In this special Retro Local episode of Local Routes, we explore the history of the Smokey Hollow community as well as the FAMU Hospital and look at their ties to hot topic issues like development and civil rights....
We travel to Wakulla County to visit the Florida Wild Mammal Association to find out more about their search for a new home. We also take to the fields to learn about a farm that's growing more than just...
Plan your spring garden while making sure you native bees will love it! Not only are the flowers bee friendly, but they are pretty too. We'll even show you how you can get free seed packets to add some...
This week, we hunt ghosts in Monticello, one of the most haunted small towns in the country. Mike Plummer revisits an artist in Carrabelle to see what new “Yard Art” he's created. We take a paddling tour...
We introduce you to local retired Child Development Professor Don Rapp and tell you about his appearances on the Mister Rogers Neighborhood in the 1970s. He talks about the legend and how juggling is good for the brain. ...
This week on “Local Routes,” Rob Diaz de Villegas travels to the Munson Sandhills of the Apalachicola National Forest to learn how conservationists are working to reintroduce a tiny amphibian to the ecosystem. Mike Plummer travels to Thomasville...
This week we explore a working Alligator Farm in Chipley, Florida. Plus, we go on an EcoAdventure to the local St. Vincent Island and discover why it is disappearing. And a special piece of artwork at a local...
In this episode we explore memories of Smokey Hollow-- an African American Community in Tallahassee built after the Civil War. Plus, a local chapter of the Society of Creative Anachronism take us back to the Middle Ages for a...
Almost any place in north Florida and South Georgia that has flowers in bloom, you'll find butterflies. We take the entire episode to learn more about the ones that live in and travel through our area.
We explore how the Cyber world we live in has increased the need for people skilled in Information Technology. Plus we look at ways people are learning and earning while they gain experience in this field. Plus, how teachers...