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Long before Florida was known for Mickey Mouse and Disney World, it was a vacation destination defined by its beaches and other attractions that drew on…

Sunken Gardens is a lush, colorful and fragrant tropical oasis in the middle of St. Petersburg.It's one of Florida’s original roadside attractions; WUSF's…

When Beth Buchanan brought her 3rd grade class to the Giraffe Ranch, she knew it meant her students from Monarch Learning Academy in Winter Park would see…

The Dixie Highway that meandered through Polk County in the early 20th century inspired the creation of lots of roadside attractions along its path.Most…

It’s the height of summer and there’s no better time to share your memories of Florida's roadside attractions. This week, WUSF’s Florida Matters is taking…

We check in on how the Rays are doing at this point in their 25th season.

The law is already having an impact, even though it doesn’t go into effect until next month.

Although term limits kept him from returning to Tallahassee, the former state senator still wants to help shape policy.

We dive into the pages of some of the most popular books of the summer, from frothy beach reads to poetry.

Joseph Dituri's goal was to gather data for medical research and understand the effects of long-term living in a confined environment.

With a diverse and growing population, that state's politics are more nuanced than election results might suggest.

Whether it’s the frustrating search for parking or the chaos around road expansions, more people means more cars on the road.

Florida Matters is starting a series exploring how the state's population boom and politics are affecting important issues in our lives.

Our soaring economy may be leaving some Floridians behind.

They also discussed what Hurricane Ian taught us, especially about storm surge.

Florida's wild places are transforming and sometimes disappearing.

How Floridians see ourselves and how the rest of the world sees us are often very different.

Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida offers a vision for resilient, sustainable design, even in the face of climate change, a booming population and a precarious insurance market.

Florida Matters looks at how to navigate open enrollment for Medicare. And we explore what Medicaid 'unwinding' means for hundreds of thousands of Floridians.

Halloween has become one of the biggest single-day holidays of the year. Amid other festive fall celebrations, Halloween is a chance to get spooky, scary, and maybe a little weird.

Florida’s economy is booming, and Hispanic-owned businesses are contributing to that growth.

More than half of the Florida Wildlife Corridor's 18 million acres is protected conservation land. But that leaves a lot of land vulnerable to development.

Debates over parental rights, school choice and what should be taught in public schools have embroiled state lawmakers and local school districts.

While a recent shooting in Ybor City may put the Tampa neighborhood in the spotlight, Ybor has a long and rich history and was instrumental in shaping the city of Tampa. The cigar industry was lured from revolutionary Cuba and became home to the city's economic and power base.

Nearly 200 miles from where Hurricane Idalia made landfall, the beaches experienced some of the worst erosion seen in decades.