Arts and Culture

On this episode of Florida Matters, we speak to three people with different perspectives on Florida Noir, and find out why the Sunshine State makes a great setting for shifty characters and sinister deeds.

The award lands the Blake High School grad in the same company as Taylor Swift, SZA, Lady Gaga and Karol G. The news arrives a month after Doechii won the Grammy for best rap album.

"Back After This" centers around a 30-something podcast producer who reluctantly agrees to host a show focused on improving her dating life.

In the new play at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, a college professor is on the verge of a breakthrough in her work when she is accused of violating the school's DEI policies.

During her emotional acceptance speech, the Blake High alum thanked her mother and sobriety and invited rap labels to check out the hip-hop talent and culture in Tampa.

Few people knew John Lennon as intimately as May Pang. She was his romantic partner during the infamous “Lost Weekend” which lasted 18 months during late 1973 through 1975.

The nostalgic exhibition is the Lakeland museum's largest show since it was first established in 1966.

A new exhibit at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota takes inspiration from the iconic artists through the lens of nature.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a tornado hit the musician's Nashville home. Several months later, she suffered a stroke. That terrible year knocked her down but not out.

The disorder is characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Andrew Morstein developed it as a child but became more engaged with the arts as a teen as a way of coping.

Former banker Robert Gaglio tells a story of food, family and taking chances.

The show includes works from 17th century Italy that are making their American debut in Sarasota.