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Dinorah Prevost

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Dinorah Prevost is a WUSF radio news intern for summer 2018. 

Dinorah is currently a junior majoring in mass communications at USF St. Petersburg. She is also minoring in Spanish and Latino Studies. Dinorah is a former freelance reporter for Creative Loafing Tampa and former news editor of the Crow's Nest, USFSP's student newspaper.

Dinorah would like to report on culture for the New York Times or the New Yorker in the future. In her spare time, she is a culture geek who scours Soundcloud for new music and enjoys watching French New Wave films from the 1960s.

USF St. Pete Brewing Arts Course Trains Next Generation of Beermakers

By • Sep 19, 2018
Dinorah Prevost / WUSF Public Media

Chris Price stands in the backroom of Dissent Brewing in St. Petersburg. He’s among steel tanks full of beer lining the walls.

But instead of drinking beer, he’s dissecting it, trying to reduce the carbonation – the foamy bubbles you get when you pour one. To do that, he transfers a sample back and forth between a pitcher and a measuring cup over a sink.

Sarasota County Sees Uptick In Sea Turtle Deaths

By • Jul 27, 2018
Mote Marine Laboratory

Sea turtle deaths continue to increase as red tide lingers off Florida's southwestern coast. While the numbers remain steady in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties, Sarasota is experiencing a spike in cases. 

New St. Pete Site Proposed For Echelman Sculpture

By • Jul 26, 2018
Courtesy of the City of St. Petersburg

A new home has been proposed for the Echelman sculpture in the St. Petersburg Pier District. Last Friday, city officials and opposition to the original Spa Beach location met to discuss potential new sites.

Hawks Taking Care Of Ybor City Chicken Problem

By • Jul 20, 2018
Quincy Walters/WUSF

Tampa City Council members decided today to allow Ybor City’s wild chickens to continue roaming the neighborhood.

This comes after last month's meeting where some residents complained about the chickens while others spoke in favor of them. 

USFSP Professor's Arthur Ashe Biography Set For August Release

By • Jul 18, 2018
Mark Schreiner / WUSF Public Media

Twenty-five years after his death, famed African-American tennis player Arthur Ashe has yet to have his biography written.

This August, that changes when USF St. Petersburg professor Ray Arsenault's newest book, “Arthur Ashe: A Life,” is published by Simon & Schuster. The 700-plus-page book will be the first extensive biography of Ashe.

Tampa Bay Most At Risk Of Repeated Flooding, Says Climate Scientist

By • Jul 13, 2018
Dinorah Prevost / WUSF Public Media

As sea levels continue to rise in Florida, repeated flooding and storm surge are major concerns for Tampa Bay.

David Hastings, a climate scientist at Eckerd College, said the region could experience some of the most severe effects of climate change. He told the civic group Cafe Con Tampa on Friday that in the next 30 years, sixty-five thousand homes in Florida will flood twice a month affecting 100,000 Florida residents.

Pasco Deputies Train New School Safety Guards

By • Jun 22, 2018
Dinorah Prevost

Brice Hayes searches the hallways and classrooms at Charles S. Rushe Middle School for an active shooter.

A Pasco County deputy tells him how to point his gun and scan the rooms. Suddenly he finds the shooter in a classroom and opens fire.

Hayes was one of the trainees at an active shooter training for new school safety guards held Friday by the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.

Hillsborough Voters To Decide On Nonpartisan Elections

By • Jun 21, 2018

Hillsborough commissioners will allow voters to decide if they want non-partisan elections in the races of five county officials.

Commissioners voted Wednesday to hold a referendum in November. The proposal would affect races for county sheriff, clerk of the court, property appraiser, tax collector and supervisor of elections.

The vote was 5-2 along party lines with Republican commissioners in favor of nonpartisan elections.

Pasco County Warns Voters About Misleading Mailings

By • Jun 15, 2018

Over 4,000 Pasco County voters will be receiving potentially misleading voter registration forms.

It's a warning that comes from the county Supervisor of Elections, Brian Corley.

Poll On Patriotism Shows Most Americans Support New NFL Policy

By • Jun 14, 2018
Saint Leo University Polling Institute

Saint Leo University Polling Institute recently asked Americans how patriotic they are. One thing that a majority of them agreed on when it came to patriotism is over how the National Football League plans to handle players who kneel on the field during the national anthem.

Scientists Urge Public to Report Whale Shark Sightings

By • Jun 8, 2018
Courtesy of Jacob Campoamor

In a rare sighting last weekend, boaters spotted multiple whale sharks off the coast of Anna Maria Island.

That has grabbed the attention of scientists at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, who are now asking the public to report other sightings.

Putnam Unveils Platform For Fighting Opioid Epidemic and School Violence

By • Jun 7, 2018
Julio Ochoa / WUSF Public Media

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam announced his campaign plans for public safety with a focus on fighting crime and combatting the opioid epidemic.

Court Decision On St. Pete Beach Access Could Affect Other Coastal Cities

By • Jun 1, 2018
Visit Florida

A property owner in St. Pete Beach has won big in a dispute over public beach access.

A federal court has ordered the city to pay Chet Chmielewski's estate $1.5 million.

Tampa Electric To Make $853 Million Renovations To Apollo Beach Power Plant

By • May 25, 2018
Wikimedia Commons

Changes are coming to Tampa Electric's coal-fired Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach. 

As part of their “Big Bend project," TECO will spend $853 million to convert one of its coal units, Unit 1, to use natural gas. Another coal unit, Unit 2, will be shut down in 2021. 

Cherie Jacobs, a spokeswoman for TECO, said this move is part of the companies move away from coal by 2023.

"This Tampa Electric project is part of our strategy to reduce our carbon footprint," said Jacobs.

Reduced Speed Limit On Bayshore Boulevard Starting

By • May 24, 2018
Wikimedia Commons

Starting Friday, May 25, the city of Tampa is reducing the speed limit on Bayshore Boulevard from 40 mph to 35 mph.