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Secret bourbon bar opens on 1st Avenue North in St. Pete's EDGE District
A new bourbon bar hidden inside a liquor store has made its debut in St. Pete's EDGE District. The 1st Ave Clubhouse Bourbon Bar is tucked away inside the newly relocated 1st Ave Liquors store at 1211 1st Avenue North Suite 100, adjacent to the Zubrick Magic Theatre. The Clubhouse,...
Palm Springs preschool spotlighted during U.S. Small Business Administration visit
PALM SPRINGS, Fla. — The U.S. Small Business Administration said it has seen a record number of small businesses created in Florida since 2021, with more than $2 billion in loans distributed in South Florida alone last year. Officials from the agency along with Congresswoman Lois Frankel spoke with...
10 arrested in Lakeland house party bust, deputies say
LAKELAND, Fla. - Ten people, including eight teenagers, were arrested after a house party was busted in Lakeland this week, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies who were in the Country Club Lane area of Crystal Lake in Lakeland on Tuesday were told by residents that a rental home had become a nuisance house that was often filled with teens "at all hours of the night," the sheriff's office said.
New all-terrain chair brings waterside accessibility to Lido Beach
A beach-friendly accessibility chair that promotes independence for those with mobility challenges is now available for public use at Lido Beach. The EcoRover is an electric, hand-controlled track chair with all-terrain treads that can easily traverse sand, allowing for independent enjoyment of the beach. Based in North Port, the EcoRover chair was invented by company President Cordell Jeter, a paraplegic as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Uncle Sam accuses telco IT pro of decade-long spying campaign for China
The US is looking to prosecute a Chinese immigrant over claims he has been drip-feeding information of interest to Beijing since at least 2012. Ping Li, 59, is a US citizen who resides in Wesley Chapel, Florida, having worked for a "major US telecommunications company and an international information technology company" since his move stateside.
JetBlue Airlines suing Florida over what it calls too much in corporate income tax
JetBlue Airways is suing the state of Florida for overcharging the airline by more than $631,630 in corporate income tax, according to its complaint that was filed in Leon County. The complaint, filed July 19 in Leon Circuit Civil court, says the airline contested the "entire amount of the additional corporate income...
Florida hopes to reduce ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for children with rare diseases
Tiem Strouse seemed like a perfectly healthy baby boy when he was born in 2013 in St. Petersburg. But at about 13 months, his development stalled. The baby words that had come early stopped. He would only walk on the balls of his feet and at times would spin around for no reason, mom Liz Strouse said. He also appeared to be suffering from night terrors.
Florida Congressional delegation delivers millions in support of FIU’s climate tech research
FIU is at the helm of groundbreaking research that harnesses the power of cutting-edge technologies to study and preserve the environment. FIU’s strength in this research area, dubbed “climate technologies,” is turning heads — and garnering supporters locally and nationally. For a third historic year, members...
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