Covering All Things Florida
Floridians, as well as residents all over the southeast, are still reeling from last year’s vicious storms that brought property damage and death as far north as North Carolina and west to Kentucky. So how is the 2025 Hurricane forecast shaping up?
If you’re looking to take advantage of the beautiful Florida weather this week, don’t miss the 90th annual Florida Strawberry Festival!
A norovirus outbreak aboard the Holland America Line’s MS Eurodam has affected at least 79 individuals during a 10-day voyage from Florida to the Western Caribbean. So what happened?
The latest shift in Florida’s real estate market may signal the best news for home buyers in years. Here’s what’s happening.
Ever feel like customer service used to be better? You’re not imagining things.
These days, calling a company for help often means dealing with long wait times, frustrating automated systems, and representatives who seem either undertrained or just plain indifferent. That is, if they even have a phone number where you can reach them. It can feel as though the company designed the process to be so cumbersome that customers will just give up.
It’s enough to make anyone wonder: Why is customer service so bad now?
Walt Disney World announced last week plans to repurpose its former $400 million Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser resort hotel into office space for Disney’s “Imagineer” employees. After being open for only 18 months, the hotel was closed on September 2023. Since the closure, Star Wars Fans have speculated that the hotel would still be repurposed into some type of Star Wars related attraction, but last week’s announcement put an end to their hopes.
L-R Open AI CEO Sam Altman, President Donald Trump, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison Photos: Wikipedia/Oracle
President Trump announced late today a $500 billion multi-national private investment in a new US company known as Stargate. According to Trump, Stargate will consist of several Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers to be built around the US and create more than 100,000 jobs nationally.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is actively investigating threats made against SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica Beach near Brownsville, Texas, according to a report by the San Antonio Express-News. on January 3rd, 2025. The threats reportedly involve plans by several individuals to target the Starship rocket planned to be launched from at the facility.
Hey Parrotheads! The Coral Reefer Band is bringing the island vibes back to Florida with a tribute to Florida’s adopted native son in Jacksonville. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 15, 2025, as Daily’s Place transforms into a tropical paradise for the “Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett” tour.
This Day in Florida History: The Beatles’ Breakup Becomes Official at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
It was December 29, 1974, and a seemingly ordinary day at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort in Florida turned into a moment of music history.
The US Census Bureau released a new report Thursday indicating that Florida’s population has surged past 23.3 million, placing it among the fastest-growing states in the nation.
Tallahassee Pornography will be harder for Floridians to access online after the first of the year, as one of the leading sites of the genre will stop allowing access to web surfers from Florida after a new law designed to protect minors in the Sunshine State takes effect on January 1, 2025.
