Craig Kopp

Dec 4, 2024 | wusf.org | Craig Kopp

Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry is reopening its shuttered IMAX theater in 2025. The project assures that MOSI will be staying in its current location. When MOSI's Digital Dome Theatre reopens, the new home of the Sanders Planetarium will be the second largest theater of its kind in the U.S. "It would be the largest if I had the ability to stretch the dome by 3 feet," MOSI President and CEO John Graydon Smith said during a Wednesday news conference.

Jun 13, 2024 | wusf.org | Craig Kopp

Manatee County's population is projected to increase by 70,000 by 2035. And commissioners are planning some changes to the comprehensive plan in order to address that growth. It's not easy to anticipate the future. In the not-too-distant past, county comprehensive plans called for tennis courts, volleyball courts or basketball courts in certain developments. What's missing?

May 30, 2024 | wusf.org | Craig Kopp

The classic pre-hurricane scene is people gathering sandbags and boarding up windows. But you can't forget about your lawn, and all the potential wind-blown projectiles there. A lot of Floridians grow plants in pots. Para la versión en español: Haga clic aquíLynn Barber, with the University of Florida IFAS extention in Hillsborough County, said hurricane winds can make those pots fly through the air and do a lot of damage. She said either move them to a shed or garage or, try this.

May 29, 2024 | wusf.org | Craig Kopp

Shade will be at a premium with temperatures expected to hit record highs this summer. But that shade may be harder to come by at Redington Beach, where officials are considering a tightening on a ban on beach tents. In 2018, Redington Beach passed an ordinance that bans tents on its public beach. New ordinance language would also ban them on private beaches, too. Some of the confusion among beach-goers lies on what qualifies as a public or private beach.

May 23, 2024 | wusf.org | Craig Kopp

La escena clásica previa al huracán es la de personas recolectando sacos de arena y tapando ventanas. Pero no puede olvidarse de su jardín y de todos los posibles proyectiles allí que el viento puede arrastrar. Muchos floridanos cultivan plantas en macetas. Lynn Barber, con la Universidad de Florida IFAS de la extensión del condado de Hillsborough, dijo que los vientos huracanados pueden hacer que esas macetas vuelen por el aire y causen mucho daño.