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Second Disaster Preparedness holiday begins
Florida’s second disaster preparedness sales tax holiday began Saturday. Supply Kits, generators, pet food and much more were all tax-free. WINK News reporter Ashley French went to Lowe’s in Cape Coral. George Sanderson is the Assistant Store Manager at Lowe’s. He said he’s been helping the customers...
Study Ranks Floridians As Nation’s Most Vulnerable to Mobile Banking Cyberattacks
Throughout the past five years, Florida has claimed the top spot of many coveted list, but residents of the Sunshine State won’t be happy to hear that they claimed the #1 ranking for the state most vulnerable to mobile banking cyberattacks. The study was conducted by Vention, a software...
Musical legends, tributes and ‘Moulin Rouge’ on Van Wezel season schedule
For the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall’s 2024-25 season, Executive Director Mary Bensel is hoping audiences are in the mood for laughter, a few musical legends, some local debuts and an extensive array of current and recent Broadway hits. Last season included a sold-out, two-week run of the ground-breaking musical “Hamilton.” It represented...
Is Florida Billionaire to Blame For Failing Ferry Operations to Mackinac Island?
UPDATE (8/12/24): The latest ferry schedules can be found here. Since then it's seemed like smoothing sailing-- until this past weekend, that is. Is this beloved Mackinac Island ferry company in dire straits?. As the busy summer tourist season winds down at one of Michigan's biggest and best tourist destinations,...
2 found dead at Fort Myers Beach home after reported gas leak
Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of two deaths reportedly linked to a gas leak at a home on Fort Myers Beach. According to the Fort Myers Beach Fire District, around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, crews were dispatched to a home on Palermo Circle after a reported gas leak/gas odor call.
Fuentes: App Store legislation threatens to put Floridians’ sensitive data in the hands of shady companies
Julio Fuentes warns about the dangers of the Open App Markets Act The post Fuentes: App Store legislation threatens to put Floridians’ sensitive data in the hands of shady companies appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Hurricane center monitoring 2 tropical waves. Florida thunderstorms, flash flooding possible
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves but tropical cyclone activity is not expected over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center reported in its Sunday update. ➤ Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location ...
HOA Fees Surge in Florida Amid Insurance Crisis
HOA dues are up more than 15% from a year ago in Tampa, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, compared with a median gain of 6% across the 43 metros Redfin analyzed. In Tampa, FL, the median monthly homeowners association (HOA) fee jumped 17.2% year over year during the three months ending July 31, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the steepest increase among the 43 U.S. metropolitan areas Redfin analyzed, and compares with a median increase of 5.7% across those metros. Next came two other Florida metros: Orlando (16.7%) and Fort Lauderdale (16.2%). HOA fees also rose in West Palm Beach (12.8%), Jacksonville (7.6%) and Miami (5.7%).
Veterans group previously pitched building golf courses on Florida state park
Nearly a year before the DeSantis administration ignited a public firestorm over plans to build golf courses on prized state park land on the Atlantic coast, a national veterans nonprofit pitched state and local officials on a similar proposal. Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, told the Tampa Bay Times that Lt....
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