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📺'The More we Grow' on Lakefront TV
🍫Welcome to another week, Brieflings. Big shout-out to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, which continues to support hunger relief efforts in the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Helene, sending thousands of MREs (Meals Ready-to-Eat) to help families in Georgia. On Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, a truck picked up 500 Abbott disaster relief...
Behind Enemy Lines: A closer look at the UCF Knights
The Gators (2-2) return to competition tonight to take on UCF at 7:45 p.m. ET at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network. Ahead of the contest, Swamp247 spoke with Knights247 reporter Stephen Leonard to gain his perspective on the Knights. What went wrong for...
Florida looks to improve pre-K quality with new preschool ratings
For decades, Florida faced criticism for judging the quality of its pre-K program on a “readiness” test given to young students after they started kindergarten. It was a system, critics argued, that penalized preschools serving the kids who struggle the most — often those from low-income families. Now, the state is debuting a new rating system that gives more credit for the progress these ...
Florida TGI Fridays Sued For Eviction, Allegedly Owes $65,761.08
If you lived in Florida decades ago, you had access to casual restaurant chains like Bennigan's and Chi Chi's. Those chains have declined, but one restaurant in this genre, TGI Friday's is still around - although I've written about Florida losing three locations in 2024. And now, an Orlando location has been sued for eviction with allegations that it owes over $60,000.
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