A researcher at Mote Marine Laboratory is growing a “sea-green delicacy” called sea purslane in a novel aquaponic system that's also raising red fish. Dr. Kevan Main , a senior scientist at the laboratory in Sarasota, also developed a “Sea Purslane Cookbook” to help locals enjoy the generally overlooked coastal vegetable. She joins us to tell us more about sea purslane, and discuss the details of her aquaponic system and cookbook.

We're listening back to a conversation we had last month to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month . According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center , one in three women, and one in six men, have experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime in America. We met Wendy J. Silva, she's Sexual Assault Program Manager at the Punta Gorda-based Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies Inc. (C.A.R.E.). We also met Lesley Barton , who shared her experience as a sexual assault survivor and

The city of Fort Myers went through a dramatic metamorphosis in the early 20 th century from a largely frontier cow town to a thriving metropolitan center for commerce, citrus production and, of course, tourism. The latest book from Southwest Florida historian and author Tom Hall explores that development through the lens of a series of major fires that nearly derailed the city’s development. In Volume Two of “ Epic Fires of Fort Myers: How a Series of Early Fires Influenced the Town’s

The fourth-annual BabeFest returns to Fort Myers on Friday, May 24. The music festival celebrates diversity in the arts with a full lineup of women-focused or women-fronted rock bands.

Florida Gulf Coast University is offering a free STEM Summer Camp for High School Girls . Participating 9-12th grade girls will learn about water quality issues facing Southwest Florida, and issues around climate change. Girls will be mentored in the latest climate change research and how it is related to south Florida. The camp includes boat trips and hands on lessons in field methodologies. They will collect all of their own samples and engage in authentic scientific research, will be mentored

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced that Russian hackers breached the election systems in two Florida counties leading up to the 2016 election. He says no votes were changed, and that the systems accessed were completely separate from voting and tabulation machines. But, he also said he had to sign a nondisclosure agreement with the FBI to not reveal which counties had been hacked.

The Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary ’s Director Emeritus, Ed Carlson, began his career at the sanctuary the day after he graduated high school. Since then, he served as the sanctuary’s director from 1983 to 2012. Carlson has seen the sanctuary transform over 50 years of working there. He joins us in studio to reflect on the ways the sanctuary has changed since his time starting there.

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 average pay for Florida teachers ranks 46th in the country among the states. That’s according the National Education Association’s annual ranking. And, according to ZipRecruiter, school counselor’s pay in Florida ranks 49th in the nation. Statistics like this make it easy to see why many teachers are challenged to make ends meet. Enter the 'side hustle' -- a way to make money on the side using the expertise and skills a school counselor or educator already has in abundance. For teachers

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation last Friday that establishes three regional task forces to study what’s called the “Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Programs” within the Florida Department of Transportation. The legislation essentially looks to build three new toll highways in Florida.