EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK Happy 75th birthday Everglades National Park! One of the largest wetlands in the world, it was formally dedicated as a national park on December 6, 1947. The park covers over 1.5 million acres (2,357 square miles) in Miami-Dade, Collier and Monroe Counties.
Florida experienced two hurricanes in six weeks – Category 4 Hurricane Ian on September 28th and Category 1 Hurricane Nicole, which made landfall on November 9th. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Governor DeSantis’ Hurricane Nicole emergency declaration for 60 counties and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Read more about Hurricanes[…]
PUBLIX SCALES In a generation, customers at Publix will no longer remember the huge scales in front of the store. Founder George Jenkins installed the scales in every grocery store for 81 years, in part because most people did not have access to a scale except at their doctor’s office. Sadly, the manufacturer has stopped Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
GRINCH PLEADS GUILTY The Indian River Sheriff’s office tracked down and arrested the Grinch. Charged with burglary, theft and trying to stop Christmas, the green grouchy creature pled guilty when confronted by his victims, specifically Cindy Lou Who. The Indian River County judge, Nicole Menz, accepted his plea and ruled that the offender will be released on Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
FSU SOCCER The Florida State University women’s soccer team came home from Santa Clara, California with their third national championship on December 6th. A scoreless game, they won on the last penalty kick to secure the win against Brigham Young University. Go Lady Noles! MASK FINES The Florida Department of Education returned over $875,000 in state Read more about Issues of Interest[…]