Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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WGCU
It’s tough to overstate the importance of mangrove forests along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where they shield homes and lives from hurricane storm surge, especially a repaired portion like part of what is now the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Mike Walcher
The new owners of Sweet Tomatoes are announcing the grand opening of the the Fort Myers area location on June 1. It is the second location nationwide to welcome back diners, six years after the chain closed.
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
Florida Rep Education has taken on Stephen Sondheim's most renowned musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." The cast and crew deliver an exceptional show with strong acting and vocals and eye-popping costumes, lighting and special effects.
- Organizer Bill Taylor curates lineup of internationally touring shows for this year's Fringe Festival
- 'Honky Tonk Angels' a country-western saga about three women following their dreams to Nashville
- Ceramic artist Molly Hatch showed up in a car loaded with 450 bubble-wrapped earthenware plates
- Fort Myers Theatre leaves with competition team for Junior Theatre Festival Europe
- Comedy is on tap during Theatre Conspiracy's summer stock shows in the Off Broadway Palm
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