Going beyond the beaten path in Tampa Bay with Gabrielle Calise
Florida Matters this week goes beyond the "Florida Man" headlines and delves into some of the the magic and mystery of the state with the Tampa Bay Times' follower of the offbeat, Gabrielle Calise.
In this excerpt video, Calise talks about the appeal of Gasparilla and the annual pirate invasion.
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How Milton upended the Rays' stadium plans
Tropicana Field's hurricane-damaged roof and delays to votes on public financing are threatening plans for a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays.
WUSF's Florida Matters team spoke with Colleen Wright who covers St. Pete for the Tampa Bay Times. She asks:" “...are you going to put all this money into replacing a roof that should be demolished in a few years for this plan that was approved with cheers and press conferences back in July?”
Dear Reader, USF’s first Taylor Swift course just wrapped a semester of puns and poetry. A trio of English professors taught the class. Jessica Cook, Michelle Taylor and Emily Jones agreed it made them feel like they’re part of a special intellectual and cultural community.
Dear Reader, USF’s first Taylor Swift course just wrapped a semester of puns and poetry. A trio of English professors taught the class. Jessica Cook, Michelle Taylor and Emily Jones agreed it made them feel like they’re part of a special intellectual and cultural community.
Dear Reader, USF’s first Taylor Swift course just wrapped a semester of puns and poetry. A trio of English professors taught the class. Jessica Cook, Michelle Taylor and Emily Jones agreed it made them feel like they’re part of a special intellectual and cultural community.
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What it means to be a Blerd - and why it's cool now
ICYMI: This week, we revisited a conversation about Blerd culture and how the Black lived experience affects artforms associated with nerdom, like comics and cosplay.
LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3SH7ybs
This past week, WUSF told the stories of people who are returning to work after Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton.
Dr. John Marquardt is an orthopedic surgeon at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. He spoke with WUSF's Gabriella Paul from his beach house that's been gutted since Helene.
Read/listen to all our audio postcards here: https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2024-11-27/after-helene-tampa-surgeon-opens-up-balancing-work-hurricane-recovery
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