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The Bronx Boys, Alan Murray and Dan Lowery, met on the traditional Irish music circuit in New York City. Murray and Lowery bring the foot stomping tradition of the Irish bar to the studios of WMFE.

President Obama’s second inauguration in 2012 made Richard Blanco a star. Blanco says reading his poem One Today at that inauguration changed his understanding of the power of poetry in public life. Blanco joins us to talk about that poem- and the piece he wrote in response to the shooting at Pulse.

Bao buns are real popular these days with the millennials. So is riding bikes in groups in the middle of the street and wearing baggy clothes even when you're thin…the millennials are doing a bao bike ride for 6.5 miles Saturday 12 to 3:30. Meet up at the Baoery Asian Gastropub, pay the fee and enjoy the ride... and the bao... and those baggy tees. For more info go to localmotive.tours.

Move over, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — a grumpy man may soon take your place as America's favorite fictional Swede. The film adaptation of the best-seller A Man Called Ove is now coming to the U.S.

It's a hit. Spectators cheer and volunteers help as a child with special needs runs toward first base, his baseball helmet bobbing loosely on his head.Anne Aranda of Sanford is among the parents watching from the stands at Eastmonte Park in Altamonte Springs. Her 13- and 12-year-old boys are among the volunteers.She says it's her busy family life that prevents her from deciding how to vote in this neck-and-neck presidential race.

After months of back and forth…Congress has finally approved 1-point-1 billion dollars in emergency Zika funds.

A national coalition is ramping up its efforts to leverage the voting power of Puerto Ricans in Florida. Que Vote Mi Gente launched Thursday across the state.

Florida is home to more famous artists than you might think — after all, artists are as likely as anyone else to buy a vacation home or retire to the Sunshine State. But some, like Wakefield Poole, are genuine Floridians. Poole, one of the giants of experimental gay cinema in the 70s, grew up in Jacksonville and has since returned to his childhood hometown. In the 48 years (or so) in between, he lived a colorful life, to put it mildly.

Lloyd's journey to success was long and hard-fought. In her new memoir, she describes how she nearly quit playing soccer and reveals painful details about her strained relationship with her parents.

George has had many close calls, but did you know he once outran the Nazis? Despite some dated themes (we're looking at you, Man with the Yellow Hat) George is now a multimillion-dollar franchise.