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Feeding Tampa Bay draws attention to hunger problem
The group Feeding Tampa Bay is convinced that hunger is a bigger problem in the Tampa Bay area than many people realize. Its executive director, Thomas Mantz, says that’s why the group is hosting a...
Ferran Adria at the Dali Museum: The surreal side of real food
The Dali Museum has cooked up an exhibition aimed to whet all the senses. “Ferran Adrià: The Invention of Food” will showcase the gastronomic genius of Ferran Adria. He like Dali, is a Spaniard hailing...
Donation helps St. Petersburg Free Clinic expand food bank
Thousands of families in the Tampa Bay area don’t earn enough to buy the right amount of food, even with some government assistant programs. That’s where community food banks come in — like one in the...
March Against Monsanto Tampa preview
Some local groups are joining with events across the country, uniting to demand labeling of genetically engineered food in what’s called March Against Monsanto. The guest on WMNF’s MidPoint was Christine Wall, she’s helping to organize...
Citizens want Tampa General Hospital to drop McDonald’s
A coalition of citizens is asking Tampa General Hospital to get rid of its McDonald’s fast food franchise; but the hospital says it can’t because of a long-term contract. Elena Cuadros, with Corporate Accountability International,...
Farmworker groups march to pressure Wendy’s on Fair Food Program
Florida migrant farmworkers and their allies will march from New York to Florida next month to call attention to working conditions in the fields; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Alliance for Fair Food...
Buckhorn thrilled Publix coming to downtown Tampa
The growing number of residents of downtown Tampa are finally getting a large grocery chain. Mayor Bob Buckhorn told reporters Tuesday morning that the Publix to be built in the Channel District will create about two...
The Life Elsewhere Food & Drink Edition
Next on Life Elsewhere, a program devoted to food and drink. Of course, we’ll venture into not so predictable territory. Michelle Ephraim and Caroline Bicks are longtime friends and fans of Shakespeare. They are both professors who teach...
Grassroots organization harassed by cops in Saint Pete for feeding the hungry
Grassroots organization faces challenges in getting undernurished fed. Last evening as the sun set on Mirror Lake in downtown Saint Petersburg Food not Bombs catered a vegan and vegetarian homemade buffet. A small group...
WMNF’s next Membership Drive begins at 6am on Wed, Oct 7th and ends on Wed, Oct 14th. We are seeking restaurants, caterers, home cooks, and chefs to help feed our dedicated, hungry and appreciative volunteers....
Advocates demand reversal of Hillsborough County’s “no go” on expanded free school meals
Proponents demand child nutrition programs in Hillsborough County schools are extended and expanded. Earlier this week, several activists gathered near Miles Elementary in East Tampa on the first day of school. They were drawing attention...
In St. Pete Student Farmworker Alliance announces boycott of Wendy’s
In St. Pete Student Farmworker Alliance announces boycott of Wendy's
