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$750M Miami Project Moves Forward
ROVR plans to develop 1,000 units in the River Rapids neighborhood. The Miami Urban Development Review Board has unanimously approved ROVR Development’s proposal to build 1,000 units inside Miami’s River Rapids neighborhood. The developer has another 593 units in various stages of development nearby, outside of the newly...
Transfer RB Damien Martinez is 'a big, physical back' who has UM teammates excited
Miami middle linebacker Kiko Mauigoa knows exactly what type of running back the Hurricanes added in Oregon State transfer Damien Martinez during the spring transfer portal window. Mauigoa, who started his career at Washington State, faced Martinez in 2022 when the running back was a true freshman. In that game,...
ACC Basketball: Top 10 returning players to watch for 2024-25 season
We do not often see a freshman dominate in the ACC on a team not named Duke or North Carolina. Markus Burton did just that for a Notre Dame team that struggled for most of the season with the freshman leading the team in both points and assists. Recognized as...
Florida’s back-to-school tax-free shopping holiday approaching
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Florida’s back-to-school tax-free shopping holiday begins next Monday, July 29. Shoppers can buy individual school supply items for less than $50, learning aids for under $30, clothes and shoes for less than $100, and electronics for less than $1500 all without paying sales taxes. The holiday runs until August 11. […]
Audubon Celebrates new islands in its Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries System
A generous donation from Mahaffey Management, LLC, adds three mangrove spoil islands to the Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries System and brings the total number of islands up to 28. The islands, spread across Tampa and Sarasota bays, host thousands of breeding pairs of 29 species – among the largest and most diverse coastal bird populations in the state.
Casey’s buys nearly 200 stores in Texas, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi
(Radio Iowa) – The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store officially announced the acquisition today (Friday) of 198 stores in the southern U-S that includes 148 in Texas and 50 in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. . Casey’s is purchasing the CEFCO convenience stores for more than $1.145-BILLION dollars. Casey’s C-E-O Darin Rebelez talked about the purchase in a conference call for investors. “This acquisition will quickly expand Casey’s presence in Texas, a very attractive market for Casey’s, in addition we’ll be able to expand our footprint further into the South as well,” he says.
Biden’s big lead shutting down two contests could seal deal for Harris
President Joe Biden was so widely viewed as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party that two states did not hold primaries earlier this year, and that decision could help seal the deal quicker for Vice President Kamala Harris to get the party’s presidential nomination. Harris is poised to win the party’s nomination at a […]
South Florida family desperate to find 81-year-old mom suffering from dementia
FORT LAUDERDALE - Have you seen Carol Tormey? The 81-year-old mom, suffering from dementia, has been missing since Sunday night. Her family is desperate to find her. Family members fanned out across Fort Lauderdale on Friday, passing out flyers in their search for her.It is a mystery as relatives say she left her Fort Lauderdale home in a pickup truck she had not driven in 2 years and they do not know why she left or where she was headed.They say information from the air tag in her vehicle shows that she drove around Fort Lauderdale and up to Deerfield...
Some changes in our weather pattern this weekend
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - High pressure will move right over the top of central Florida as a front moves into N. Florida. This high pressure system will mean very light winds throughout the day which will allow a sea breeze or west wind to develop in the early afternoon. This along with some additional moisture will bring showers and thunderstorms once again to the area. Now the rain chance is at 50%, meaning not everyone is going to see these pop-up storms during the mid afternoon through the early evening.
‘We need action’: Solidarity skate aims to raise awareness about Beachwalk safety in wake of rollerblader’s rape
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A concerned community is hoping a rally being held this weekend will get the attention of Miami Beach officials more than a week after, police said, a woman was raped while rollerblading on the Beachwalk. 7News cameras captured pedestrians and bicyclists on the Beachwalk on...
SpaceX return to flight: FAA OKs Falcon 9 launches; first mission set for Saturday morning
The familiar rumble of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been absent from Space Coast skies the past two weeks — but the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company permission to return to flight amid its ongoing anomaly investigation. And SpaceX is already targeting 12:21 a.m. Saturday for its next Falcon 9 mission....
The Marlins should be spenders after a major MLB decision and other notes
Are you tired of waiting for Miami Marlins owner Bruce Sherman to start spending on the team? I've been saying for a long time that he should and he may finally have no excuse not to. The MLB and MLBPA made major changes to the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement), and these changes may start affecting future off-seasons! There's also some news on the division rivals...
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