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Archive for Monday, March 30, 2015
Maitland Police Stepping Up Patrols At Railroad Crossings
Starting Monday, Maitland police are stepping up patrols at railroad crossings. The month-long initiative will crack down on cars going through the barriers trying to beat the train.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Researchers Identify Where Oceans Warm Less Rapidly, Call For Conservation
Researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology have identified 12 locations where they say the oceans are warming less rapidly.
They say the locations could serve as sanctuaries for declining coral and other marine species.
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
With So Much Oil Flowing, U.S. May Be Reaching Storage Limits
Amid record production, some analysts worry the U.S. will run out of places to put it all. One says lack of storage space could drive oil down to around $20 a barrel, less than half the current price.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Commerce Secretary Pritzker Visiting UCF Monday
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker is in Orlando Monday. She’s here to make an announcement at University of Central Florida about how the Commerce Department plans to strengthen so-called entrepreneurial ecosystems, across the country and in Central Florida.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Spotlight: Tamarind Indian Restaurant
Tamarind, the very good Indian restaurant in Winter Park, has opened a location in the culinarily starved eastern part of town. It apparently is not a secret — when I arrived one afternoon for lunch it was packed with happy diners.
Published in Scott Josephs Restaurant Guide, Spotlight
Published in Scott Josephs Restaurant Guide, Spotlight
Grumpy Geese Chasing Residents In Melbourne Park
The geese are going after residents in a Melbourne park. The park is in the middle of town and many people visit it just to feed the birds. But city officials hope if people stop feeding the birds that they will stop attacking. That’s why signs up went up reading don’t feed the birds.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Space Coast Economy Rebounds as Unemployment Falls
New numbers show unemployment in Brevard County has fallen in the past year. 90.7’s Renata Sago reports, the Space Coast economy is slowly rebounding after taking hits in the job, housing, and business sectors.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Spotlight: Soprano Susan Neves on Cosi Fan Tutte, Opera in Orlando
The Florida Opera Theatre is presenting Mozart’s comedy "Cosi Fan Tutte" at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Friday and Sunday. This is the first opera at the Center. Internationally acclaimed Soprano Susan Neves came by our studios to discuss opera in Orlando.
Published in Central Florida News, Spotlight
Published in Central Florida News, Spotlight
Darryl Owens: Orange County Must Keep Up With FL Gun Database
A recent Orlando Sentinel review found problems between the Orange County Clerk of Court's office and a Florida database designed to stop severely mentally ill people buying guns. This week, Darryl Owens discusses the database, the input that makes it work, and what comes next.
Published in Darryl Owens Perspectives
Published in Darryl Owens Perspectives
Official Report: Nuclear Waste Accident Caused By Wrong Cat Litter
An official investigation into a 2014 accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has concluded that cat litter is the culprit. Organic material in the litter caused a drum to burst.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
