Lisa Peakes
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How To Deep Fry A Turkey Safely This Thanksgiving
Many people like to deep fry their Thanksgiving turkeys - and that can pose some risks. Sarasota County Fire Department Chief Michael Regnier laid out some → Read More
It's A Record: Hottest September Ever
Felt the heat these past few weeks? Meteorologist Jeff Huffman with the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network can confirm that September was the hottest → Read More
It's A Record: Hottest September Ever
Felt the heat these past few weeks? Meteorologist Jeff Huffman with the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network can confirm that September was the hottest → Read More
Tiny Desk; Big Exposure
The deadline for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest is next Tuesday, Feb. 2. Tiny Desk Concerts are intimate concerts, featuring new videos of original music recorded → Read More
Creativity In The 'PINC' Coming To Sarasota
Sarasota this week is hosting an out-of-the-ordinary symposium that has its roots in the Netherlands. → Read More
Rays Turn Down Latest St. Pete Offer
The Tampa Bay Rays have turned down the the city of St. Petersburg's proposal that would allow the team out of its Tropicana Field lease for an exit fee. → Read More
Poet Laureate Peter Meinke Says Poetry Is Not Like Broccoli
Florida's new Poet Laureate, Peter Meinke, talks about moving to Florida, the subversive power of literature and why poetry is not "good for you; like → Read More
Making Sense of Digital Unions
Digital journalists at Al Jazeera America are the latest to move toward unionization. In the past few months, writers at Gawker, Salon, Vice Media have all → Read More
Fort De Soto Park Strikes Natural Balance
Of the 1,100 acres that make up Fort De Soto County Park, the beaches probably get the most traffic. Both are close to grassy picnic areas under shade → Read More
Making Sense of Tinder and the Dating Apocalypse
The September issue of Vanity Fair magazine includes a story called “Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse.”It suggests the popular dating app → Read More
Making Sense of Ferguson A Year Later
It’s been a year since white police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18 year-old Michael Brown following a robbery in Ferguson, Missouri. Media → Read More
Making Sense of Mass Killings
A new report by USA Today gives a 10-year overview of Mass Killings in the country. We talk with The Poynter Institute’s Kelly McBride about why the company embarked on the project, Florida’s contribution to it, and how people can use the report. → Read More
Making Sense of Victim Portrayals
The cover of the current issue of New York Magazine is a composite shot of photographs of 35 of the women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by → Read More
Making Sense of Impact Measures
The process of producing news stories can be complicated. And after all the research, interviewing, writing and editing is done and a piece is sent out → Read More
Making Sense of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is leading the latest national poll done by USA Today/Suffolk University. He’s got a lead over GOP candidate Jeb Bush but trailing Democratic → Read More
Making Sense of Roping Off The Press
One stunning image in the media recently was of members of Hilary Clinton’s campaign roping off and sequestering reporters in the middle of the street → Read More
Making Sense of Being Wrong
Recently, talk show host Diane Rehm apologized to Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for incorrectly stating he has dual → Read More
Tampa Champion Returns To GRID
The second season of a professional sport called “GRID” begins Saturday. It features 5 men and 5 women performing various fitness moves on a 4 quadrant → Read More
Making Sense of Caitlyn Jenner
Bruce Jenner dominated the mediascape this week for emerging as Caitlyn Jenner – in lingerie from a Beverly Hills boutique evokes 1940s Hollywood - on the → Read More
Florida's In The Middle For Foster Care Youth Placement
A new study from The Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that 13 percent of Florida's 18 thousand foster youth are living in group homes instead of with a → Read More