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How odd! West Melbourne Oddities Festival celebrates the strange and unusual
Expect the unexpected in West Melbourne when the Oddities Festival settles into the West Melbourne Community Park Splash Pad, 3000 Minton Rd., on Sunday, Sept. 1. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that day, anything goes in terms of items to be gawked at and perhaps purchased. Let’s say you’re in the market for some jewelry made from chain mail, or perhaps artwork that incorporates animal skulls. Maybe you have been looking for some vintage outfits...
Winning Florida Lottery ticket worth over $107,000 sold in Palm Bay
PALM BAY, Fla. - Check your tickets! One person is over $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery ticket in Central Florida. The Florida Lottery said the Sunlight Food Mart located at 1191 San Filippo Drive Southeast in Palm Bay sold a Fantasy 5 ticket worth $107,125.46. The winning numbers...
South Florida protest over plan to add golf courses, hotels to state parks
MIAMI - More than 100 people turned out in a park in North Miami Beach to urge the Florida Department of Environmental Protection not to go through with its "Great Outdoors Initiative" proposal that would add golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other developments to nine state parks. The protest at Oleta River State Park was one of several that will be held in parks across the state."We were completely surprised. We had no idea this was coming, I hadn't heard of it," said Catalina Lemaitre, who helped organize the protest. "I get emotional thinking about it because our state parks...
State definition of ‘religion’ too narrow, Satanic Temple says
The DeSantis administration, in encouraging introduction of religious chaplains into Florida’s public schools, has published a definition of “religion” that appears to exclude world faiths with millions of followers. The Florida Department of Education’s model policy to guide school principals interested in implementing the optional program defines both religion and the qualifications needed to serve […]
Florida regulators weigh-in on potential TECO rate hikes in 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida regulators Monday dug into a proposal that would lead to Tampa Electric Co. raising base electric rates, with representatives of consumers and businesses arguing the proposal should be scaled back. Tampa Electric is asking the Florida Public Service Commission to approve a $287.98 million increase...
Outrage grows over proposed state park development
A proposal by Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ Department of Environmental Protection to partially develop nine state parks has run into emphatic opposition from environmentalists, the public and state lawmakers. Honeymoon Island State Park is on Pinellas County’s gulf coast, near Dunedin. The barrier island consists of approximately 20 acres...
Record number of Americans killed by heat in 2023: Research
Extreme heat killed more Americans in 2023 than any other year over nearly a quarter century of records, according to research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. At least 2,325 people died from the heat last year, according to the study, which included deaths with heat as both an underlying and…
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