Arts Editon

Southwest Florida’s first large-scale mosaic is coming soon to the Fort Myers River District. It will be installed at The Ivy, a 274-unit apartment complex. While the tiles that comprise the five-foot-tall by 25-foot-long mosaic are being fabricated by a company based in Wales, Zimmer engaged popular local artist David Acevedo to design the mural on which it is based.

Florida's new anti-drag statute was intended to prevent children from seeing sexual content at drag shows, but the State's "Protection of Children" law applies to any adult live performance, including musicals and plays. That has Southwest Florida's 19 local theaters re-evaluating the shows they choose to produce and who they'll admit into performances.

Public art in some Florida locations was nearly non-existent at the turn of this century. Nowadays there are other cities trying to emulate the kinds and scope of public art placed in these same locations.

When most people begin researching their family tree on websites like Ancestry.com, they expect to find uplifting and inspirational stories about their ancestors' incredible journeys turning challenges into triumphs. But what happens when you find out that you trace your lineage to perhaps the most prolific serial killer in human history?

When it comes to treating patients with Alzheimers disease or another form of dementia, should caregivers be doing more to treat the person and not just…