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Dinosaur World welcomes guests to experience Jurassic Haunt
Dinosaur World in Plant City, Fla., will conduct its first-ever after-hours event, Jurassic Haunt: The Curse Unearthed, on select nights in October. A rift between worlds has opened, releasing apparitions of every shape and size. Guests step right into the original Ghostbusters film where Slimer and other ghoulish spirits, specters, and ectoplasm-dripping phantasms materialize where they least expect. Halloween Horror Nights 2019 | Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando.
HERNANDO COUNTY: 20-Year-Old Spring Hill Woman Dies in US-19 Crash
Weeki Wachee, FL –A 20-year-old woman from Spring Hill died in a single-vehicle accident on US-19 north of SR-50 on Friday evening, August 23rd. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 6:20 PM, the 20-year-old woman was driving a Kia K5 and lost control of her vehicle while traveling north of SR-50. The vehicle veered off the roadway, crossed the east shoulder, and struck a utility pole. The car continued through the parking lot of the Animal Care Center Weeki Wachee before coming to a rest in a nearby wooded area.
11.1 million gallons of partially treated wastewater flow into Stevenson Creek in Clearwater: Officials
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Heavy rain in a short amount of time overwhelmed a Clearwater wastewater plant on Thursday, leading to millions of gallons of partially treated water flowing into Stevenson Creek. On Friday, the city of Clearwater reported that about 11.1 million gallons of partially treated sewage flowed into the...
‘That was PERSONAL’: School switches balloon drop for beach ball drop at graduation, and nearly wipes out the next generation in one go
Let’s get sober for a moment here; the generations that inhabit the “growing up” portions of the human race right now have a pretty rough shake of things ahead. Rent continues to go to the moon while wages stay at terrestrial levels, you have to pay a premium for nutritious groceries these days, and at this rate, it seems like a matter of time before the winners of the working class are decided by the daily King Of The Hill matches that take place on the charter bus bound for one of the millions of Amazon factories, each of which can only afford to pay so many workers each day.
SRQ airport wins $40M aircraft manufacturer project
A global designer and manufacturer of aircraft, simulators and cutting-edge systems for pilot training is set to bring a new manufacturing and sales facility to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. On Monday, the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority will make an announcement about a new commercial partnership at SRQ. Although SMAA would not...
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
3 winners (and 2 losers) for Dolphins in preseason finale against Buccaneers
Training camp is over, and now the Miami Dolphins have completed their preseason schedule as well. Some players shined, and others didn't, but there is nothing that can be done now as the Dolphins turn to the tapes from games and practices to trim their roster. Miami didn't play most...
Sarasota Rising’s Living Arts Festival taking shape for November debut
Since he took on the task of spearheading a new festival celebrating Sarasota’s abundant and diverse arts scene about three years ago, Jeffery Kin has been juggling a lot of challenges, but none more important than trying to define and establish exactly what Sarasota Rising’s first Living Arts Festival would be. Kin, the former producing artistic director of the Sarasota Players, always had a vision for an event that would highlight the dozens of arts organizations in...
Busch Gardens Confirms Permanent Closure in September, Offers Guests a Chance To Say Goodbye
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay confirmed some sad news today. Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort may steal most of the attention in Florida, but Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is one of the OGs of the state’s theme park scene. Years before Walt Disney started scouting out land for his next project, the park opened in 1959 as a simple brewery tour offering free beer samples, the park was originally called “The Dark Continent” and was designed to give visitors a taste of Africa through animal exhibits and gardens.
Bay Area animal rescues struggling to stay afloat amid rising vet bills and spike in strays
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - The Suncoast Animal League in Palm Harbor had to pause animal intakes for the first time in its 18 years of existence. "We’ve always prided ourselves on when an animal comes to us, and it needs something, no matter what that something is, we provide it to them," said Rick Chaboudy, Executive Director of the Suncoast Animal League.
Nick Saban Will Return To Be The Next Florida State Seminoles Head Coach in 2025
When you have a legacy such as Nick Saban does in college football, you will always find yourself around the game of football. It shocked the world when Saban decided to retire from coaching in January. While Saban is 72, his impact on college football remained consistent, and he was still coaching at a high level. With Saban still around the game, joining the College GameDay crew, he will end up finding the urge to coach again in 2025.
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