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It was cancelled last year because of the pandemic, for the first time since World War II, but now the show is back on.

Vaccinations encouraged COVID-19 vaccinations are encouraged for festival attendees, a press release from the Mason City Chamber of Commerce said.  "Festival-goers who receive their COVID-19 vaccination this week will be fully-vaccinated by the time of the festival," the release advised. "According to the CG Public Health officials, ample doses of the vaccine are available at distribution points throughout Cerro Gordo County and North Iowa. For more information about the North Iowa Band Festival, visit www.nibandfest.com.  A "Reverse Parade" was held in downtown Mason City on Thursday, ...

A longtime music tradition that showcases local and regional musicians will return to downtown Mason City this year. The 82nd annual North Iowa Band Festival will take place Memorial Day weekend on May 27-31 after the Mason City Park and Recreation Board approved the event’s facility request, among others, during a special meeting Friday evening. A marching band participating in the annual North Iowa Band Festival parade. The 82nd iteration of the Memorial Day weekend will return to downtown Mason City after it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. LISA GROUETTE, Globe Gazett...

The Wells’Built museum in Orlando celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. As one of the few hotels in the South where African Americans could stay during segregation, the Wells’Built hosted activists, artists and athletes- like Ray Charles, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall.  On this episode of Intersection, host Matthew Peddie talks with Elizabeth Thompson- who’s on the board of the Association to Preserve African American Society, History, and Tradition- about the last two decades of the museum and what comes next.  Plus, UCF professor of English and Africana Dr. Obi Nwakanma...

Although alligators and beaches are right up there, few images have been more consistently used to promote the Sunshine State than young women in bathing suits. Also, a recent Flashback about Orlando wrestling promoter Henry “Milo” Steinborn inspired a reader's letter.