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The Scoop: Thurs. July 9, 2026 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
New water treatment will help Tampa target PFAS chemicals as the city works to improve the safety and quality of drinking water..
Florida can now expect a ‘well below-normal’ hurricane season, says forecasters
Storm forecasters have further downgraded predictions a little more than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which has so far produced a single named tropical system. For a season initially anticipated to be “somewhat below-normal,” Colorado State University…
July seminar to discuss who controls access to St. Pete Beach
Who controls access to St. Pete Beach: the public or beachfront property owners? That question will be the focus of a City of St. Pete Beach seminar Thursday, July 23, on Florida’s customary use doctrine and how it applies to the shoreline. The free seminar will be held from 5…
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…
Tampa advances new water treatment technology to reduce PFAS
Explore how Tampa water treatment technology will improve drinking water quality and decrease PFAS with innovative solutions.
Expect less hurricane activity in 2026 according to revised predictions from CSU
CSU now predict a well-below average number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes in the Atlantic in 2026.
K-Bar Ranch Getting 3,500 New Trees
K-Bar Ranch Getting 3,500 New Trees Tony D. Thu, 07/09/2026 - 08:39 am Pines were the dominant tree in the December planting, but the July 9 planting will be all oaks. Major Tree Planting Effort in New Tampa Mayor Jane Castor's goal of 30,000 trees planted by 2030 in the City of…
Tampa Bay Rays unveil new renderings for proposed Forever Home Ballpark
While the present-day Tampa Bay Rays were taking care of business on the field, the franchise unveiled a new look at the future of the team and its proposed Forever […]
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…
Caught red carded
Caught red carded. A political cartoon by Bob Whitmore about Donald Trump's interference in the FIFA World Cup.
Night Work At Buckhorn Creek Starting July 13
The contractor building the South Hillsborough Pipeline will be working 24 hours per day at the Buckhorn Creek crossing on the west side of South Kings Avenue beginning Monday, July 13. Nighttime operations have been added to the current daytime work to accelerate pipe…