Florida International University to Build New Pedestrian Bridge Two Years After Fatal Collapse

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National Transportation Safety Board inspectors stand along a section of the FIU bridge on March 16, 2018, the day after it collapsed. The NTSB faulted all parties involved in the project for failing to exercise due diligence in addressing “abnormal” cracks. Photo and Caption: Charles Trainor, Jr./www.miamiherald.com Florida International University (FIU), the largest research university

Elective Surgeries Resume as Florida Reopens Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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A surgeon performing laparoscopic surgery in the abdomen of a patient in the operating room. Photo: amab/Shutterstock.com As part of Phase 1 reopening plans for Florida, elective surgeries are to resume at health facilities statewide. The news is a much-needed welcome for patients and the hospitals that have lost millions of dollars during the coronavirus

Thousands of Floridians Want Answers After Being Deemed “Ineligible” for Unemployment Benefits

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Unemployment claim form on an office table. Photo: Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock.com Since mid-March, nearly 268,000 Floridians have been denied unemployment benefits. About 40 percent of all claims in the state have been processed so far. But two out of every five people are flagged as ineligible for state benefits. As of the morning of April 29,

Florida Moves to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions Starting May 4

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Gov. Ron DeSantis says most of Florida can begin the first phase of reopening May 4. Photo and Caption: www.clickorlando.com Florida’s statewide stay-at-home order may be expiring soon. Lockdown measures put in place in states across the country to help flatten the curve of the spread of coronavirus are starting to ease. Some businesses that

The 5 Best Hidden Restaurants In Florida

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Dixie Crossroads in Titusville, Florida, USA. Photo: www.onlyinyourstate.com/florida If during these times you find your mind wandering about dining out again, you may want to head into these five hidden gems found all around Florida! From seafood to sandwiches to the Dessert of the Day, all of these restaurants are not well-known but may have

Florida Aquarium’s Knobby Cactus Corals’ Birth Signifies Hope to Help Save the World’s Third Largest Coral Reef

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A knobby cactus coral. Photo: Tina Sotis/Shutterstock.com A species of coral reef has been bred in human care for the first time, a breakthrough that scientists in Florida say may help slow the decline of coral reef die-off. The ridged cactus coral reproduced for the first known time in a lab setting at the Florida

‘State of the Air’ Report for 2020 Shows Mixed Rankings for Florida’s Air Quality

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Air pollution in power plants in Florida, USA. Photo: Feng Cheng/Shutterstock.com The Lung Association’s annual air quality “report card” tracks Americans’ exposure to unhealthful levels of particle pollution and ozone during a three-year period. The report found that nearly half of all Americans were exposed to unhealthy air in 2016-2018. In Tampa, St. Petersburg, and

Florida Drive-In Is the Only Place Movies are Being Shown At Right Now Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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The only Florida movie theater showing movies right now during the COVID-19 shutdown. Photo: www.news4jax.com/Google Maps That’s right. The box office is now limited to only a drive-in movie theater in Ocala, Florida. Even in the midst of a pandemic, owner John Watzke refused to close down his drive-in theater in Ocala, citing wanting to

The Sun Will Come Out for Florida’s Tourism Industry Despite COVID-19 Shutdown

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Downtown Miami, Florida, USA, and the port, seen from MacArthur Causeway at sunset. Photo: Dreamframer/Shutterstock.com Florida’s economy depends heavily on travel and tourism. We all know that. It’s a scary time right now to even think about it but in the long run, this pandemic will affect our travel and tourism industry more than we

Coronavirus Makes Florida Spill Its Milk

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Tankers dump milk in a field in Okeechobee, Florida, USA on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Photo: www.lakeokeechobeenews.com/Larson Dairy, Inc. Caption taken from www.heraldtribune.com. There’s no use crying over spilled milk, but here in Florida, there is a reason to lament over all the milk being spilled due to the coronavirus. No thanks to store closures,