I set the camera on the ground, and watch as the fire burns slowly through the grass towards me. By the end of the day, the ground will be black and empty. Fire hits the reset button in longleaf...
We met at 7 am to answer a question. For the previous couple of months, I’d been wandering Lake Jackson’s exposed bed, and observing the area around Porter Sink. The lake had been down since November, and on and...
When WFSU first took part in the American Graduate Initiative, it focused on encouraging students to get their high school diploma. Today that mission has expanded and is incorporating the world of social media to helps students explore the...
It’s your Birthday, Tallahassee!
The city we all call Tallahassee traces its Florida capital history back to 1824. That is when the first 13 members of Florida’s territorial legislature, appointed by President James Monroe voted to make it the...
In this episode, we see how Mundi the elephant is doing at a refuge in Attipulgus, Georgia. We hear the "purrs" of Buddha the panther at the Tallahassee Museum. Plus we see how a man losing his sight still...
Local singer Kanise is serving up a vibrant blend of energy, color, and flow in this full episode of Spotlight! In the October 19th, 2023 episode of Local Routes we shared one of her songs from this episode. Hear...
Video by Alex Campbell and Freddie Hall
Expanding the Spotlight
Those familiar with our digital Spotlight music series on WFSU’s YouTube channel know that we recently featured our first non-music artist: Muralist Matthew “briteso” Forrest. Forrest has been doing graphic design...
The beauty of art and design is everywhere in this episode of local routes.
I was looking out at a Category 5 hurricane, and not for the first time. But unlike during Hurricane Andrew, over thirty years ago, this time the glass didn’t break. I was visiting the University of Miami’s SUSTAIN Lab,...
This Spring, students at Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, a charter STEM high school on the Tallahassee Community College campus, participated in the first and second rounds of a national contest called Poetry Out Loud.
The Poetry Out Loud Program
Poetry Out Loud,...
