Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is a best-selling poet and author, she also happens to be the possessor of an infectious laugh. We’ll get to the eccentric physician part in a moment. Cristin has the remarkable ability to share emotive stories about the death of her mother in poetry while being cleverly funny. She uses the same… Read more »
Former Navy Fighter Pilot Captain Tammie Jo Shults was praised for her “Nerve of Steel” during an emergency landing on Southwest Airlines 1380. About 20 minutes after the flight departed from New York, passengers said they heard what sounded like explosions. Debris from an engine failure broke open a plane window and an female passenger… Read more »
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program our topic was Clean Air and EPC’s upcoming annual Clean Air Fair in Tampa. We had guests from Hillsborough County’s Environmental Protection Commission and the Sierra Club Suncoast Chapter. Cars, solar, coal, dirty air in Hillsborough County, the VW settlement, and the Clean Air Fair were the topics of the… Read more »
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only object in the Universe known to harbor life. According to radiometric dating and other sources of evidence, it is believed that Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Earth is affectionately known as “Mother Earth”. However, there are some who believe that this name… Read more »
Alan Grayson will soon be announcing his comeback for a seat in the U.S. Congress, though what district in Florida he’ll be representing is still unknown. The Orlando-area firebrand, who was defeated in his last race for the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2016, has been steadily raising money for over a year now in… Read more »
I read a story that was published in the Huffington Post about a women who took an unexpected work sabbatical which she really needed and here were her reasons for doing so: “In six months, I got married. Moved to a new state. Started working remotely at my job. At the same time my father… Read more »
WMNF is working with Regency Technologies to get these electronics out of your way, and properly disposed of! Starting April 23 at 1210 E. Dr. MLK Blvd in Tampa. Please call 813.238.8001 and ask for Operations for more information, or write DT@wmnf.org. We will be collecting until the end of April, during normal business hours… Read more »
Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival on From a Woman’s Point of View It’s Springtime… Baseball in the snow, and luckily the beginning of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And it is also film festivals! Through Women’s Eyes 19th Annual International Film Festival – films by and about women takes place in Sarasota at Regal Hollywood Stadium… Read more »
This Board-chaired committee discusses development initiatives for WMNF. Next Meeting, May 17, 6:30-7:30p at 1210 E Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Tampa, FL 33603
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program we talked with three University of Florida Agriculture Extension Agents about Florida Friendly Landscaping and Water Wise water conservation principles. Our Local Extension Service guests were Jim Moll from Pasco County, Brian Neiman with Pinellas County, and with Hillsborough County was Lynn Barber. Among the many topics we discussed was… Read more »
“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of guns” –Thomas Jefferson To excerpt the end of Gary Wills essay after the Orlando Pulse Mass Killing, “Everyone knows we are not going to do a single damn thing. We can’t. We are captives of The Gun. The Gun is patriotic. The Gun is America. The… Read more »
On Monday’s WMNF Sustainable Living program we talked about Community Gardens and our Coalition of Community Gardens’ upcoming “Growing more Community Gardens” conference taking place in Tampa. Our guest was Kitty Wallace, co-founder of Tampa Heights Community Garden and the Coalition of Community Gardens. Community gardens are very important in many ways and there are… Read more »
