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Paleta-themed pop-up bar opens in San Antonio
The Moon's Daughters at The Thompson Hotel is partnering with Paleteria San Antonio to create summer cocktails lasting through Aug. 11. Zoom in: The pop-up menu consists of the Luna Flair (with tequila), Halo (vodka) and Nova (bourbon). All cocktails are $18 and are garnished with a mini paleta. Dig...
Time Magazine named Sarasota’s Selby Gardens one of the World’s Greatest Places
Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has even more bragging rights as of Thursday, when Time magazine announced its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places. On the list of 100 places, Selby Gardens was one of only eight found in the United States. It was also the only...
New Lakeland VA Clinic opens as Polk County's veteran population grows
LAKELAND, Fla. - For veterans living in Polk County, the only option to get to a VA hospital was to drive to Tampa or to Orlando, but now there's a closer option. James A Haley Veterans' Hospital hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Lakeland VA Clinic, located at 2080 Meadowland Park Boulevard in south Lakeland.
No water, no new homes: Dundee considers a building moratorium until more water is found
The Town of Dundee is expected to enact a one-year moratorium on new housing developments because of a lack of water for all the residential units that developers have planned. Dundee, a town of about 6,000 residents nestled on the east side of U.S. 27 between Lake Wales and Haines City, has about...
Coming Soon to Downtown Lakeland: ‘Market on Kentucky’
There’s paper covering the windows of the former Taco Bus location on Kentucky Avenue right now. But in about a month, Frescos owner Tina Calhoon, 54, hopes to unveil a curated community market where up to 20 local purveyors can sell artisan food products. She and her husband Tim...
2024 ‘Stop Heart Disease Early Career Researcher of the Year’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Florida Heart Research Foundation has announced Ariadna Herrera, PhD candidate at Florida International University (FIU), as its “Stop Heart Disease Early Career Researcher of the Year.”. Herrera will be presented with the prestigious award in the amount of $50,000 at this year’s...
Winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth over $100K purchased at South Florida gas station
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A winning ticket worth over $100,000 was purchased at a gas station in Florida on Thursday. The winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth $114,043.73 was purchased at Chevron, located at 1601 Coral Way in Coral Gables. Hollywood store sells $2 million winning Mega Millions ticket. NOW...
Florida has an election in August. Here’s how your vote gets counted and verified
ORLANDO, Fla. – Special tests on voting machines are being conducted ahead of the Aug. 20 election and you can see those tests take place. Orange County held its logic and accuracy test on Friday, and it was open to the public. According to Florida law, every county is required to do this.
Behind the Investigation: A closer look at how WCTV uncovered a contraband crisis in Florida state prisons
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - After seven months of investigating, WCTV launched a project Thursday that uncovered how fentanyl is showing up in Florida’s state prison facilities. The investigation uncovered shocking data: massive spikes in contraband confiscations, an uptick in inmates testing positive for drugs and a state facility where...
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