Railroad Square has been part of the Local Routes stories from the beginning. This article features many of them from the first 10 seasons
Most of us know Dr. John Gorrie as the father of refrigeration. But there is surprisingly little other information about him out in the public sphere. Mike Plummer set out to learn more about the local legend.
Velma Frye has led a life of music—From performing on WFSU's ‘Studio-A' to singing on the radio to composing her own scores—She's done it all! Robbie Gaffney sits down with her to see how she started and what she's...
The Aucilla and Wacissa Rivers are home to archeological sites dating back as far as fourteen thousand years. Stone tools and the remains of hunted animals can offer clues as to the identities of these first Floridians. A team...
The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission and its partners work to protect the frosted flatwoods salamander, a fire dependent animal in serious decline. Once common in wetlands throughout the American southeast, it has been reduced to a handful of viable...
Originally written by Pete Seeger, Where Have all the Flowers Gone?, is performed by Fred Lee (Vocals) and Jack Quine (Guitar) for WFSU's studio event in October 2017 called "Vietnam: No Single Story, No Single Song." See the full...
The South wouldn't be the South without boiled peanuts. But a really good boiled peanut can be elusive. Mike Plummer hit the road to find local boiled peanut experts.
First he met up with Marvin McKenzie, owner of Glenda's Country Store on Highway...
After the fall of big chain movie rental stores across the city, Cap City Video Lounge rises up and roots itself in Tallahassee's community of cinephiles. Meet the people like Kevin Cole and Kasi Hubbard who created it and...
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LOCAL ROUTES producer, Rob Diaz de Villegas joined program host Suzanne Smith for a chat about his work on LOCAL ROUTES. She asked him about how he became interested in ecology, his favorite stories, and about finding bands to...
