Bayles, Tom
Nesting season began a little over six weeks ago, and this week marks NOAA’s official Sea Turtle Week. The most recent Southwest Florida numbers available are from, roughly, the end of the first week of June, and they are about the same as this time last year.
On Air Now
Voting is now open in the Florida Chamber’s 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Florida competition.
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
/
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
In mid-May, Fort Myers Theatre took a competition team to England to compete in Junior Theatre Festival Europe. In Artistic Director Michelle Kuntze’s estimation, trips to the Junior Theatre Festival Europe competition in England have huge benefits.
- Nate Jacobs' newly created Marvin Gaye revue coming to Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in July
- Arts Bonita's 'The Laramie Project' asks why it takes a tragedy to bring a community together
- Gulf Coast Jazz Collective celebrates Fats Waller's catalog with a rollicking evening of piano, personality and celebrated songs
- Only 17 Southwest Florida arts organizations funded by Legislature for 2026-2027
- Limited engagements of 'Monsters Inc' and 'The Laramie Project' headline shows onstage this week at SWFL theaters
You May Also Be Interested In
Latest from NPR
-
An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be and where effects like heat and drought will strike. -
Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz inflicted global pain during the months-long conflict with the U.S. and Israel. A tentative deal is in place, but questions remain about the key waterway. -
It's an unusual sight before a World Cup match: Supporters of opposing teams partying together, calling each other "brother," some even hoping for a draw. But fans say they're far from rivals. -
The World Cup might be less than a week old, but the goal scoring at this year's tourney has been sublime. Argentina's Lionel Messi netted three goals the same day France's Kylian Mbappé scored two. -
The U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran has rocked the global economy and decimated Trump's standing at home
