Residents of South Florida protest in the wake of the contentious Venezuelan election results

Posted on by Chris J. | 6617 Views | 9 min read

Woman at Venezuelan voting booth – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Humberto Matheus In response to the controversial election results, Venezuelan expatriates reacted with calls for freedom resounding throughout South Florida on Monday. With 51 percent of the vote, Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election overnight, while Edmundo Gonzalez, according

Florida’s working-class households face difficulties. Are state officials doing enough?

Posted on by Chris J. | 17396 Views | 34 min read

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by YES Market Media A recent United Way research reveals that over half of Florida households are working but still find it difficult to make ends meet. The report highlights the mounting financial pressures on Floridians. In 2022, the study’s focus year, 4 million of the

Vice President Kamala Harris cancels her trip to South Florida due to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump

Posted on by Chris J. | 8802 Views | 8 min read

Courtesy: Evan El-Amin- Shutterstock- WILKES-BARRE, PA – AUGUST 2, 2018: Former president Donald Trump with a serious look as he delivers a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena. In reaction to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris declared on Sunday that she would be

FSU changes its academic logo and saves the Seminole head for athletics

Posted on by Chris J. | 29200 Views | 15 min read

Doak Campbell Stadium, home of FSU Football, in Tallahassee, Florida, United States on February 15, 2020. Photo: C5 Media/Shutterstock.com Following a recent, subdued revamping, Florida State University’s buses, social media accounts, and website are all done out in a new logo. Going forward, the university’s identity will be centered around a straightforward design that prominently

Over the Fourth of July weekend, Hurricane Beryl may bring “life-threatening” rip currents to Florida beaches

Posted on by Chris J. | 14373 Views | 8 min read

Hurricane Aerial View – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by elRoce Orlando, Florida – As Hurricane Beryl moves through the Caribbean and approaches the Gulf of Mexico this week, there may be rip current hazards for Florida beaches. Forecasters say that in addition to Florida’s east coast beaches along the Gulf Coast, there may be an

Ron DeSantis stops beach closures in Florida despite warnings of “fecal pollution”

Posted on by Chris J. | 12904 Views | 13 min read

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Hunter Crenian A law that would have allowed the state to close beaches if testing revealed the water does not meet the state’s health requirements has been rejected by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis made the announcement this week, even though just two months prior, Florida residents

‘Life-Threatening’ Warning for Swimmers in Florida

Posted on by Chris J. | 56275 Views | 12 min read

Warning for swimmers; Pictured: Jacksonville Beach, Florida — Courtesy: Image by JJacob Boomsma from Shutterstock Thursday is predicted to bring a wave of high temperatures to the entire state of Florida along with warnings about dangerous rip currents near the coast. At first, the east coast’s vicinity of Jacksonville and Palm Valley were the only

A new airport has the potential to boost a rural Florida community’s economy. Is the labor force prepared?

Posted on by Chris J. | 14172 Views | 28 min read

Airport – Courtesy: Peter Titmuss – Shutterstock An estimated $300 million in freight hubs, the new “Airglades” airport is expected to alter the economy of one of the poorest counties in Florida. The project, which could create more than 1,400 new, highly trained employment in this mostly agricultural region on the border of the Everglades,

Hurricane forecasts predict up to two feet of rain as system floods Florida

Posted on by Chris J. | 15454 Views | 16 min read

Model view from NASA of hurricane in the Caribbean and Atlantic seas – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by lavizzara The National Hurricane Center is assigning a 20 percent chance for a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, which is linked to a weather system that drenched much of Florida with heavy rain and thunderstorms

Two Florida cities are among the top 20 “dirtiest” in the United States, per research

Posted on by Chris J. | 33983 Views | 12 min read

Scattered trash and bird on city street – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Margy Crane According to recent research, one of the biggest cities in the South has overtaken an urban East Coast region to become the “dirtiest” city in the country. An assessment of over 150 of the largest American cities was conducted by