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Vanderbrew in Leesburg Serves Up Coffee, Tea and Sweet Treats During Soft Opening
Beyond the steamy windows and brand-new graphics comes Vanderbrew Coffee, which had their soft opening today in Downtown Leesburg at 201 W. Main Street. Offering gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, teas and lemonades, the newest addition to the store-front eateries in downtown hopes to have their grand-opening and ribbon cutting by the end of the month.
New Japanese steakhouse is 'Fire' in Leesburg
Attention, Leesburg-area Asian food lovers and those who don't mind driving for a little sushi and hibachi, The Fire Japanese Steakhouse is now open at 1401 Citrus Blvd., Leesburg. The restaurant replaces a former Japanese eatery known as Osaka's. ...
Kamala Harris Florida campaign looks to extend interest surge, attention through convention
Vice President Kamala Harris' Florida campaign said Friday that it will seek to extend almost a month's worth of momentum into next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a series of events across the Sunshine State. The so-called "Week of Action" will include 40 events across Florida and will culminate with four...
Florida eyes spending under former UF president Ben Sasse
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis' office and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Thursday raised the possibility of looking into spending under former University of Florida president Ben Sasse."We take the stewardship of state funds very seriously and have already been in discussions with leadership at the university and with the (state university system's) Board of Governors to look into the matter," DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin said in a statement.Earlier in the day, Patronis offered support for an audit."Reports of (the university's) exorbitant spending by Ben Sasse's office are concerning," Patronis posted online. "As my agency can...
Sheriff Waters on Amendment 3: Not good for Florida; ‘marijuana smoke is the most offensive smell to me ever’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office town hall meeting on Thursday, Sheriff T.K. Waters came out strongly against Amendment 3, a November ballot initiative that if approved would legalize the use of marijuana in Florida for those 21 years and older. “I’m dead set against it,”...
SLED asked to investigate disappearance of Florida woman after going missing in South Carolina
ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was requested to assist in the investigation of a missing woman from Florida after she was last seen in South Carolina. On Tuesday evening, Aug. 13, the search for Jessica Rapsys, 27, from Jacksonville, Florida, began as she was...
4 Illegal Immigrants Charged For High-End Residential Burglaries In 6 Florida Counties
A group of four Colombian nationals, living in the U.S. illegally, are accused of carrying out nine high-end residential burglaries across six Florida counties, with further investigations underway. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, and Collier counties, as well as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, led the investigation.
Buying a home in Florida just got more complicated thanks to new rules
The business of buying and selling a home in Florida could be turned on its head as new rules for how real estate agents get paid go into effect Saturday. The changes were prompted by a series of antitrust lawsuits filed against the National Association of Realtors that claim it enforced practices that made it more expensive to sell a home. The industry group is also facing a $418 million settlement.
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