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SOTD 7/10/26: Who Knows by Daniel Ceasar
The WMNF Song of the Day for July 10, 2026 is “Who Knows” by Daniel Ceasar. Daniel Caesar operates in that rare space where smooth R&B meets deep spiritual introspection. His very name (a blend of the grand Roman dictator Julius Caesar and the biblical prophet Daniel) sets the…
Florida pastors ask GOP leaders to shield Haitians from deportation
Pastors in Florida’s capital city are asking elected officials to reinstate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week the federal government could end the program. At Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in downtown Tallahassee on Wednesday…
Banksy-esque street art from UK artist DNZ lasts one day at John’s Pass Bridge
For less than a day, a little girl in a sun hat crouched beneath John’s Pass Bridge, reaching toward a yellow flower growing from the sand. The black-and-white stencil mural appeared without warning and quickly drew comparisons to Banksy, the anonymous British street artist known…
SOTD 7/9/26: The Greatest by Cat Power
Cat Power is a “Greatest” of all time! At least the WMNF Song of the Day for July 9, 2026 by Cat Power is! There is a warmth that radiates from Cat Power’s album The Greatest. For years, Atlanta’s Chan Marshall (Cat Power) had operated in the quietest, most vulnerable corners of…
Get free tickets to three of Tampa’s favorite spots, all summer long
Summer is a time to get out and explore, and the region’s premier credit union is here to help make it easy (and affordable) to do so. Suncoast Credit Union […]
Detroit-style pizza shop SoDough Square soft opens in South Tampa
Tampa’s pizza scene has a new contender. SoDough Square, a Central Florida-based Detroit-style pizza shop, has opened its first Tampa location at 138 S. Dale Mabry, currently operating in a […]
James Uthmeier’s initiatives have cost Florida taxpayers well over $1 billion in cash and resources
When he introduced his idea for an immigrant detention center deep in the Everglades, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the location made financial sense as a “one-stop shop to carry out President Trump’s mass deportation agenda.” And he said he’d already coined its…
Final wish of Florida death row inmate is for DeSantis to watch his execution
Dennis Michael Sochor, convicted of strangling an 18-year-old woman he met at a New Year’s celebration in a Broward County bar 44 years ago, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday at Florida State Prison. His last wish? To have Gov. Ron DeSantis personally observe his…
Jack Latvala, Republican who represented Pinellas in the Florida Senate, dead at 74
Longtime Republican lawmaker Jack Latvala, who defended unions and state employees in the Florida Senate as the Legislature trended more conservative, died Thursday. He was 74. “It is with profound sadness that our family shared the news of the passing of Jack Latvala. We are…
Local fave Cousin Vinny’s Sandwich Co to star on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tonight
The second round of the Guy Fieri hype train is well underway, as the Food Network star’s visit to Tampa in April is slowly hitting the airwaves. Cousin Vinny’s Sandwich […]
Venezuela Earthquake Live Updates: July 10, 2026
Refresh this page for the latest updates. Nature never obeyed: how Chavismo turned disasters into national tragedies (Opinion by Ernesto Reitich) Venezuela Earthquake Live Updates: July 10, 2026 Follow WMNF’s live coverage of the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes.…
Manatee County EMS employees noticeably underpaid
A recent Manatee County audit revealed that more than 200 EMS employees were being underpaid by approximately $336,000.