Workshops planned to gather broadband Internet information
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will host in-person and virtual public workshops to hear directly from Florida residents about barriers to accessing broadband...
Small Business Administration Report Card after Hurricane Ian: Moore About Business
Lee County business and community leaders recently attended a meeting led by Small Business Administration executives. It was the first report card, if you...
Drought-based siracha shortage leaves shelves bare, prices hot
Southwest Florida is no exception to what a slew of stories in the past few days have reported about the popular green-capped, red, spicy...
Southwest Florida wildlands to become part of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Southwest Florida is so rich in wildlife habitat and has so many threatened and endangered species that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants...
Top Florida Ports official seeks petition to protect whales tossed
Florida Ports Council President and CEO Mike Rubin is raising alarms that proposed changes to protect an endangered whale species could economically hurt ports...
Redfish grown at Mote Marine’s inland aquaculture farm being released inshore
Several thousand redfish raised 17 miles inland are now swimming freely in Sarasota Bay.Those are the first of 20,000 redfish raised nowhere near a...
Story on Hurricane Ian’s affect at trailer park nets radio news award
One trailer park resident's reaction to the destruction of his home was recounted in an Oct. 19 story by WGCU environmental writer Tom Bayles....
Famous Corkscrew Swamp ghost orchid in bloom; Endangered Species Act protections delayed
The world-famous ghost orchid is blooming at Audubon Florida’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Endangered Species Act protections for the family of flowers delayed
Think sharks, snakes, or spiders are the deadliest predators? The mosquito would like a word
The population of mosquitos is growing along with Florida's population of people and brings diseases like dengue fever and malaria. Climate change is sending...
Food truck park breaks ground in Cape Coral with ambitious plans
The plan in Cape Coral for Slipaway Food Truck Park and Marina, on steroids, calls for 10 food trucks, an open-bar pavilion that will...
