Covering All Things Florida
Every March and November, America reenacts one of its strangest magic tricks: we lose an hour, then months later we find it again behind the couch cushions of November, dusty but intact, like the coins that fell out of our pockets back in the 1980s when people still used cash.
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is now home to a major exhibition titled Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection, marking the most extensive presentation of The Leiden Collection ever shown in the United States. The Leiden Collection is among the largest and most important collections of seventeenth-century Dutch art in private hands, and many of its paintings are rarely seen. This new exhibition gives art lovers a chance to see many of the Leiden Collection works up close and in person. For many, this is a chance not to be missed.
Located at 1450 S. Dixie Highway, the exhibition runs during regular museum hours: Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18 for adults, with discounts available for students, seniors, and children.
Things aren’t going so well on a Florida-bound cruise. A gastrointestinal illness outbreak has struck Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas, sickening close to 100 individuals during its 13-night voyage from San Diego to Miami. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 98 passengers and one crew member have reported symptoms consistent with norovirus, including vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramping. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus often linked to outbreaks on cruise ships.
A Florida man learned the hard way that sharks don’t have much patience posing for photos.
Shawn Meuse was posing with a lemon shark on a beach in Boca Grande when the animal turned on him, sinking its teeth into his leg. The moment of the shark bite was caught on video and quickly spread across social media.
Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy says the agency is changing course—and in a big way. In an interview this week, Duffy made it clear that NASA will be putting much of its Earth and climate science work on the back burner and focusing almost entirely on space exploration.
It could only be “Florida Man”. Shoppers at a Publix on Highway A1A in Satellite Beach got more than BOGO deals last Sunday — they also got an accidental tour through what police say was one man’s personal revenge gallery.
Here’s your roundup of Florida headlines from the past 24 hours !
In Hallandale Beach, Adam Crespo (49) was found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2019 death of his girlfriend, Silvia Galva (32). The Broward County jury deliberated for under two hours before reaching a verdict. Prosecutors countered Crespo’s claim that it was a tragic accident, citing the wound’s angle and depth as evidence of intent. A friend heard the couple arguing, followed by Galva’s scream, before Crespo called for help. Prosecutor Jaclyn Broudy stated he was “pissed off and wanted her out.” Sentencing is set for October 31.
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The ghosts of the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman-Douglas High School still haunt teachers, administrators, students, and families across the nation. A relatively new AI technology promises to significantly reduce the probability of such an event happening again.
Once upon a time, hurricane season in Florida came with more than just storm preparations—it also heralded the arrival of Publix’s quirky and colorful hurricane‑themed cakes. These confections featured swirls in blue, red, green, and white frosting, mimicking storm radar imagery. Many were emblazoned with tongue‑in‑cheek messages like “Leave Florida Alone”, “Go Away”, or even mock “hurricane checklists”—a humorous nod to the brewing weather outside.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday that deportation flights have officially begun from the state’s controversial new immigration detention center, known informally as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Florida is known for sunshine, theme parks, and frolicking in the water. It all makes for a great vacation. But you might want to rethink that “frolicking in the water” part…. or at least pay more attention to where you do it.
“Don’t build here”. That’s the message from the Village of Palmetto Bay, a small enclave on Miami-Dade’s Biscayne Bay, when talking about a flood prone stretch of coastal property. In fact, regulators say the property has a one-in-four-chance of serious flooding. For most builders, this stretch of Florida real estate is the place NOT to be. But that hasn’t deterred Manny Varas.
