Episodios

  • Senior Scams, Death With Dignity, Country Bear Musical Jamboree

    Senior Scams, Death With Dignity, Country Bear Musical Jamboree
    Jul 18 2024
    The Volusia County Sheriff's Office seized on the new movie Thelma as an opportunity to educate seniors about scams as elder fraud increases in the county and nationwide. In the film, the 93-year-old seeks revenge after getting fooled by a con artist. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has formed a financial fraud unit and gives presentations to senior groups. Central Florida Public Media's Joe Byrnes tells us, the 140 plus seniors at the free movie in Port Orange last week were the biggest group yet.
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    48 m
  • Waiting for Affordable Housing, Purple Heart Convention, Elevation Scholars, Historic Hotels

    Waiting for Affordable Housing, Purple Heart Convention, Elevation Scholars, Historic Hotels
    Jul 16 2024
    A housing advocate discusses the region’s lack of inventory as Orlando’s Housing Authority opens the wait list for affordable housing slots. Purple Heart recipients gather in Orlando. Winter Park’s Elevation Scholars program names new leader to support high-achieving, high-need students. Orange County Regional History Center opens historic hotels of Central Florida pocket exhibit.
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    47 m
  • Orlando Fringe Asks Governor to Restore Arts Funding, Home Insurance, Mitigating Hydrilla Growth, Strokestra

    Orlando Fringe Asks Governor to Restore Arts Funding, Home Insurance, Mitigating Hydrilla Growth, Strokestra
    Jul 12 2024
    Orlando Fringe asks the Governor to exclude them and restore arts and culture funding to other groups. Signs of stabilization in Florida's home insurance market. The costs of efforts to mitigate the growth of invasive hydrilla plants in Central Florida lakes. Musical therapy for stroke patients.
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    47 m
  • Extreme Heat, School Chaplains, Public Art Safety

    Extreme Heat, School Chaplains, Public Art Safety
    Jul 9 2024
    An Orlando Health Physician Associates doctor talks about the impact of extreme heat on the health of Central Floridians. Volunteer chaplains are authorized to counsel students in Florida with parental consent. Incorporating public art projects into public safety with Maitland police.
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    48 m
  • Orlando Fire Department Fireworks Safety, Central Florida in 1776, July 4th Food

    Orlando Fire Department Fireworks Safety, Central Florida in 1776, July 4th Food
    Jul 4 2024
    As Central Floridians gather together for fireworks, the Orlando Fire Department offers advice on safely enjoying the Fourth of July. A picture of what Central Florida looked like in 1776. UCF food anthropologist Ty Matejowski discusses Fourth of July fare.
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    45 m
  • Hurricane Beryl, Mental Health Respites, Criminal Justice Reform Veto, Orlando Oddities

    Hurricane Beryl, Mental Health Respites, Criminal Justice Reform Veto, Orlando Oddities
    Jul 2 2024
    The first category five storm of this Atlantic Hurricane season thunders through the Caribbean. A mental health respite facility supports the region’s LGBTQ+ communities. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Executive Director responds to the Governor's veto of justice reform bills. An expo in Osceola County highlights the downright odd.
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    46 m
  • Foster Care Privacy, Federal Gun Law Upheld, Biblical Translations Film, Fannie Lou Hamer

    Foster Care Privacy, Federal Gun Law Upheld, Biblical Translations Film, Fannie Lou Hamer
    Jun 27 2024
    New law protects youth in foster care in Florida. Harbor House of Central Florida on the Supreme Court ruling providing a layer of security for domestic violence survivors. The documentary, "1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture," examining the accuracy of Biblical translations screened at Unity of Central Florida church. The Fannie Lou Hamer Story is Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye's one woman show based on the civil rights pioneer.
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    48 m
  • Police Leaders on Public Safety, Pickleball Growth, Discussing Miscarriage, Gordon Parks Photos

    Police Leaders on Public Safety, Pickleball Growth, Discussing Miscarriage, Gordon Parks Photos
    Jun 25 2024
    A former Sanford Police Chief helps launch a new national advocacy group. The founders of Orlando’s Major League Pickleball team invest in the sport in Central Florida. The author of a children’s book that addresses the painful topic of talking about a miscarriage to children. Gordon Parks photography exhibit on display at Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens.
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    48 m