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Lou Pearlman Died While Incarcerated With 13 Years Left on His Prison Sentence
There are many different flavors of fraudsters. There is the Elizabeth Holmes type, who claims she got in a little over her head. Then you have the Anna Delvey variety, who appear to be in it for the love of the game. Some people scam out of desperation while others are simply greedy. They will never be satisfied. By all accounts, music mogul Lou Pearlman falls under that last category. He rose to prominence and semi-fame after creating bands like the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Pearlman then stole from them, and many others. The former record label owner eventually "plead...
Hidden cost of vacation rentals skyrockets property taxes for hundreds of local homeowners
Hundreds of northeast Florida homeowners are taking advantage of the summertime beach living to put rooms up for vacation rentals, but are finding a hidden cost in renting out their place.
Florida denies racial discrimination against FAMU
TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that state policies are discriminatory and rooted in segregation, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to reject a potential class-action lawsuit about issues such as funding and programs at historically Black Florida A&M University. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed an...
State-funded home improvement dreams paused as heavy demand closes first step for funding
Didn’t get into the pipeline to claim your state-funded home improvement grant after the possibility reopened July 1? You've got plenty of company. My Safe Florida Home, which hands out up to $10,000 per home in state money to help Floridians get their homes storm-ready — and perhaps lower their insurance premiums...
Dirty rain has hit South Florida. The Panhandle could be next. Here's the latest forecast
A huge plume of Saharan dust has moved over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from the western coast of Africa, to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The dust plume is partly responsible for the relatively quiet start to what is expected to be a "hyperactive" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, but things could soon get dirty. ...
Florida Victorious looks to Chomp Out Hunger in Alachua County
Florida-themed limited-edition boxes of fresh vegetables from Florida Victorious partner Front Door Produce will be available for purchase by fans between July 22nd and August 12th. The boxes can be purchased for individual use or donated to benefit The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. The post Florida Victorious looks to Chomp Out Hunger in Alachua County appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
UF/IFAS introduces pavilion with renewable building material
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) has partnered with architects and contractors to build a temporary 400-square-foot pavilion on UF’s main campus. The pavilion, called the MASS Haptic project and located between the J. Wayne Reitz...
Three Gators named to Cape Code League All-Star Team
A trio of Florida Gators are tearing it up across the nation’s most prestigious wood-bat summer league. Infielder Cade Kurland, catcher/designated hitter and right-handed pitcher Jake Clemente were named to the 2024 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star East Division team over the weekend. The game will take place at Guv Fuller Field, home of the Falmouth Commodores, on July 27.’ Donay and Kurland are starters at first and second base, respectively. Both Clemente and Donay are coming off Player of the Week performances. Clemente threw seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit as he improved his earned run average to...
Mayor of Gainesville plans to turn stage lights back on at downtown theater
The Florida Theater on West University Avenue stage has been quiet for some years. While the theater was lively in the 1970′s as a live music performance center, it has since seen fewer performances. Formerly known as ‘The Great Southern Music Hall,’ the theater is currently known as an ‘eye-sore’ to some residents.
Accident involving downed wires closes all lanes of San Jose Blvd., police report
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has reported an accident involving downed wires at the intersection of Old St Augustine Rd and San Jose Blvd. As a result, all lanes on San Jose Blvd are currently closed.
Florida's lobster mini-season underway, "bug hunters" hope to bag their limit
MIAMI - Attention lobster lovers: the 2024 Florida mini-season is now open.So-called "bug hunters" hit the water at the start of the season, 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, hoping to bag their limit. That's six spiny lobsters per person in Monroe County and Biscayne National Park and 12 per person in the rest of Florida.The lobster's carapace must be larger than 3 inches and measured in the water. Anyone participating in harvesting spiny lobster must have a measuring device at all times. The spiny lobster, often called "bugs," inhabit tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.At...
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