Florida In Depth with the Tampa Bay Times and USF

Florida In Depth with the Tampa Bay Times and USF

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Florida In Depth with the Tampa Bay Times and USF episodes

  • Tropicana Field: Who is tapped to develop these 86 acres?

    Tampa Bay Times real estate reporter Rebecca Liebson talks about the company hired to redevelop the Tropicana Field site: a global real estate firm from Houston with long-established ties to the Tampa Bay Rays. Does this firm have the track record to reimagine the 86 acres that will redefine St. Pete’s downtown?


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    16 min
  • Tropicana Field: Can Ken Welch close the deal?
    When news of a deal that would keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg broke in September, all eyes fell upon St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch. His three predecessors had been unable to do what Welch seemingly accomplished after he reframed the project as one that included affordable housing. City Hall reporter Colleen Wright talks about Welch’s role in driving the deal so far and what he needs to do to close it. 

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    21 min
  • Hot weather: Coral reefs
    The coral reefs along the Florida Keys have long been a destination for tourists from around the globe and a significant economic driver for the state. But in recent years, mounting heat stress from climate change has bleached the rainbow-colored corals white, a sure sign of a larger ecosystem calamity. Environmental reporter Max Chesnes talks about why the fate of these underwater domains means so much to Floridians.

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    19 min
  • Hot Weather: Beach erosion
    Beaches have long served Florida as buffers against hurricanes. But amid the rising temperatures of climate change, erosion has grown only more severe. A change in how the federal government pays for beach renourishment complicates how beaches can be saved in the future. Pinellas County reporter Jack Evans discusses the changing calculus with beach erosion.

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    21 min
  • Hot Weather: Tropical storms
    For more than a century, Tampa Bay has been spared a direct hit by a hurricane. As temperatures continue to rise and fuel more powerful storms, is our luck running out? Weather and breaking news reporter Michaela Mulligan discusses how warmer water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico may be changing the calculus.

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    19 min

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News about Florida and Tampa Bay can be intense. From our governor running for president to hurricanes fueled by rising temperatures to the $6.5 billion redevelopment of the Trop, the news cycle moves…