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The Pete Clemons Rodeo is Sept. 5 and 6th in Okeechobee.
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The Business Expo event brought together several local business owners to network and showcase their product and services.
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An entire generation has grown up since 9/11 that possesses no firsthand memories of that morning. To ensure that the lives lost, courage displayed and lessons learned will continue to be remembered, the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda is observing the 25th anniversary of 9/11 by bringing together veterans, first responders, community leaders, and the public.
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A recent study of internet speed showed Charlotte County having the fastest speeds in Southwest Florida.
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A new WGCU documentary short explores the Calusa history at the Mound House — the oldest structure on Fort Myers Beach — and how Indigenous engineering helped protect it from Hurricane Ian in 2022.
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The artist was a star performer in country music and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.
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She goes by "Pool Peanut." In February, she'll compete at pool's national championships in Las Vegas.
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Audubon Florida asked poets to write haikus in a contest celebrating turkey and black vultures ahead of International Vulture Awareness Day, which is celebrated on the first Saturday in September.
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The number of people on the precipice of homelessness across Sarasota and Manatee counties has risen by more than half during the past three years, driven by higher costs of living, according to data gathered by local homelessness organizations.
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Tourism numbers in Florida dipped for a second consecutive quarter amid lingering inflationary conditions and a backlash from Canadian visitors over President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and trade policies.
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