Mundi’s Attapulgus Adventure
It’s hard to imagine the world’s largest land animal acting like a little puppy, but that's exactly how Mundi the elephant behaved when she began to settle into her new home in Attapulgus, Georgia. Flopping her ears...
At 8:30 in the morning, I walk into the Tallahassee Museum, humidity clinging to my t-shirt, the thermostat already rising. A half-hour before the museum opens, I gather with my team from WFSU, Suzie Buzzo, an animal curator at...
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...
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...
Originally Published March 10, 2023
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference”
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In our Local Routes Episode 902 we featured Jordan Roberts singing her song "Day by Day." In this full Spotlight episode, you can hear another one of her songs called "Frustrations" and see an interview with this talented...
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...
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...
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,...
Originally published online February 1, 2023
Nestled in the valley between two of Tallahassee's seven hills, winds a very large orange and green cement snake. It's intricately painted and fanged head rises high above Tallahassee's newest skate park, obviously poised...
