Kashi Ashram is a little enclave hoping to make a big difference in Sebastian, southeast of Orlando on the Atlantic coast.  Katie Pankow visited Kashi as part of the series “Florida: Heaven on Earth?”

Yesterday, reporter Katie Pankow brought you the story of a unique Amish settlement in Sarasota.  Her story “The Amish of Pinecraft” continues today…it’s part of her series called “Florida: Heaven on Earth?”

Where do the Amish go for vacation?  Florida, of course. The Pinecraft community in Sarasota is Florida’s largest Amish enclave. Katie Pankow has more on this extraordinary community as part of the series “Florida: Heaven on Earth?”

Just outside of DeLand near Orlando is a little town called Cassadaga, which has earned the moniker “the metaphysical mecca” of the South.  Katie Pankow visits Cassadaga as part of a series of stories called Florida: Heaven on Earth, an exploration of religious communities in the Sunshine State.

Yesterday, reporter Katie Pankow brought you the story of the beginnings of a unique settlement in Estero, Florida in the late 1800's. Her story “Living Inside: Koreshan Unity” continues today, as part of a series called "Florida: Heaven on Earth?" airing on Thursday & Friday mornings for the several weeks.

In the late 1800s, Estero, Florida was home to a thriving and revolutionary community of people who believed they lived inside the earth.  These were the Koreshans.  Katie Pankow has more about this unique chapter in Southwest Florida history, in the first in a series of reports called “Florida: Heaven on Earth?”

There’s
a new option for women in the fight against breast cancer: a
five-minute screening that can identify abnormalities in the breast,
long before they turn into tumors. There are just a few physicians in
Florida offering the procedure. Katie Pankow found one, and has this
report.

There’s
a new option for women in the fight against breast cancer: a
five-minute screening that can identify abnormalities in the breast,
long before they turn into tumors. There are just a few physicians in
Florida offering the procedure. Katie Pankow found one, and has this
report.

Southwest Florida’s public land managers are looking to band together with surrounding communities to protect the local environment against the threat of invasive species. WGCU’s Katie Pankow reports.

Fort Myers Canterbury School students received visitors from half-way around the world this week as part of a program to promote international understanding and collaboration. WGCU’s Katie Pankow reports.