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Tallahassee needs a long soaking rain to quench the drought

This week's rain was welcome, and we need a lot more. Tallahassee is in a rainfall deficit of more than 20 inches. We hear the forecast and more on Speaking Of.

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Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97

The celebrated mountaineer, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, his family said.

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FSU Museum of Fine Arts

49th Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition

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Apr 10, 2026

Gadsden Arts Center & Museum

LeMoyne Arts: The Nature of Kinship & Its Artful Connections

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Apr 10, 2026

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Special Exhibit: Remembering the Holocaust

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Apr 10, 2026

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum

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