On July 20, 1969, people across this country, and all over the world, were transfixed by the events taking place 238,000 miles above the surface of the earth. Apollo 11 landed the first two humans on the Moon.

Today marks the beginning of a new fiscal year in Florida government with a nearly $91 billion dollar budget. Today also marks the day when a number of new laws take effect that were passed by elected officials in this year’s annual legislative session.

Alzheimer’s disease is named after a doctor, who in 1906 noticed changes in the brain tissue of a woman who had died of a mental illness that included symptoms like memory loss, language problems, and unpredictable behavior. After she died, he examined her brain and found many abnormal clumps which we now call amyloid plaques, and tangled bundles of fibers now called tau tangles. These plaques and tangles are still considered the main features of Alzheimer’s disease, and most research into its

While red tide algal blooms have occurred off the coast of western Florida since before the state was heavily developed – the earliest accounts of its presence date back to the 1880s , and J.N. Ding Darling himself wrote about a massive red tide bloom in the 1940s – current residents of this part of the state are unfortunately well-aware of just how harmful a red tide bloom can be.

As we approach the end of Pride Month and the 50 th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots , which are largely considered a sentinel catalyst to the gay rights movement, we explore why pride events continue to exist and how they’ve changed over the years.

Since 2011 The New Beginnings of SWFL has been supporting single mothers in a family-style environment by providing them with a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment at no cost. The idea is to relieve some of the financial burden facing the mothers and gives them a safe place to live.

Florida has long ranked at or near the bottom when it comes to spending for state-managed mental health programs. And while the lack of available mental health services, for people of all ages, is a statewide problem, it’s particularly acute here in Southwest Florida. In Lee, Collier and Charlotte Counties there is roughly one mental health provider per 1000 residents -- that’s compared to the state average of about one in 670 people.

Audubon’s Corkscrew Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary has a new Sanctuary Director at the helm. Dr. Lisa Korte comes to Corkscrew after spending years working in the rainforests of Central and West Africa. We get to know her, and her vision for the future of the 65 year old sanctuary.

The 2018 wading bird nesting season was one of the largest on record, that’s according to the annual South Florida Wading Bird Report released last week by the South Florida Water Management District , and prepared along with Audubon Florida .

The first edition of Spectrum comes to Nice Guys Beer & Pizza Lounge on June 22. The event serves as a live-art exhibit and queer experimental showcase including drag performances and musical acts. Spectrum aims to foster the development of safe spaces and performance venues for all of the LGBTQ community to connect, unwind, network and get inspired. We’ll meet the event’s creator and drag performer Ava Garden. We’ll also hear a live in-studio performance from Spectrum featured musician and