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Any long-time listener or reader of News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams can tell you one thing for sure: she LOVES this place. Although she’s not…

Along U.S. 27 in Palmdale, which was once a major transportation artery, stands what remains of one of Florida’s lost tourist attractions: Tom Gaskins’…

In last week’s essay from News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams we heard an unusual story of local folklore about the Caloosahatchee Sheman who,…

In his seminal work, “The Immense Journey,” author and anthropologist Loren Eiseley penned the often cited quote:“If there is magic on this planet, it is…

Any long-time reader or listener of News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams knows that her rural Alva homestead contains a motley mix of animals…

For Southwest Florida residents who hail from the north and didn’t grow up in the subtropics, the fall season can be a strange time; especially this year…

Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour this weekend as Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday November first. Many of us relish that extra hour just…

Southwest Florida’s history includes a rich tapestry of colorful characters and engaging stories. Over the years, though, some of those stories can become…

Florida is home to turkey vultures and black vultures, both of which are a common site in our skyscape riding a wind updraft in search of carrion it can…

Following another sweltering subtropical summer, this week’s breezy and slightly cooler weather has been a reprieve prompting some locals to give the air…