One Florida business owner is saying labor shortage? What labor shortage? Valhalla Resale in Tampa’s Seminole Heights neighborhood said its number of applicants doubled while the federal unemployment assistance blamed for creating a hiring crisis was in place. LISTEN: Valhalla has been opened for about four years with a unique take on retail clothing. “If… Read more »
The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County says that it is changing where people can get vaccinated for COVID-19. In addition to the new supply, DOH-Citrus says there will be a new vaccination schedule and supply.
People who live in Hillsborough or Pinellas Counties can get vaccinated against COVID-19 at home for free.
A recently unearthed Facebook post shows St. Petersburg council member and mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon bragged about evicting tenants when he purchased a downtown St. Pete apartment building. Blackmon is again under fire for evictions and maintenance issues. The St. Pete Tenant’s Union Tuesday held a news conference outside one of Blackmon’s properties. Listen: If… Read more »
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County announced Thursday that it will partner with the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Friday, July 9. In a press release, the DOH-Pinellas says: “Don’t miss out on this surreal-ly cool opportunity to protect yourself from COVID-19…. Read more »
Floridians are rallying virtually and in-person to keep Gov. Ron DeSantis from ending the $300-per-week Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Many fear they will lose the ability to survive once the assistance ends on Saturday. LISTEN: Keeping the benefits would require little to no effort from the state of Florida and wouldn’t add any financial burden. And… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Hillsborough County Public Schools announced in an email Saturday that it is partnering with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County to host seven COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children ages 12 years and older. First coronavirus vaccination doses “The vaccination clinics will be held Friday, June… Read more »
An organization representing labor unions in Florida said Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to turndown $300-per-week unemployment payments will pull $800 million from Florida’s economy. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations launched a campaign urging DeSantis to change his mind on prematurely ending the federally funded program. Listen: The $300 unemployment supplement… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County has announced that it is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to homebound residents in Citrus. In a press release it said: Thanks to lesser demand at the Duke Energy/DOH-Citrus vaccination site and a steady supply of the Johnson & Johnson‘s Janssen… Read more »
Michael ‘Big Mike’ Lewis, the massive, muscular head of security who became the face of concert venues around St. Petersburg died this week after a battle with COVID-19. St. Pete’s music community is mourning the loss of a man whose heart was a big as the former pro-NFL player’s biceps. Listen: From Channel Zero and… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Pinellas County COVID-19 information The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County announced on Thursday that it has started scheduling appointments for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines for students who are 12 to 15 years old. That’s based on new guidelines. Four Pinellas Health centers will offer the two-dose… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available at three pop-up locations in Hillsborough County on Wednesday until 6:00 p.m. Tampa vaccination locations Robels Park at 3305 North Avon AvenuePerry Harvey, Senior, Park at 1000 East Harrison StreetNew Tampa Community Center at 17302 Commerce Park Boulevard. No… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday blindsided local governments with an executive order suspending all local emergency orders related to COVID-19. But WMNF’s Daniel Figueroa IV reports county and city governments weren’t aware DeSantis would be issuing the order until it was happening and don’t yet know how it… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources In Pinellas County the COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites are consolidating operations and in Hillsborough a vaccination site is opening in Progress Village. Pinellas County The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County says that because of greater “availability of vaccines in the community is ramping down… Read more »
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County has announced two pop-up community vaccination clinics on May 1 and May 9 in St. Petersburg. The health department says the purpose is to “make COVID-19 vaccinations more accessible to all Pinellas residents,” Florida residents 16 and older can register by phone at (727) 433-8077 or online…. Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is currently not being distributed at federal vaccination sites in the Tampa Bay area. But you can still get one of the other two vaccines approved for use in the U.S., Pfizer or Moderna. Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution paused According… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources An East Tampa Pharmacy is getting 1,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Monday, five-times the amount they were originally slated for. The doses are giving hope to a predominantly Black community struggling to vaccinate its residents. LISTEN: Representative Diane Hart got the call early Friday… Read more »
Half a Human, Out Now After releasing the title track single in late February, Real Estate is out today with a new EP: Half A Human. WMNF’s Katarina Lauver spoke with front-man Martin Courtney earlier this week in advance of the release. Coming out of the pandemic They started their conversation with a story that is becoming… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources March 18, 2021 Good morning. I’m Rob Lorei. Welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. It’s often said that young people usually don’t get infected with COVID 19. And if they do, their symptoms aren’t that serious. Today on the program we’ll meet a COVID long-hauler, a 37 year old… Read more »
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Important update: Matrix appears to have changed its criteria between Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21. At Sunday’s event, organizers turned away anyone who was not eligible under state criteria; only a small number of vaccine doses were administered. I want my life back. Like many… Read more »
