Arts Axis Florida is a comprehensive local arts website where you can enjoy performances from your community organizations — even during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Oldsmar resident offers advice for folks seeking to reduce carbs. -
State Archives of Florida/CourtesyFor a century, the glass bottom boat tours at Wakulla Springs celebrated Florida’s seemingly endless depths of clean, clear water. With the water too murky to see through the glass, the boats are no longer running regularly — a symbol of the pollution plaguing the state’s freshwater and the cascade of consequences to come.
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Sister Louis Gabriel went through devastating storms in 1909, 1910 and 1919. She guided local students to build a grotto based on the one at Lourdes, and invited people to pray there. -
For as long as Key West has been around, booze has been a big part of island life. Historian Cori Convertito takes us on a tour through time of Key West's bars, saloons and grog shops.
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The relaunched Bay Crafted effort is aimed at driving new and repeat tourists to the region.
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She suggests weekly shopping trips, and not driving all over town to save a few pennies.
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The city was one of 33 sites nationwide to receive money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. It will go toward the Union Academy neighborhood.
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We discuss the variety of books written about Florida and the authors who live here.
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A good book goes great with a drink. Here are some recommendations.
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The statue of Mary McLeod Bethune is the first of a Black person to be unveiled in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
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Bramwell Tovey, who took over last August as the sixth music director in the orchestra's 72-year history, died of cancer.
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According to the Urban Land Institute, the pier "seamlessly blends into the city proper and, in addition to the delight of residents and visitors, has contributed greatly to the continued economic vitality of St. Petersburg."
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As early as 1959, Frankenthaler became a regular presence in major international exhibitions. She won first prize at the Premiere Biennale de Paris that year, and had her first major museum exhibition in 1960.
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The City of Tampa is celebrating its 135th birthday during Archives Awareness Week with virtual galleries, programs and exhibits at local archives.
