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We were invited to do our show live on stage at the super awesome Sanibel Island Writers Conference with three renowned poets. Our guestS Major Jackson,…

Eric Rudolph pleads guilty to four bombings, including one at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and another at an abortion clinic in Alabama. The plea allows Rudolph, who eluded authorities for more than five years after the attacks, to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life in prison.

During the 2021 Annual Florida Legislative Session, state lawmakers passed a pair of bills aimed at expanding protections for landowners. The measures, currently awaiting Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature, authorize property owners to file lawsuits against government entities over local land-use regulations, even if the property owners have no formal development plans that would be impacted.Smart-growth advocacy organizations like 1,000 Friends of Florida say the bills could serve as a weaponization of the Bert Harris Act that could prevent local governments from imposing smart-growth regulations that would undermine the state’s coastal resiliency efforts. We'll take a closer look and explore the current state of toxic red tide and blue-green algae blooms in Southwest Florida.

Over the years as a journalist Craig Pittman has had the opportunity to write about some of Florida’s most interesting characters and the wild stories they tend to star in. He’s also the author of a number of non-fiction books, including his latest “The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife.” He joins us to talk about the new book, and his work documenting Florida’s weirdness, or shall we say its distinctiveness.

Over the years as a journalist Craig Pittman has had the opportunity to write about some of Florida’s most interesting characters and the wild stories they tend to star in. He’s also the author of a number of non-fiction books, including his latest “The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife.” He joins us to talk about the new book, and his work documenting Florida’s weirdness, or shall we say its distinctiveness.

In this week’s essay from News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams, she takes us back in time more than a hundred years for a glimpse at life in…

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, known for his aggressive conservative politics, is challenging sitting Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who faces an enthusiasm gap. It's shaping up to be a tight race.

Renowned guitar player, singer songwriter and music educator Dave Isaacs, known as the “Nashville Guitar Guru, is leading Babcock Ranch’s inaugural “Musician in Residence” program. We talk with Isaacs about his musical background, his unique and personal teaching style, and his vision for the new program.

Alternative music showcase returns with 8th annual Babefest. The concert on June 13 at Nice Guys Pizza in Cape Coral aims to elevate femme-presenting individuals, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community,

In plunging us into the collective mind of a group of girls watching the search for a missing girl, author Dizz Tate creates an original, stylistically ambitious take on well-trodden subject matter.