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Ride the Tampa streetcar for free on New Year’s Eve
If you plan on partying on New Year’s Eve in downtown Tampa or Ybor City and you think it might not be smart to drive, you might consider the streetcar. The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit...
New transit option for Hillsborough residents with disabilities
Hillsborough County’s transit authority has a program called HART Plus that gives door-to-door on-demand transportation for people with disabilities that are enrolled in the program; but a new program involving taxi cabs will supplement HART...
Tamir Rice protest Tuesday in St. Pete
On Monday an Ohio grand jury declined to indict the two officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014; Tuesday afternoon in St. Petersburg there’s a protest to support Tamir Rice and...
Criticized school lunch line policy put on hold
A Tampa middle school’s lunchroom incentive policy is on hold for now after a campaign led by students accused it of being discriminatory. Woodrow Wilson Middle School’s popular incentive card program inspired outrage when it...
Mayor Rick Kriseman leads a community march against gun violence
Saint Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman urges for citywide unity during a march against gun violence. Last Friday at 5pm the mayor led 200 or so people from police headquarters down Central Avenue. The mayor wants...
Listeners weigh in on Democratic debate
On Saturday the three candidates vying for the Democratic Party presidential nomination debated on prime-time television. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley battled about a range...
Norman B Has A Dream (about Art in Your Ear!)
Tracked and located by intrepid WMNF assistant news director Seán Kinane, a reluctant Norman B, agreed to shed a little light on his forthcoming appearance on Art In Your Ear. For days, the halls of WMNF...
Florida solar backers seek ballot despite signatures dispute
The leaders of a solar power ballot initiative are vowing to charge ahead with trying to get on Florida’s 2016 ballot, despite a financial dispute with a company hired to recruit signature gatherers. In a conference...
Tampa state legislators question new Florida gambling deal
This month Governor Rick Scott announced an agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to expand gambling in South Florida and bring in $3 billion to the state over seven years. To find out what...
Hillsborough County attorney: fracking bills prohibit local control
On Thursday Hillsborough County commissioners heard a report on the controversial fossil fuel drilling technique called fracking; in their role as the county’s Environmental Protection Commission they were warned by county attorney Rick Morati about...
Hillsborough County Commissioners oppose a plan to pump water from a sinkhole near Thonotosassa as one source to restore flow to the Lower Hillsborough River; meeting as the county’s Environmental Protection Commission Thursday morning, commissioners...
Hillsborough approves $29 million for Bucs stadium upgrade
The Hillsborough County Commission overwhelmingly approved nearly $29 million for upgrades to the county-owned football stadium that’s home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The county’s chief financial administrator, Bonnie Wise, says the public funds come...
