2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (400+ words) Editor's note: This WGCU special originally aired in September, 2021. Last year, to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, WGCU produced an hourlong special that featured voices from Southwest Floridians and their stories from that historic day. This…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (271+ words) Submitted artwork will be showcased during the community's MLK Celebration on Jan. 18, 2027 at the amphitheater in downtown Fort Myers. Bridging the Gap Center for the Arts is accepting submissions now through Friday, Dec. 18. Through their artwork, participants are encouraged to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1744+ words) The Tootie McGregor Fountain sits in the parking lot of the Fort Myers Country Club on McGregor Boulevard. But from its installation in 1913 until it was dismantled in 1952 to make way for the approach to the Caloosahatchee Bridge, it occupied…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (156+ words) State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota will host two 9/11 memorial ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 11. The events will be held from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at SCF Venice at the southeast parking lot flagpoles and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at SCF Bradenton at the south entrance flagpole....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (495+ words) Lee County commissioners will have to cut $121 million from the budget in 2027-28 and $159 million the following year if Amendment 3 passes in November. County commissioners received the news and were given a list of options about how they could offset those…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (154+ words) Lake Placid Florida is known as the Caladium Capital of the World, drawing tens of thousands of people to this town of just over 2,000 for the annual Caladium Festival. The Caladium Festival's success each July for the past 35 years is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (379+ words) “Icons” opened at Art Center Sarasota on Aug. 20. It’s a visual exploration of figures, symbols, and moments that shape culture, influence society, and transcend time.It required a special curator. “The juror for that [show] is a Sarasota icon, John…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (193+ words) WGCU At WGCU, we believe our stories should be accessible to all. We are aligning our digital platforms with ADA standards. If this content isn’t working, contact [email protected] or (239) 590-2500. SAVE clubs advocate for safe, inclusive schools Two high school sophomores…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (158+ words) A major Smithsonian Institution exhibition is coming to Florida. Based on a major exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, “Americans” explores how deeply intertwined indigenous people are in the culture of the United States. The exhibition…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (140+ words) “Inner Cartographies” presents a collection of paintings, textile-based works, assemblages and mixed media practices that chart metaphors for lived experience, fragments of memory, familial histories, cultural inheritance and individual transformation – that is, interior landscapes that reveal the self as fluid…...