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Tampa Bay Thrives is addressing the Tampa Bay region’s mental health challenges
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a Tampa Bay non-profit is trying to draw attention to the region's enormous needs.
Carrie Zeisse, President and CEO of Tampa Bay Thrives, joined WMNF WaveMakers hosts Janet and...
Redistricting plan sparks constitutional standoff in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration & the Legislature are trying to fend off a lawsuit by arguing the U.S. Constitution trumps that part of the Florida constitution.
Iconic Florida bird faces extinction – one group is fighting to save it
Listen: Property owners could soon have one additional tool to help save a native Florida bird that’s at risk for extinction. The Florida scrub jay is the only bird endemic to Florida. It means they...
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
LISTEN HERE: DOMESTIC CALL TO POLICE ENDS WITH DEATH Early Tuesday morning, Pinellas Park Police shot and killed 36 year old Jared Daniel Rudderham as they responded to a domestic call on 94th Avenue North...
X Gonzáles and Derek Black slam conservative changes at their alma mater, New College of Florida
WMNF's Tuesday Cafe presents audio and transcript of WSLR's interview with X Gonzáles and Derek Black about New College of Florida.
City Council member wants St. Pete to own mixed-income housing
At least two bills were passed during the 2023 Florida Legislative session that impact tenants. We speak with St. Pete City Council member Richie Floyd.
Miami & Tampa top nationwide housing price hikes
Miami and Tampa continued to top other metro areas nationally in home-price increases in March when compared to a year earlier.
The Memorial Day Episode with Dr. Fred Harvey
Dr. Harvey shares his frustration with the limitations of psychiatry and the benefits of functional medicine for treating mental health conditions. He also discusses the importance of self-love and valuing oneself and commemorates fallen veterans....
A wide-ranging discussion about economic justice, the inequality resulting from the closing and repurposing of Just Elementary School serving predominantly Black communities. Neo-colonialism and the Black petis bourgeois who imitate white racist policies to the...
In Tampa on June 1, Florida medical boards will revisit transgender care
A joint panel of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine is slated to discuss rules about treatments for transgender minors and adults.
A low-income community next to the University of South Florida has long suffered from a lack of clean water.
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, May 26, 2023
LISTEN HERE: National Hurricane Center monitoring potential tropical developments The National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring low pressure off the Southeast Coast for potential tropical developments. “Regardless if development, conditions over the peninsula will be...
