city staff told Tampa City Council that, while neighbors may consider the privately-owned land to be an eyesore, there’s not much that can be done. Dennis Rogero, the city’s director of budget and neighborhood empowerment, said when code enforcement visited Voice of Freedom Park, they found no violations that warrant a citation.
2 comments“We have found nothing that warrants a citation,...
