100-plus things to do in March in Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Punta Gorda
Fairs and festivals, local St. Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras celebrations, and other events in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties in March.
Your Observer23h
Cracker Trail lures riders to a vanishing Old Florida
The crack of the whips prompted the cowboys to become known as Florida Crackers. The sound can be heard for miles and was used to communicate between long distances. While there is a whip cracking ...
ABC Action News1d
Celebrating legacy and impact: the Florida Sentinel Bulletin continues to inform and inspire after 80 years
C. Blythe Andrews III is the President of The Florida Sentinel Bulletin. The paper was founded by his grandparents.
PPL: Nearly 1,900 in Jessup without power
More than 1,880 PPL customers in Jessup are without power Monday afternoon, according to the company’s outage map. Jessup Police Chief Derek Fozard said a transponder blew in the area of Second Avenue ...
What did spring break used to look like? See the scene in Fort Lauderdale, South Beach
The spring break tradition in Florida stretches back to the early 1960s, when the movie “Where the Boys Are” put Fort Lauderdale on the map as a destination for college studen ...
How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.
Naples Daily News21d
Google Maps to change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. When will it happen?
It's official. Sort of. Google Maps posted on X it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The same day he ...
Purdue Exponent22d
Losing streaks collide as Florida State hosts Virginia Tech
With two slumping Atlantic Coast Conference teams in a midweek battle, the best news for both teams might be that someone has to get a win when Virginia Tech faces Florida State on Wednesday in ...
CBS News22d
Florida lawmakers rebuke Gov. DeSantis, unveil new immigration plan
TALLAHASSEE - Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature will revamp immigration laws this week but issued a sharp rebuke Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis that included overriding a budget veto from ...
The Washington Post24d
These maps show how winter has flipped upside down in the U.S.
After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have suddenly had ... several states across New England. The map below shows snowfall as a difference ...
Newsweek25d
Map Shows Where in Florida Temperatures Could Plunge Nearly 30 Degrees
Below are the maps of the impacted areas: A map showing northern portions of Florida under a freeze warning Friday night. (Photo from the National Weather Service) A map showing northern portions ...
WTSP27d
Where did it snow in Florida? Here's a map
Snow fell Tuesday throughout parts of northern Florida and the Panhandle ... This interactive map from the National Weather Service shows snowfall reports from the last 24 hours, as well as ...