Perspectives

There is a growing recognition that mental health care is just as important as physical health care. Yet mental health care services remain less accessible and affordable for many people who need these services. To talk about it are: Mike Eurich, director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Policy at Big Bend Hospice; and Pam Mezzina, director/counselor at the Capstone Center.

The 3-part PSB Nature special “American Spring” will be aired on WFSU-TV and on Facebook Live April 29-May 1. In anticipation of that and multiple local events connected to the program and the larger promotion of “citizen scientists” to help with environmental research, we speak with: Nature Executive Producer Fred Kaufman; Rob Diaz de Villegas, ecology producer with WFSU Public Media; Peter Keinhenz with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and Rebecca Means, director of the

Performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, including the soul-stirring “Ode to Joy” Fourth Movement will take place the evening of Saturday, March 30 th and afternoon of Sunday, March 31 st at FSU’s Ruby Diamond Concert Hall (the March 31 st event will also be live streamed on WFSU.org.) Joining the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra will be the Morehouse College Glee Club and Florida A&M Concert Choir. Sunday’s performance, entitled “Ode to Understanding,” will begin with the presentation of

A March 28 event at Tallahassee’s Turnbull Center will reveal how so much of the nation’s commercially sold foods are directly connected to human trafficking. To discuss that, as well as new Florida anti-trafficking bills working their way through the Legislature are: Robin Hassler Thompson, executive director of Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC); Susan Turner, STAC board member and co-owner of Food Glorious Food; Terry Coonan, executive director of the FSU Center for the Advancement of

The Tallahassee Irish Society returns its St. Patrick’s Day Festival to its traditional home at Midtown’s Lake Ella on Saturday, March 16. Society President John Terrel presents a preview of the day-long gala. Meanwhile, the Irish Repertory Theatre presents a series of performances of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” at Tallahassee’s Goodwood Museum and Gardens. The Theatre’s Jim McMurtry and Lanny Thomas discuss the play and its amazing relevance to modern

The recovery of Northwest Florida from Hurricane Michael will be a long and painful process. Helping that effort is a coalition of organizations and individuals under the “REBUILD850” banner, that was launched by former Florida House Speakers Allan Bense and Will Weatherford this past November. Speaking on behalf of the group and the area’s continuing needs are: former Second District Congresswoman Gwen Graham; and former Florida Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon.

Just 100 days into his first term, Mayor Dailey tackles the issues of Southside and Frenchtown development, infrastructure improvements, workforce creation, a sustainable energy commitment, and a host of other topics.

On this first anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, our Perspectives panel takes a look at how the Leon County School District has responded as well as what the future of local school safety may look like. Talking about the issues: John Hunkiar, chief of security and safety for Leon County schools; Jim Russell, retired as major at the Florida State University Police Department; and Kate Kile, Tallahassee-based member of the Florida chapter of Moms Demand

Tallahassee has many sites of significance to African-American history and the struggle for equal rights. But many more such locations may yet to be properly preserved, or at least acknowledged. To talk about it are: Tallahassee City Commissioner Dianne Williams Cox; John G. Riley House and Museum Director Emeritus Althamese Barnes; and Dalitre Hollinger, Executive Director/CEO of The National Association for the Preservation of African-American Culture, Inc.,

From Monday, Feb. 4 through Friday, Feb. 8, Florida’s Capital City will host a daily series of events to focus more attention on both the historical Holocaust, as well as more modern expressions of hatred from which new atrocities might spring. To discuss that and the many happenings throughout the week are: Barbara Goldstein, executive director of the Holocaust Education Resource Council; Sally Bradshaw, owner of Midtown Reader; and Jim Murdaugh, president of Tallahassee Community College. For