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'Barbecue Showdown": Former Florida teacher competes on Netflix BBQ show
The competition pits BBQ masters from all walks of life in a head-to-head contest of flavor and fire. When the meat hit the fire in the third season of Netflix's "Barbecue Showdown," the Sunshine State was represented. But not by a professional pitmaster or even a restaurant chef. Former special...
Florida CFO Patronis Appoints Tom Gallagher to Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Board of DirectorsFlorida CFO Patronis
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the appointment of Tom Gallagher to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) Board of Directors. FIGA is a nonprofit corporation created by the Florida Legislature in 1970 and services pending claims by Florida policyholders of member insurance companies that become insolvent and are ordered liquidated.
Forecast: Heat advisory issued for portions of SWFL
FORT MYERS, Fla. â It's going to be a hot and humid weekend ahead for us as feels like temperatures are expected to rise near 105-110 degrees this afternoon. Heat advisories have been issued along most of Florida's Gulf coast including: DeSoto County, Charlotte County, and Lee County through the day ahead. Try to limit your time outdoors and drink plenty of water even if you aren't spending a lot of time outside. Actual highs will be in the low-mid 90s.
Textbook authors told climate change references must be cut to get Floridaâs OK
Textbook authors were told last month that some references to âclimate changeâ must be removed from science books before they could be accepted for use in Floridaâs public schools, according to two of those authors. A high school biology book also had to add citations to back up statements that âhuman activityâ caused climate change and cut a âpolitical statementâ urging governments to take ...
Hundreds of Job Cuts Announced by Florida-Based Westgate Resorts
One of the worldâs largest timeshare resorts is cutting hundreds of jobs in Florida. Earlier today, Orlando Business Journal reported that Westgate Resorts is cutting 357 job positions at its office located at 8680 Commodity Circle in Orlando. The news comes less than four months after David Siegel, the...
Operation Rooske: Central Florida Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Busted
A Central Florida fentanyl trafficking organization, described as a âfamily affair,â was busted in Operation Rooske. The multi-agency fentanyl trafficking investigation, which lasted just over three years, resulted in the arrest of 64 people and crippled the Lakeland-based organization. The operation included the coordination between the Polk County...
Florida's 10th Local Dengue Case Found on West Coast
(Precision Vaccinations News) â Dengue poses a year-round risk in many parts of the world, with outbreaks occurring frequently. As of July 2024, the United States has reported travel-related and locally acquired cases of dengue fever. This indicates the U.S. is quietly joining the over 100 countries currently facing outbreaks.
Florida sees COVID-19 surge in emergency rooms, near past winter's peaks
Rates of COVID-19 have surged in Florida emergency rooms over recent weeks, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are now near peaks not seen since the worst days of this past winter's wave of the virus.The weekly average of emergency room patients with COVID-19 has reached 2.64% in Florida, according to CDC data updated Friday, and now rank among the highest of any state during this summer's COVID-19 wave.Trends from Florida have also climbed steeply in other key metrics that authorities now use to track COVID-19, including in wastewater and nursing homes. Florida's steep increase...
Billionaire Art Collector Jorge Pérez Slams Ron DeSantis for Slashing Florida Culture Grants
Real estate mogul and arts patron Jorge PĂ©rez slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, calling the politicianâs recent slashing of arts and culture grants from the state budget âa horrible message to sendâ to the people of Florida.World's Oldest Cave Art Discovered, Jorge Perez Blasts Arts Defunding in Flordia, Controversial Religious Sculpture Vandalized, and More: Morning Links for July 5, 2024 As the chairman and chief executive of the Related Group, PĂ©rez has built a real estate empire in Miami and donated hundreds of millions to arts organizations in the city, including $80 million to a contemporary art museum that bears his name. âA lot...
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