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African American Sunday, September 24th 2023

Preserving History and Community

The Jackson House gets a historical marker and $1 million dollars for renovation. The boarding house which housed Black travelers to Tampa, FL during segregation...

Development Sunday, September 17th 2023

Education, Civic Engagement in the Sunshine State

Kimbery Brown-Blunt visits the Forum to announce an important Legislative Education Forum to discuss empowering communities through education, justice and civic engagement. Panelist will include...

Abortion Rights Thursday, September 07th 2023

The Scoop: Thurs., September 7, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Lakewood Ranch legal battle A couple is fighting a plan for thousands of new homes to be built as part of an expansion of Lakewood...

Development Wednesday, September 06th 2023

Sarasota couple fights to protect rural neighborhood from nearby development

A couple is fighting a plan for thousands of new homes near their rural northeastern Sarasota County neighborhood.

Development Tuesday, September 05th 2023

Tampa City Council member Bill Carlson on why he opposes Mayor Jane Castor’s tax hike

Just hours before the Tampa City Council was set to vote on Mayor Jane Castor’s proposed budget and property tax increase, one of its members...

Development Wednesday, August 23rd 2023

By the numbers: July home prices by region in Florida

Florida Realtors released a report that said the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in July 2023 was $415,000.

Development Thursday, June 01st 2023

UPDATE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law that renames a Hernando County road for Rush Limbaugh

The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.

Development Monday, May 08th 2023

A Hernando County road will be named for Rush Limbaugh as Florida lawmakers green-light billions of dollars for road projects

The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.

infrastructure Monday, March 21st 2022

WaveMakers: Sharing the road with Christine Acosta

Christine Acosta, bike advocate and founder of Pedal Power Promoters, talked to WaveMakers hosts about how to make the region's streets safer for bicyclists.

Local Government Wednesday, June 14th 2017

Tampa Bay interstate toll lane plan moves ahead despite opposition to TB Next

A plan to add 90 miles of toll lanes to the existing interstate highways in the Tampa Bay area has taken another step forward; despite overwhelming opposition from the public, the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning...

News and Public Affairs Thursday, December 15th 2016

Gandy Civic Association opposes Tampa elevated roadway

You’re cruising southwest along the Selmon Expressway after leaving work in downtown Tampa when, bam, the toll road ends and traffic crawls slowly onto Gandy Boulevard; the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority thinks an elevated highway...

Tampa Heights Community Garden. WMNF News.

Development Wednesday, September 21st 2016

TBX opponents will protest before Tampa FDOT meeting

The Florida Department of Transportation is holding an information session Wednesday evening at the Seminole Heights Library to update residents on the controversial highway expansion project known as Tampa Bay Express, or TBX. But beforehand a...

Development Wednesday, August 10th 2016

Will TBX affect air quality?

There will be a series of public meetings and workshops about the controversial interstate expansion project known as Tampa Bay Express beginning at the end of the month. Despite the upcoming meetings, some opponents of...

News and Public Affairs Thursday, March 17th 2016

How to protect yourself from wrong-way drivers

It’s a familiar story: last weekend two people, including a Hillsborough Sheriff’s deputy, were killed in a collision involving a wrong-way driver on the Selmon Expressway. Kris Carson, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Transportation,...

News and Public Affairs Tuesday, February 16th 2016

Seminole Heights residents have their say on TBX

Tampa area residents who want to find out about a proposal to add lanes and tolls to local interstate highways can learn more at a community meeting Tuesday at the Seminole Heights Library. The Florida Department...

Local Government Thursday, October 29th 2015

Walk Bike Tampa unveils Vision Zero plan for pedestrian and bicycle safety

A new coalition is trying to make Tampa safer for pedestrians and cyclists; in a press conference Thursday afternoon, Tampa City Council member Lisa Montelione said there have been 43 deaths so far this year in...

Local Government Friday, July 17th 2015

Opponent of red-light cameras criticizes company’s donation to political campaign of Tampa mayor

Critics of red-light cameras are pointing to a report in the Tampa Tribune about political contributions to Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn from a the company American Traffic Solutions as another reason to oppose the traffic...