Elizabeth Andarge

The city of Fort Myers hosted its 22nd annual Celtic Festival over the weekend.

One of the easiest ways to become intertwined with a different culture is to dive into their food. For Beta Israelis, this history combined Jewish and Ethiopian heritage and dates back centuries.

The Jewish Film Festival of Southwest Florida is preparing to celebrate a milestone anniversary.

A decision on the Naples Pride Festival permit heads to the Naples City Council.

There are mixed emotions after the United States forcefully removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro due to his alleged connections with South American drug cartels.

A local organization is hosting a breakfast to celebrate the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Dunbar Festival Committee is hosting the annual commemorative march.

Food can bring people together, but can it also tell the story of a culture’s past? The Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte County put that idea to the test.

The shooting of a Minneapolis woman and mother was the focus of protest events in Southwest Florida.

When a survey revealed local shops were hurting, a grassroots initiative moved quickly to help.

Nearly a year after first sharing his story, Erick Tovar says life looks very different. Tovar, now 22, is a junior at Florida Gulf Coast University from Venezuela living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. “Definitely, a lot of things have changed, as far as the government, as far as the politics, as far as the general hope that we have as of right now,” Tovar said. “My current hope is that the people of Venezuela that are still there get to experience freedom.”