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The Urban Heat Island Effect: A Growing Challenge in Florida’s Urban Areas
As an Extension Agent, a significant part of my daily work involves talking about our environment with folks from all walks of life. A...
Shannon Carnevale
May 30, 2023
Access Art: Special Needs
Artist and educator Tinia Clark said, “Art connects us all.” Thanks to her and the Polk Museum of Art, the special needs community has a...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
Dorothy Jean’s Dream Initiative
On the breezy front porch of the Fort Meade Historical Museum, Founder & Executive Director of Dorothy Jean’s Dream Initiative, Jaret...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
Florida Dance Theatre
The Florida Dance Theatre, founded in 1993 by Carol Krajacic Erkes, is a “home and a community rather than a program,” according to...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
American Wetlands Month
May is American Wetlands Month, and with one-fifth of the nation’s wetlands, Florida is the perfect place to appreciate the beauty and...
Shannon Carnevale
Apr 30, 2023
Calogero’s Pizzeria
In a small tidy kitchen off Highway 17 in Lake Alfred, Calogero “Charlie” Restivo makes the best pizza in Polk County. Over piping hot...
Tara Crutchfield
Apr 30, 2023
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