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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- 'Bat Boy the Musical' headlines seven shows on stage this week at area theaters
- Major Smithsonian Institution exhibit coming to Okeechobee and Fort Myers
- 'Decoding Ancient Florida: Mound House’ explores Calusa history at Fort Myers Beach landmark
- Florida Studio Theatre extends 'Songbirds of the Seventies' cabaret show to Sept. 20
- 'Inner Cartographies' at Norris Center part of Collier County's ¡ARTE VIVA! celebration
- DAAS CO-OP's September show features studio work by Roland Ruocco and Wendy White
- Retailers hope awareness up for guns, outdoor goods tax holiday
- Meet 'Pool Peanut' -- the Naples pool player headed to Las Vegas
- Two cells towers proposed for Hendry County; some opposition raised
- Hendry expected to halt data center proposals until it updates code to reflect state law
- Florida's vultures inspire thousands of poems; Okeechobee woman's Haiku among contest winners
- Eagle Scout's project is a film focusing on the short-term effects of vaping
- Florida seeks repeal of four required vaccines for schools
- Sarasota and Manatee see surge in population facing risk of homelessness
- Sarasota County administrator warns of potential cuts to sheriff’s office, key services if Amendment 3 passes
- Public workshop Sept. 15 on Sanibel fishing pier replacement
- Florida tourism drops in second quarter; inflation, Trump's Canada issues cited
- Drought and heat continue in South Florida as Everglades wildfires burn 10,000 more acres
- Multiple storm systems remain meandering around Atlantic, preparing to exit Africa
- U.S. Wildland Fire Service fighting several fires in Everglades National Park; Shark Valley closed
- Hendry County joins other school districts by offering dedicated health clinics to employees
- Teachers in Hendry County to get retention bonuses
- Most constrictors caught during annual summer python challenge were hatchlings
- Sarasota School board flips to liberal majority after years of conservative control
- St. Armands garage is straining Sarasota’s parking finances
- Nuestra Tierra Festival to be held in Immokalee over the weekend
- Cyclospora cases rise again, but slower. Lee County shows case increase with six
- FDA authorizes first robotic blood-draw device
- Florida court says Lee County teacher who made Kirk comments should be reinstated
- Fourth day for heat advisory 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; heat values up to 112