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infrastructure
Tampa reworks $25M improvement project for Palmetto Beach after Hurricane Helene flooding
Listen: The historic Tampa neighborhood of Palmetto Beach sits just above sea level and faced flooding during Hurricane Helene. Now, a 25-million-dollar plan announced last year is facing new tweaks to get the neighborhood, located...
St. Petersburg will spend $22.5 million to repair Tropicana Field roof
Listen: The roof of Tropicana Field was torn off during Hurricane Milton last year. The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to spend millions to replace it with a stronger one. The City will spend...
City Council member considers a public utility for St. Petersburg’s next power contract
Last month state regulators approved a proposal by Duke Energy to recover from customers more than a billion dollars for the cost to restore power when three hurricanes hit Florida in 2024. Now, some city...
Sustainable design in developing infrastructure and spaces with Ted Marcelo
Join Tanja Vidovic and expert guest Ted Marcelo on this week's Sustainable Living Show while they discuss sustainable design.
What to do about our sewage spills, leaky septic tanks & stinky beaches. Solving the problem of poop.
Gwen Henderson and host Walter L. Smith II, Florida A&M University Alumni, at WMNF
Urbanist Gil Penalosa advises communities on how to create vibrant cities and healthy communities for everyone. His focus is on the design and use of parks and streets as great public places, as well as...
Community demand, participation and need
Tampa Riverwalk, Unions, the politics of state and Federal funding.
Black architecture, history and power
The historical importance of the builders is on topic as Jerel McCants, Tampa Bay-based architect, talks about his book “The Architecture of Segregation: the hierarchy of spaces and places”. Sunday Forum October 13, 2024 8am...
The Scoop: Weds. Oct. 2nd, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
FEMA on the ground across Florida to help The Big Bend coast has been struck for the 3rd time in 13 months by a hurricane. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now on the...
Florida announces grants for rail and ports, like Port Tampa Bay and CSX in Plant City
The grants included $6.2 million for a terminal at Port Tampa Bay that can handle an additional 500,000 tons of limerock a year.
The Scoop: Weds. Sept. 18th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
School shooting threats in Tampa region continue Statewide, school districts have been inundated with false shooting threats. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood’s message to students and their parents is if a kid gets arrested for...
