Janine Zeitlin is a journalist at Naples Daily News. She focuses on culture and society, exploring various subcultures within South Florida. Janine's work has been featured in notable outlets including Yahoo News, Tri States Public Radio, WUSF Public Media, WGCU Public Media, WLRN Public Radio & Television, and The News-Press Media Group (Part of the USATODAY Network).
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Janine Zeitlin's coverage heavily focuses on local weather and crime in the United States, Florida, particularly Naples. She often covers evolving stories and breaking news related to these themes.
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By: Janine Zeitlin
For father and son, Roger and Scotty McCandless, swamp buggy racing in Naples, Florida, is a family tradition. Local historians say the unique sport is among the oldest traditions in the Gulf coast town of Naples. The first races were held in 1949.
By: Janine Zeitlin
Editor's note: Watch WGCU's local documentary Swamp Buggy Fever! airing on Jan. 22 at 8:30 p.m. on WGCU TV and wgcu.org.
The old style of Florida living is one that is hard to give up. Many who saw generations survive in the boggy wilderness grew up as part of the swamp buggy community
For over 75 years... The Swamp Buggy Race has been an annual tradition in Naples. Originally designed to help navigate through the hardened terrain and murky bogs... The Swamp Buggy has evolved into a thrilling competition
Hibiscus Drive, one of the most Ian-damaged streets on Fort Myers Beach, is in a state of revival. Not exactly the same, but not so different.
After months of grief, stress and battles with agencies, Judi Woods moved back to her home on Hibiscus Drive, one of the streets hardest hit by Ian.
Felipe Santos, 23, vanished after he was last seen with CCSO deputy Steven Calkins after an Immokalee Road traffic crash on Oct. 14, 2003.
Some mangroves are coming back, bald eagles rebuilt their nests and there was a record number of loggerhead sea turtle nests in Sanibel-Captiva.
Several boats have been repaired and are back out on the water. And Erickson & Jensen Shrimp has big dreams for what the working waterfront could be.
