Arts

Byron Donalds will be governor, Ashley Moody turned back Angie Nixon and Amendment 3 passed. But what about Congress? What about Texas?! We try to break it down on "Florida Matters Live & Local."

A dispute between the city of Sarasota and the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation over who would operate a proposed performing arts center at The Bay park has cast doubt on the project's future.

Who, what, where and when on Tampa Bay area stages.

In 2012, Sharon Preston-Folta released a book revealing how she was fathered by the bandleader during an longtime affair with her mother. Her sad but inspiring read has been updated and republished.

The city and nonprofit foundation enter a dispute resolution over the amended partnership agreement.

As the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers slug it out, cultural institutions in their respective markets are laying their Monet on the table.

For the first time in 50 years, there may be no debate between the leading candidates in the race for Florida governor.

We learn more about a Tampa Bay Times investigation that found a "side door" in the foster care system that can leave parents struggling to reunite with their children.

Commissioners approved $2.1 million in county support to 33 organizations. Urbanite Theatre, which declined to sign a DEI acknowledgement circulated by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, was the lone exception.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," George Levesque addresses several topics, including the historic renovation that's scheduled to be completed in October and what brought him to Tampa in June.

High schoolers can satisfy arts and physical education credits if they're in marching band for two years. The Falcon Sound at Pembroke Pines' Flanagan High shows how rough a long summer day of band camp can be.

Sarasota County arts organizations seeking a share of $2.1 million in public grant funding this year are facing a new requirement to sign an acknowledgment tied to Florida's restrictions on DEI initiatives. Some have signed despite deep reservations.