Manatee County Phosphate Mine Expansion Up For Vote
A plan to more than double the size of a phosphate mine in Manatee County comes before county commissioners Thursday. WUSF takes us on a tour of the mine - and talks to an environmentalist whose group...
View Article30 People Evacuated From Flooding At Largo Trailer Park
The heavy rain that came with Tropical Storm Colin led to the voluntary evacuation of some residents in a Largo mobile home park Tuesday morning.
View ArticleSaving Right Whales From 1,000 Feet Above
The federal government just announced it's expanding protected habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales along the Atlantic Coast. It's the latest attempt to protect these gentle creatures,...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera On Why He Wants To Be Florida's Next Senator
Florida Lt. Governor Carlos López-Cantera is one of four Republicans running to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. The son of Cuban refugees, he served as Florida's House Majority Leader before...
View ArticleGOP Senate Candidates Brandish Conservative Credentials
The four Republican candidates for U.S. Senate were the main event Saturday night at the Hillsborough Republican Party's Lincoln 2016 Red Ball. Congressman David Jolly of Dunedin; Congressman Ron...
View ArticleFormer Israeli P.M.: Obama Has 'Closest-Ever' Relationship With Israeli...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak spoke Monday night at a meeting of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. He says that the deal to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons should last...
View ArticleIdentity A Challenge For Latinas Who Are Black
When people think of famous Latina women, Jennifer Lopez or Sofia Vergara come to mind. Not Zoe Saldana or Rosario Dawson. The difference between these pairs of Latina actresses isn't one of talent or...
View ArticleGreat Russian Nutcracker Incorporates Local Kids
The day after Christmas, audiences will see a different kind of nutcracker at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. The Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker," includes sets designed by an...
View ArticleGreat Russian Nutcracker Incorporates Local Kids
The day after Christmas, audiences will see a different kind of nutcracker at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. The Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker," includes sets designed by an...
View ArticleCaviar 'Farm of the Future' Grows Amidst Cow Pastures
The newest food gracing high-end retail stores comes from an area known more for cattle ranches and citrus groves than sturgeon. We go to an experimental farm far inland from the Gulf of Mexico, where...
View ArticleExperimental Farm Could be the Future for Fish, Veggies
That fish gracing your dinner table now is either caught in the wild - or raised in offshore cages. But with demand growing, researchers are looking for new alternatives to raise food. We take a tour...
View ArticleCreativity In The 'PINC' Coming To Sarasota
Sarasota this week is hosting an out-of-the-ordinary symposium that has its roots in the Netherlands. This is the second year the city has hosted the Amercian version of the PINC Conference, a...
View ArticleGlobal Warming Has Florida in its Sights
As the international forum on climate change heats up in Paris this week, it's placing a spotlight on places such as Florida - which could be Ground Zero for rising sea levels in the United States. One...
View ArticleStudy of Effects of Oil on Fish Begins at Mote Marine Laboratory
The next phase in a multi-year study to look at the effect oil has on fish will begin Wednesday at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. WUSF's Steve Newborn talks with two scientists who are involved in...
View ArticleCuba And Old Havana: 'Expect The Unexpected'
The easing of travel restrictions to Cuba could unleash a torrent of 'Yanqui' tourists, something that has the potential to transform a poor island that is rich in history, architecture and natural...
View ArticleTampa Bay Seagrasses Rebound to 1950 Levels
There's good news on at least one environmental front in Florida. Water flowing into Tampa Bay has been cleaned up so much in recent decades that seagrasses there now rivals the numbers found in the...
View ArticleRingling International Arts Fest Showcases Asian Performers
You might not want to ask The Ringling International Arts Festival Curator Dwight Currie how many mountains he had to move to make this year's RIAF happen. This year, ahead of the Ringling's opening of...
View ArticleA Chat with Al Cardenas on the No Labels Problem Solver Convention
No Labels, a bipartisan group working to break the grip of party politics in Washington, D.C., is holding its "Problem Solver Convention" today in New Hampshire. Eight presidential candidates from both...
View ArticleBird Nesting Island in Tampa Bay to Be Preserved Forever
Four environmental groups recently sued the state over Amendment One, which overwhelmingly was passed by voters last year. They claim state officials are diverting money that should go into the state’s...
View Article9/11 Photographer Captures Intimate Moments of Attack's Aftermath
It's been 14 years since we were glued to the television, watching those riveting images of planes flying into the World Trade Center, and the towers collapsing into dust. One photographer living near...
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